Cond Nast Swings at Digital and TV in Its NewFronts Pitch

It took about 30 seconds after the opening montage at Cond Nast's NewFronts presentation on Tuesday for the publisher to take advantage of the mess in digital media."Fake news, alternatives facts, fraud, non-brand-safe content," chief business officer Jim Norton told the crowd at Cipriani 25 in downtown Manhattan. "But the challenges facing our industry have inspired and energized us. Cond Nast has always been the place where quality content brand safety and engaged audiences have always been unquestioned.""So let me ask you," Norton added. "Do you know where your ads are running?" Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Show Cookbooks, the Fall Lineup

In October, three new cookbooks based on hit TV shows will help you take your fandom to the next level—into the kitchen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film and TV deal for Smith's Desert God

Anna Lena Films has acquired the film and TV rights for Wilbur Smith’s novel Desert God, published by HarperCollins.   The rights were bought from Kevin Conroy Scott at Tibor Jones Management. The deal also includes film and TV rights to River God and The Seventh Scroll, also from the Epic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Subscriptions will help drive digital growth, says FutureBook Survey

E-books are continuing to provide the strongest growth in digital, according to early results of the FutureBook Digital Census, with a majority of respondents expecting the subscriptions model to become the most viable new model to emerge in the marketplace. So far more than 1,000 respondents... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Continues to Outsell Digital During First Half of 2014

New numbers from Nielsen Books & Consumer show that ebook sales were outsold by both hardcovers and paperbacks in the first half of 2014. The post Print Continues to Outsell Digital During First Half of 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Newsstand Preps Makeover with Former Time Inc. CTO

Time Inc.’s former CTO, Abe Cytryn, is joining Magzter in the same role as the digital newsstand company preps a series of new features for both publishers and consumers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print books are outselling digital by a healthy margin

In the first half of 2014, according to a Nielsen Books & Consumer survey, print book sales were more than twice those of digital. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's location-based ads can pitch you on the store you just walked by

If you’re like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it’s there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge.On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising that lets businesses target users... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: Navigating the Digital Landscape

Publishers continue to struggle with print vs. digital issues, says Marianne Calilhanna, marketing director of Cenveo Publisher Services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Inks Deal to Make Digital Backlist Available in Scandinavia

Simon & Schuster has partnered with Scandinavian ebook subscription service Mofibo to make its backlist titles available to readers in Denmark and Sweden. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Gossip Girl' Would Be a Digital-Video Series Today, Former CW Exec Says

If "Gossip Girl" premiered today, it would be a digital-video series, according to Dawn Ostroff, former president of entertainment at The CW Television Network, which aired the teenage melodrama for six seasons starting in 2007.Speaking at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's annual conference... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Metrics Expand Beyond Ad Pages to Digital

For decades, ad pages were one of the key metrics for gauging the overall health of a magazine. But as magazine brands have come to encompass more than just a printed product, publishing industry insiders have been looking for new data that better reflect those changes. This week MPA–The... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Fry seeking digital makers for global YourFry storytelling project

Publisher working with WeTransfer to make text, audio and images available for creators alongside new autobiographyStephen Fry is the new Slash from GunsnRoses. But not for reasons related to chemical overindulgence, hats or windswept guitar solos.Slash was one of the first individuals to have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Genre Shows Go Mainstream, TV Execs Are Looking to Novelists for the Next Hit

TV network options on books have exploded. Publishers Lunch, a trade that tracks book industry deals, lists an ever-increasing number of television options over the last few years, with 2013 setting the record and this year looking good. And with massive success stories like Game of Thrones... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Entering a Children’s Picture Book, Literally and Digitally

How can the digital age use the tried-and-true concept of a picture book to create something new and wonderful for children? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo, Cartoon Books Ink Digital Deal for ‘Bone,’ ‘RASL’

E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Cartoon Books, the publishing company cofounded by cartoonist Jeff Smith, to release multi-volume digital editions of Smith's Eisner Award-Winning series Bone and RASL Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Innovating to Enable Storytelling in a Digital Age

The CEO of Beneath the Ink, a former Time Warner Cable executive, delivers lessons learned from the digital transformation of the cable industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online Publishers Association Announces Rebrand to Digital Content Next

The organization formerly known as the Online Publishers Association (OPA) has announced a new name, Digital Content Next, a rebrand that signals a renewed focus on defining and confronting critical, big picture issues that its members face when crea ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Is Getting Its TV on This Fall

“I was Dick Donner’s assistant for four years, where I just constantly asked him about Superman,” confessed Geoff Johns, chief creative officer of DC Comics. “And The Goonies. He told me once that if he’d done another Superman movie, he would have made it about Brainiac, and I was just like,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European court rules that libraries can digitize books

The European Union's highest court has ruled that libraries can digitize books without the permission of copyright holders. The court argues that libraries have the right to provide free information to the public and don't need to obtain licensing if they want to make books available to users... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amarillo Globe-News Publisher Puts TV, Radio in Crosshairs

Local TV and radio broadcasters in Amarillo, Texas, consider yourselves on notice: the Amarillo Globe-News smells blood in the water and is coming after your business. That’s because Les Simpson, publisher of the Morris Communications-own ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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