A far-right international media company with connections to China's Falun Gong religious movement is expanding its Chelsea footprint, according to recent filings with the city register.New Jersey-based Universal Communications Network — which does business as New Tang Dynasty and operates under the conservative media consortium Epoch Media Group, according to public tax filings — scooped up 129 W. 29th St. for $31 million, according to a public deed that appeared in city records on Monday.The powerful print and digital media company, whose central ethos is its opposition to the Chinese Communist Party, publishes the multilanguage newspaper Epoch Times — through which it promotes viral conspiracy theories such as anti-vaccine disinformation and QAnon.The media conglomerate, whose current headquarters at 229 W. 28th St. are just around the corner from its newly purchased 12-story 1911-era building between Sixth and Seventh avenues, has also reportedly funneled millions of dollars into Donald Trump's presidential campaign and repeated the false claim that Trump won the 2020 election against Joe Biden.Universal Communications Network chairman and president Zhong Tang purchased the building from Samson Management for $23 million less than it sold for back in 2012, according to city records. Universal Communications Network also secured a $23.2 million loan from the International Bank of Chicago in order to purchase the property, according to public documents.Epoch Media Group... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2024-04-15 17:48:16 UTC ]
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Someone needs to do a major rewrite of the Wikipedia article about Axel Springer because it’s not a digital publisher anymore like Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-23 18:00:02 UTC ]
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The rise of unionization in digital media is normally framed in one of two extreme ways: as an innovation-killing millstone Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-08-29 15:09:31 UTC ]
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The collective bargaining agreements ratified at publications including The Dodo and Vox Media have required more information about how their companies are organized. The post ‘It definitely adds more complexity’: How life has (and hasn’t) changed at unionized digital media companies appeared... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-08-29 04:01:18 UTC ]
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The company that recently bought has found someone to run it: a small media company called Maven. Authentic Brands Group bought Sports Illustrated from publishing giant But in a filing Monday,... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-06-18 15:21:07 UTC ]
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The mother-daughter pair follow the Obamas into content creation, focusing on stories about womenHillary and Chelsea Clinton are to form a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. Bloomberg and the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that the pair are in talks with studios about “a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-31 11:14:17 UTC ]
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Former Vice executive Ryan Archibald and Ted Chung, a business partner of Snoop Dogg, have joined forces to launch a new global agency specializing in cannabis marketing. The shop, called Gram By Gram, has already inked a significant client–Canopy Growth, a Canadian cannabis firm recently... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Maryland Insurance Administrator Al Redmer said Thursday that he’s likely to expand his investigation of insurers involved in donations or sales of Mayor Catherine Pugh’s self-published “Healthy Holly” books. The Maryland Insurance Administration — which regulates all insurers in the state — has... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_153707" align="alignright" width="290"] Creative from "Merrell Magic," a custom-content campaign by AIM's Catapult Creative Labs and Backpacker magazine.[/caption] Requiring deeper insights and data, broader access to audiences and agency-like services from publishers,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hobby publisher Kalmbach Media and Spanish-based hobby modeling and media company AK-Interactive have entered into a partnership this week where Kalmbach will serve as the exclusive North American publishing partner for AK-Interactive's Damaged, Weathered & Worn Models magazine. The modeling... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today’s consumers expect access to content, whenever and however they want, putting media and publishing companies under extreme pressure to meet this demand cost-effectively. Faced with diminishing revenues from traditional advertising and subscriptions they must find new ways to drive revenue... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publishers want to launch linear TV channels and are willing to give them away for free, but that move carries some risk. The post Digital media companies chasing TV hope for carriage fees, but it’s no guarantee appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The file hosting and cloud storage service announced expanded media and entertainment partnerships in a commitment to providing digital tools for better collaboration and security for digital content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the content of their books to the paper they print on, Chelsea Green Publishing is known for its focus on sustainability—and they're only getting better, and faster, at it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unlike Facebook, YouTube offers publishers a video-specific audience and an established path to revenue. The post Why media companies are shifting their attention from Facebook to YouTube appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp Australia, Fairfax Media, Macquarie Media, the ABC and the Seven and Nine networks line up with publisher BauerMajor Australian media companies have lined up with the magazine publisher Bauer in its appeal against the record amount of damages awarded to actor Rebel Wilson last year.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Corporate Committee for Library Investment expands an effort that began last week with a letter to Congress from eight publishers and library vendors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chandler education technology company StrongMind has moved into a larger, custom office, expanded by 60 percent over the last year, and plans to continue hiring this year. StrongMind develops technology and content curriculum for 6th to 12th graders that online schools and blended-learning... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The social network has long resisted the "media" label. But with its new Journalism Project, it just took a big step in that direction. The social network has long resisted the "media" label. But with its new Journalism Project, it just took a big step in that... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When news hit in May that a woman was sent home for wearing flat shoes, Shortlist Media scored a point for equality and filmed blokes going to work in heels. The result was a 23 million views across social media. The publisher's free magazines, Stylist and Shortlist, have a circulation of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the digital media brands most associated with men are starting to either broaden their focus beyond traditional bro content or clean up their act a bit, all the better to attract readers of all genders and play nice with much-coveted advertisers.It seems that few brands these days really... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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