Dolan's Exciting Times optioned for TV after 'highly competitive' auction

Black Bear Pictures has optioned Naoise Dolan's debut novel Exciting Times for television. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 21:51:46 UTC ]
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Dolan's Exciting Times optioned for TV after 'highly competitive' auction

Black Bear Pictures has optioned Naoise Dolan's debut novel Exciting Times for television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 21:51:46 UTC ]
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Latest Irish literary phenom Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times is coming to TV.

It’s the kind of timing a publisher dreams of. Less than one week out from its U.S. release, latest Irish literary phenom Naoise Dolan’s debut novel Exciting Times (Ecco, June 2) has been optioned for TV. Yes, following a hugely successful release in the UK and Ireland back in April, when it... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-28 18:10:32 UTC ]
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TV rights optioned for Turton’s high concept murder mystery

TV rights for Stuart Turton’s debut The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Bloomsbury) have been optioned by House Productions ahead of the book's UK publication in February 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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TV Choice sales hit five-year high as it benefits from closure of TV Pick

Listings magazine, which is the most popular paid-for title in UK, reported an average weekly sale of 1,374,813TV Choice has increased sales to a five-year high of almost 1.4 million, the biggest beneficiary among listings magazines from the demise of Richard Desmond's short-lived TV Pick.H... Continue reading at The Guardian

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‘You don’t want to waste time on climate change’: TV weather’s big problem with the environmental crisis

Lack of time, difficulties with scientific rigour, an uninterested public … television meteorologists open up about why they’re so quiet about the reasons for extreme conditionsWhy do TV and radio forecasts rarely contextualise extreme weather events in terms of the climate crisis? After all,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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With a new life and fresh ideas, Sandra Lee makes a TV comeback with a Netflix food competition show

Cookbook author and TV personality Sandra Lee is a co-host and judge on a new Netflix competition series called “Blue Ribbon Baking Championship" out Friday Continue reading at ABC News

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The High-Risk Feat of Bringing ‘American Born Chinese’ to TV

For years, Gene Luen Yang was convinced a single character in his groundbreaking graphic novel would doom any attempt at an adaptation. What changed? Continue reading at The New York Times

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The Morning After: Streaming overtakes cable TV for the first time

Did you know streaming TV was the future? Nielsen data shows streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on internet services — slightly more than the 34.4 percent for cable.Breaking it down further, Netflix had... Continue reading at Engadget

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Streaming viewership surpasses cable TV for the first time in the US

It was seemingly just a matter of time before streaming overtook at least one form of conventional TV, and now that moment has arrived. Nielsen data indicates that streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to shows on... Continue reading at Engadget

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Streaming TV surpasses cable viewing for the first time, Nielsen reports

July viewership hours soar for streaming, in large part thanks to Netflix’s "Stranger Things." Continue reading at Advertising Age

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TV ad leaders say Nielsen measurement alternatives not ready for prime time

Measurement solutions from iSpot.TV and Samba TV, among others, are buzzy at this year’s upfronts, but won't see much action. Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Jessica Chastain has optioned Jessamine Chan’s The School for Good Mothers for TV.

Deadline has reported that Jessica Chastain, through her cutely named production company Freckle Films, has beaten out several others to the TV rights to Jessamine Chan’s The School for Good Mothers. The School for Good Mothers, published this week by Simon & Schuster, is Chan’s debut novel;... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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TV option deal for Mian's Planet Omar series

Hachette Children’s Group has signed a TV option deal for Zanib Mian's Planet Omar series with Bafta award-winning producers Lime Pictures, described as "an incredible milestone for Muslim representation in children’s programming".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Blackout optioned by Obama production company and Netflix in nine-way auction

YA book Blackout (Electric Monkey) has been picked up in a nine-way auction by Netflix with Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and Temple Hill Entertainment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nielsen to Release Monthly Snapshot of Total TV Time

Nielsen's ongoing quest to measure the fast-changing television landscape will now include a monthly snapshot into how consumers around the country are spending their TV screen time. A new monthly graphic, which Nielsen is calling The Gauge, will offer a window into total TV time, including both... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times hits the high note in top spot

Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Orion) has clearly struck a chord with the book-buying public, reaching a crescendo in its first full week on sale and hitting the UK Official Top 50 number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pandemic drives ebook and audiobook sales by UK publishers to all-time high

Printed book sales plunge in first six months of 2020 on back of shop and school closuresSee all our coronavirus coverageSales of digital books by British publishers are set to hit an all-time high this year as the public turns to reading to escape pandemic cabin fever.However, the ebook and... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Andrew O'Hagan’s Mayflies optioned for TV

Synchronicity Films is developing a limited series based on Andrew O'Hagan’s Mayflies, with screenwriter Andrea Gibb on board to adapt the novel.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 09:40:11 UTC ]
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Through the Leopard’s Gaze optioned for TV by Expectation

Comedian Njambi McGrath’s memoir Through the Leopard’s Gaze (Jacaranda) has been optioned by production company Expectation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-28 14:48:59 UTC ]
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Blackheath Séance Parlour optioned for TV by Eve Myles' new company

Empty Room Productions has optioned The Blackheath Séance Parlour (Cutting Edge Press, 2019)​ by Alan Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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