Exclusive: The makers of a Harry Potter smart wand claim Warner Bros. took their IP

The co-founder of Kano says that a new Harry Potter wand includes his technology; Warner Bros. disputes the claim. In 2018, Warner Bros. made waves when it announced a partnership with Kano, a U.K. kid-friendly coding firm, to release a Harry Potter coding wand that brought the magical world of the franchise to life.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2023-01-27 14:02:23 UTC ]
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See Kongs battle in this exclusive 'Kong of Skull Island' preview

King Kong is back! This time in a comic book miniseries that will explore the origins of the giant ape, Skull Island and the indigenous civilizations that came to inhabit said monster-infested fantasy land.  Hero Complex has the exclusive first look at the pages that kick off "Kong of Skull... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McInerney claims Desmond Elliott Prize in second major win

Lisa McInerney has won the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize 2016 for The Glorious Heresies (John Murray) following closely on the heels of her Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction win just two weeks ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers ready to relive midnight madness for Potter play

Retailers are plotting a range of spellbinding evenings across the UK ahead of the release of JK Rowling’s "eighth Harry Potter book”, the play script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dame Helen Mirren to narrate 'lost' Beatrix Potter tale

Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is to narrate Beatrix Potter's century-old "lost" story, The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots (Frederick Warne & Co, Penguin Random House Children’s). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarkson Potter Courts the Meal-Kit Market

The publisher has just released a branded cookbook from Plated, the meal-kit company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abbey Clancy claims debut script 'blew away' on holiday

Abbey Clancy has admitted she was a "nightmare" for her publishers at Harlequin after proofs for her debut novel Remember My Name "blew away" on a family holiday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California regulators approve Charter's takeover of Time Warner Cable

Charter Communications has cleared a final regulatory hurdle in its nearly year-long quest to clinch its $71-billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. California Public Utilities Commission members on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the transfer of phone licenses,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Call of Duty maker Activision to use Facebook live video to push e-sports

World’s largest computer game publisher also hopes broadcasts on Twitch and Instagram will help take e-sports mainstreamThe world’s largest computer game publisher, Activision Blizzard, is hoping to use Facebook’s live video to turn e-sports into a mainstream attraction, and make the people who... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Galbraith' claims third straight number one

Robert Galbraith’s Career of Evil (Sphere) has defeated the Star Wars Expert Guide (Dorling Kindersley) to take the Official UK Top 50 number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholar claims Shakespeare didn't shorten King Lear – it was his printer

New book from Sir Brian Vickers claims the revisionist movement that believes the Bard shortened the text himself is mistakenAs the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of his death, battle lines are quietly being drawn in the world of Shakespeare scholarship over the text of King Lear.The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris Publications is Shutting Down

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[ Folio Magazine | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe leaves to write Prince Harry book

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[ The Guardian | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France Looks to ‘Brooklyn,’ ‘Grey’ Claims Sweden

Two of the three top-selling fiction titles in France at the end of March were new to the list, with Guillaume Musso’s newest suspense novel, Brooklyn Girl, landing at #1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird signs 'smart parenting' book by child psychologist

Bluebird has signed up a “smart-thinking” parenting book by child psychiatrist Dr Holan Liang. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner Cable sweetens deal again for Dodgers TV channel -- and still no takers

In a last-ditch effort to strike a deal before the start of the new baseball season, Time Warner Cable has once again sweetened an offer to other pay-TV providers in hopes of winning wider carriage for the Dodgers' TV channel in Southern California.But there still are no takers — increasing the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The four types of fan reactions to Time Warner Cable's ongoing Dodgers channel plight

It was the news that had hard-core Dodgers fans personifying the spectrum of face emojis on their smartphones.Time Warner Cable said Tuesday that it had cut by 30% the price of the sports channel owned by the Dodgers with the hope ends the standoff over distribution of the channel with DirecTV... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner Cable lowers price of Dodgers channel, hoping to end stalemate

Time Warner Cable is floating a proposal designed to end the standoff over distribution of the sports channel owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers to allow legions of Southern California baseball fans to enjoy Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully's final season in the broadcast booth.Time Warner Cable... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Too Naked For the Nazis claims 38th Diagram Prize

A biography of a musical hall act has beaten an academic treatise on the human posterior in the closest race ever for The Bookseller’s Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texture Debuts Exclusive Series with Eyes on Producing Original Content

Seven-part serial produced by The Atavist Magazine will enjoy exclusive first-runs on the digital reader app. The post Texture Debuts Exclusive Series with Eyes on Producing Original Content appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charter-Time Warner Cable deal headed for FCC approval

Charter Communications' proposed takeover of two other cable companies — Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks — is nearing the finish line as federal officials appear poised to approve the mammoth $67-billion deal in the coming weeks.Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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