Facebook Buys LiveRail to Grow Its Video Ad Business

Facebook is buying video ad platform LiveRail and giving it control of a network that powers advertising for high-profile publishers—online and on mobile. LiveRail delivers video ads to websites and apps for Major League Baseball, ABC, A+E Networks and Dailymotion. "LiveRail also helps marketers by providing them with access to premium video inventory and the information that they need in order to decide where to show their ads," Facebook said in its announcement. "What LiveRail ultimately offers is a complete advertising solution for video publishers." Facebook already offers what it calls a premium video ad product on its network. Last year, it launched video commercials that automatically play in users' News Feeds, and it has been competing heavily for digital video ad dollars against places like Google, Twitter, AOL and Yahoo. One of the growing concerns of marketers is the quality of video inventory, making sure the ads are properly seen, fully measured and that they reach the intended audience. Finding trusted sources is becoming ever more crucial for the industry and an area in which companies like Facebook and Google feel they have an advantage. "We believe that LiveRail, Facebook and the premium publishers it serves have an opportunity to make video ads better and more relevant for the hundreds of millions of people who watch digital video every month," Facebook said. With a video ad network like LiveRail, Facebook can apply its audience data to targeting... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus makes first fiction buy

Literary agent Fiona Spencer Thomas has sold a thriller by Alex Churton to Anthony Cheetham's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Partners with AdMeld in Private Digital Ad Exchange

In a major magazine publisher first, Condé Nast launched a private advertising exchange for select digital clientele. Partnering with service provider AdMeld, inventory from Condé’s entire digital portfolio was available at the time of the exchange’s launch. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Wants Writers and Famous People to Promote Its New Subscribe Feature

Facebook will "imminently" launch a plugin for publishers and public figures to ask their readers to subscribe on Facebook directly from their own Web sites. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com buys children's books list from Marshall Cavendish

Amazon.com has acquired 450 titles from publisher Marshall Cavendish, marking the retailer's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Corp. Buys Four Hunting Expos from Target Communications

Bonnier Corporation, publisher of magazines including Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, has purchased four hunting expos from Mequon, Wisconsin-based Target Communications for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Group buys 45% of Companhia das Letras

The Penguin Group has bought a 45% stake in Brazil's leading trade publisher, Companhia das... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Mag Publisher Looks to Resuscitate Local Newspaper Business with Weekly Offering

Dan Shannon, publisher of North Carolina city titles Chapel Hill and Durham Magazines, has spotted a hole in the current news publishing model. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Kerouac's 'lost' book published

American author Jack Kerouac's first ever novel, which was thought to be lost, has been published 40 years after his death. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys 'musical Tiger Mother'

Simon & Schuster has bought a book dubbed "The Tiger Mother meets The Last Lecture... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Network Offers Rich Media To Niche Publishers

Martini Media, which serves a network of 1,000 publisher sites in lifestyle and business, is launching a series of multimedia advertising programs including bringing rich media to niche sites. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Adweek' Launches Self-Serve Ad Platform

Adweek has partnered with Toronto-based technology company Shiny Ads to create the new Adweek Self-Serve Ad platform. The service now lets anyone upload a 300 x 250 banner ad and secure a set number of impressions for as little as $500. This will allow marketers with any size budget to speak... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AA buys Highway Code satire

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 09:31 AA Publishing has bought a comedy title which rewrites the Highway Code written by the co-founder of the humour magazine The Chap. Editorial director Helen Brocklehurst bought world English language rights from Susan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate buys next Hilary Mantel novel

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 17:29 Hilary Mantel will turn her attention to the downfall of Anne Boleyn, after Fourth Estate bought the follow-up to her Man Booker prizewinning Wolf Hall. Publishing director Nicholas Pearson bought rights to Bring Up the Bodies... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook 'Idiot's Guide' Inadvertently Makes Case for E-Books

Writing a how-to book in a static medium like paper about something as dynamic as Facebook is challenging at best and at worst...well...idiocy. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys debut from comedian Kane

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:19 Simon & Schuster has bought world rights in an “outstanding” literary début by comedian Russell Kane. Fiction editorial director Maxine Hitchcock acquired The Humorist from Avalon Management for an undisclosed sum and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head buys title from Blair's ex-chief of staff

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 15:52 Tony Blair's former chief of staff is writing a book for The Bodley Head about the intricacies of negotiations between governments and terrorist organisations. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodley Head buys book from Blair's ex-chief of staff

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 15:52 Tony Blair's former chief of staff is writing a book for The Bodley Head about the intricacies of negotiations between governments and terrorist organisations. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising: Ivory Soap Refreshes Its Ads and Its Look

One of the new print ads running for Ivory in select magazines in November and December. The brand also has a Facebook page. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Concern grows in US over Kindle lending

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 09:10 Concern is growing in the US over the launch of Amazon's Kindle lending initiative. Amazon launched the new service last week aimed at Kindle-owning Prime users, but publishers have expressed concern over titles appearing in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Terry Jones on online publishing

A new website aimed at helping authors to publish their work has been praised by author and Monty Python star, Terry Jones. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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