Future Artefacts fair seeks to show physical media far from dead

Ben Freeman, organiser of London event, says: ‘Everyone realises the internet hasn’t killed the record industry or the publishing industry – just changed it’A fair celebrating the future of physical objects in media – from books and magazines to records and cassettes – will debut in London this autumn, demonstrating that print is anything but dead.Future Artefacts brings independent record labels together with art house publishers, indie presses and magazines to showcase how such objects have developed in the digital, pushing the boundaries of print and physical music formats. Related: Forget digital media; let's get physical Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines group publishing director returns to IPC Media

Drew Kirkland, group publishing director for weekly women's and TV titles at Hearst Magazines UK, has been appointed publishing director for TV brands at IPC Media. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Female-Focused Glam Media Moves Into Mobile

Ad network and online publisher Glam Media says it has built a monthly audience of 200 million visitors worldwide, and now it's looking to grow by tackling the mobile market. CEO Samir Arora said he's ready to take on Apple and Google in the process. Glam is best known as a company targeting... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2011-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers "lax" on physical quality of books - Daunt

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 15:49 Waterstone’s m.d. James Daunt has accused publishers of being “lax” in not paying enough attention to the physical quality of books while warning bricks and mortar bookshops will not survive unless they are good enough. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams buys history of Oprah Winfrey's TV show

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 08:20 Abrams has bought a book looking at the history of Oprah Winfrey's US chat show. Abrams c.e.o. and president Michael Jacobs and editorial director Deborah Aaronson bought world rights from Erik Logan, president of Harpo, Inc,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont goes BZRK with cross-media series

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 08:30 Egmont has teamed up with Michael Grant, author of the bestselling GONE series, and media studio The Shadow Gang to launch BZRK, a new cross-media series. Egmont describes BZRK as a “storytelling experience” that brings... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Laureate attacks Future Libraries report

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 08:40 The recently appointed children's laureate Julia Donaldson has condemned the "Future Libraries" report as a "cost-cutting exercise" containing among its recommendations some likely to lead to a deterioration of the service.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Cache: After Much Ado, a Google Book Deal in France

Could the Internet giant's deal with Hachette Livre clear a path for a deal to settle longstanding litigation in the United States? Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2011-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future brings in new chair to replace Parry

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[ Media Week | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total Media wins account for the Folio Society

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[ Media Week | 2011-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report Says Forbes Media Underwent Emergency Restructuring

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media debates Booker longlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOL’s Reorg: A Mixed Message for Media Buyers?

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[ AdWeek | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greek chain opens ‘learning hub for the future’

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Media Week | 2011-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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