Author Neil Gaiman and script writer Akiva Goldsman are teaming up to adapt Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series for television, according to Deadline. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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After the BBCs commissioning of Walter, a police comedy drama submitted by ITVs Kevin Lygo under the pseudonym Ruby Solomon, some commissioners are said to be wearily preparing to find out all the names of their rivals kids, so theyre ready in future for scripts by good but unknown writers for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything from novels to movies, video games, and even government reports have been given the graphic novel treatment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Wild' stars Reese Witherspoon as memoir author Cheryl Strayed, who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail after experiencing various personal crises. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been rumored for years and now coming to pass: Neil Gaiman's beloved fantasy novel American Gods has a network ready to go all-in on a long-rumored TV adaptation. HBO took a pass on adapting the complex book last month; now the show is headed to independent premium network Starz, which has... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"The Fault in Our Stars" author announced that Sarah Polley has been chosen by Paramount to write and direct a film based on his YA book, 'Looking for Alaska.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gambon starred as wizard Dumbledore in the movie series based on 'Vacancy' author J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' novels. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adaptive Studios is an unusual venture that looks to find abandoned intellectual property and revive it for production in a wide variety of media. The venture has launched Adaptive Books and released its first title this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first book in David Hewson’s new Amsterdam-based crime series, published by Pan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new series is based on a comic book and graphic novel imprint of the same name.At E3 yesterday, Sony announced a new TV show produced exclusively for the PlayStation Network. The new animated show, Powers, is "based on the comic book and graphic novel series of the same name," said its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No one knows how the first book-to-film critics panel at BookCon will go, least of all Matt Atchity, the editor-in-chief of the online film review site Rotten Tomatoes, who is going to be moderating. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Fishman is taking over as CEO of TV Guide Magazine after current chief exec Jack Kliger resigned Wednesday. The "planned transition" comes just six months after Fishman and Kliger were named COO and CEO, respectively, by the magazine's ownership group, OpenGate Capital. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With second-screen viewing on the rise and the lines between platforms continuing to merge, Spanfeller Media Group is looking to capitalize on its digital presence and enter the world of television. The publisher's largest site, The Daily Meal, is launching a television series at the end of this... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company Pictures, the production company behind adaptations of The White Queen and Wolf Hall, has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knewton, a company that produces adaptive learning software, has an agreement with European educational publisher Sonoma Learning to use the Knewton API in digital content produced by Malmberg, its Dutch publishing division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere fought in some of Europe's toughest battlesWilliam "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the second world veterans whose exploits were dramatised in the TV miniseries Band of Brothers, has died. He was 90.His son, William Guarnere Jr, confirmed on Sunday that his father died... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Neil Gaiman has said “vilifying Jonathan Ross personally” was "not wise... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Oscars 2014 ceremony saw the movie '12 Years a Slave,' based on the memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup, score big by winning the Best Picture prize. The Oscars 2014 awards were held on March 2. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The multimedia empire's chief executive on video journalism, North Korea – and why he won't be taken over by a big rivalShane Smith stayed up late getting drunk with one of his presenters, and now he is exhausted, hungover and behind schedule. Bottles of spirits stand, taunting him, from a table... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A&E Networks is killing off the Bio Channel this summer to install the new FYI Network, but it's not killing off the Bio website.Instead, the cable network is shifting control of the site to digital publisher Say Media, which will run editorial, ad sales, technology and marketing for the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The movie will be based on the memoir by journalist Kim Barker, a darkly comic look at reporting in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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