Hachette Livre acquires majority stake in mobile app company Brainbow

Hachette Livre has acquired a majority stake in a London-based mobile app company, Brainbow Ltd, the firm behind the brain-training app Peak. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WPP in exclusive talks with Bain Capital for purchase of majority stake in Kantar

WPP confirmed on Monday it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital to sell its majority stake in Kantar to the Boston-based private-equity firm, following "press speculation." The potential deal values the data, insights and consulting giant at $4 billion, according to WPP's statement that... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-01 20:08:21 UTC ]
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Quartz Is Shutting Down its Quartz Brief Mobile App July 1

Quartz Brief, the award-winning news mobile app, is being put out to pasture so the digital news publisher can focus Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-24 17:45:29 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley acquires home decorating book by White Company

Mitchell Beazley has acquired the first home decorating book by Chrissie Rucker and her retail firm The White Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK reports 'strong' growth but parent company Lagardère's profits fall

Hachette UK has reported "strong" sales growth in 2018, although parent company Lagardère saw profits fall 9.6%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3Doodler's mobile app is like a coloring book for 3D printing

3Doodler is finally launching a mobile app, and it'll come with step-by-step instructions you can follow to hone your 3D-printing skills. The company will also roll out a new project every week to give you something fresh to work on after you've alre... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette acquires SPCK's Sheldon Press

Hachette UK has acquired the Sheldon Press, a specialist medical, mental health and self-help imprint of the Christian knowledge publisher SPCK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH buys majority stake in Companhia das Letras

Penguin Random House has acquired majority ownership of Brazilian publishing house Companhia das Letras, in which it first acquired a 45% stake in 2012. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson’s 'Meat Market' acquired by TV production company

Unstoppable Film & Television has acquired the production rights to Juno Dawson’s upcoming YA novel Meat Market (Quercus Children’s Books), about a 16-year-old girl who is catapulted from her South London council estate to the international world of fashion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2018: Hachette Livre

Hachette Livre is the world’s third-largest trade book publisher for the general public and educational markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investment Group Acquires 5.7% Stake in B&N

The Schottenfeld Management Corp. has acquired over 4.1 million shares of Barnes & Noble and says in a filing that it has already talked to the retailer about actions it can take to improve shareholder value. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WTF is header bidding for mobile apps?

Once seen as just a glorified hack, header bidding has now become a standard practice in digital media. While this process has been extremely successful at optimizing programmatic ad inventory for desktop publishers, the industry is now shifting toward mobile. So, WTF is header bidding for... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook embraces the mobile app version of header bidding

Facebook, looking to grow its ad business outside its own apps, has struck partnerships that enable it to plug into ad auctions run by ad exchanges like MoPubowned by TwitterFyber and Max. Facebook can now also work directly with publishers like Rovio, Talefun and GameInsight, which manage their... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Thinking Behind the Mobile App Renaissance

As publishers move away from distributed content and renew their focus on direct relationships, branded mobile apps are making a comeback. The post The New Thinking Behind the Mobile App Renaissance appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former SouthComm CEO Starts New Company, Acquires Three Magazines

Chris Ferrell's newly formed Endeavor Business Media acquires Grand View's Process Flow Network, says more deals are on the horizon. The post Former SouthComm CEO Starts New Company, Acquires Three Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Testing a Separate Destination for Local News in Its Mobile Apps

Facebook began testing a feature aimed at providing a destination for local news, in addition to content that can already be found on News Feed and on publishers' pages. Mobile users in six cities--Billings, Mont.; Binghamton, N.Y.; Little Rock, Ark.; New Orleans; Olympia, Wash.; and Peoria,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandow Acquires Stake in Galerie Magazine

The art and design title will become a joint venture between Adam Sandow and its founders, Hudson News moguls Lisa and James Cohen. The post Sandow Acquires Stake in Galerie Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK Acquires Jessica Kingsley Publishers

The publisher has been folded into John Murray Press as an imprint, and will be overseen by managing director Nick Davies, while Kingsley herself plans to retire. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Acquires Meadowbrook Press' Backlist

Hachette announced on Monday that it is acquiring the backlist of Meadowbrook Press, best known for titles for both parents and expectant parents; the list will be refreshed and reissued as Da Capo or Running Press releases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Hachette Livre

Hachette Livre is the world’s third-largest trade book publisher for the general public and educational markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurene Powell Jobs Buys Majority Stake in the Atlantic

Laurene Powell Jobs's Emerson Collective has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Atlantic, the iconic political and cultural magazine that has also become a force in digital publishing.Powell Jobs, the 53-year-old widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is buying the stake from Atlantic... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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