HBO orders TV pilot ‘Showtime,’ about 1980s Lakers era of Magic, Kareem and Pat Riley

Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Pat Riley are headed to HBO. The premium cable network has ordered a pilot for a scripted drama based on Jeff Pearlman's nonfiction book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.” The 2014 book recounts in detail all... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Campbell appointed as Edinburgh TV Festival director

Journalist, who has been editor of trade magazine Broadcast since 2007, will take over from Louise Benson on 24 FebruaryLisa Campbell, editor of trade magazine Broadcast, has been appointed director of the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.Campbell has been with the TV... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK sings its way into a new era, and a new home, at carol concert

I wrote the other week about Rupert Murdoch's newspaper outfit, News UK, being reborn by putting a digital smile on Wapping's face.Now, with the company's move to London Bridge in mind, the publisher has put a smile on the face of Southwark Cathedral by donating £1,000 to its All Hallows... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Which science fiction classic should be the next HBO box set?

HBO's award-winning adaptations are novelistic in ambition, but TV executives hoping to follow Game of Thrones should look to the starsIt's almost commonplace to suggest that the HBO box set is now television's answer to the novel – witness the wily self-publishers who have started publishing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cool Tools: A Whole Earth Catalog For The Post-Internet Era

If you're ready to tear yourself away from a screen for awhile, Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools is your must-read book and DIY muse. It's also the perfect gift for the geek in your life.With the advent of the Internet, the Whole Earth Catalog's curation of all the weird and wonderful things necessary... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McIlvaney's Laidlaw trilogy heads for TV

Company Pictures have optioned the TV rights to William McIlvanney's Laidlaw trilogy. Lisa... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paizo’s Magical Realm of RPG Publishing

Founded in 2002, Paizo Publishing specializes in publishing tabletop role-playing games, or RPGs, in particular its flagship Pathfinder Role Playing Game, as well as magazines, books and a wide range of gaming accessories all designed for the fantasy game-playing marketplace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Carol crime debut gets TV series

Sprout Pictures, the independent film and TV company run by Stephen Fry, has optioned James... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rewind: Young John Slattery Can't Believe His Luck in This 1980s Sports Illustrated Commercial

There was a time in the '80s when men rushed into video stores searching for VHS (or Betamax) tapes of sports bloopers. And those men looked a lot like Roger Sterling.At least that's what a Sports Illustrated TV spot would you have believe.With Sports Illustrated publisher Time Inc. preparing to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mira signs TV's Jemma Forte

Harlequin has acquired two women’s fiction novels by TV presenter Jemma Forte, for its MIRA... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherlock, Doctor Who and Bake Off in BBC's Christmas TV lineup

Mystery of how Holmes survived rooftop fall is solved, Peter Capaldi makes Doctor Who debut, and Open All Hours returnsIt is a mystery that gripped the nation. Finally the BBC will reveal how Sherlock Holmes survived falling to his apparent certain death, in a festive TV lineup that will also... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Extends Order Delaying 'Diary of Malcolm X'

U.S. District court judge Laura Taylor Swaim extended the temporary restraining order issued against Third World Press, indefinitely barring sales of its much anticipated release of the Diary of Malcolm X. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prolific TV creator Shonda Rhimes will write 'part memoir, part inspiration' book

Shonda Rhimes is the creator of the TV shows 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' and 'Scandal.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prolific TV creator Shonda Rhimes will write 'part memoir, part inspiration' book (+video)

Shonda Rhimes is the creator of the TV shows 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' and 'Scandal.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Diary of Malcolm X’ Delayed by Court Order

Just days before the scheduled release of The Diary of Malcolm X, X Legacy LLC, a corporation representing the heirs of Malcolm X, secured a temporary restraining order in Manhattan federal court against the book’s publisher, Third World Press, to halt its publication. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Fears 'Race to the Bottom' With Real-Time Bidding

Programmatic buying might be common for digital publishers, but for TV networks, shaking up legacy media buying won't happen easily.Interpublic Group of Cos. announced in August a consortium that includes A&E Networks, Cablevision, Clear Channel and Tribune to build and test an automated... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: Topsy and Tim on TV after 50 years

Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train Your Dragon book series, and Greg Childs, former executive producer for CBBC & Cbeebies, discuss the re-introduction of classic children's TV. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Understanding Time Inc.'s New Editorial Order

Storied magazine publisher Time Inc. surprised its editors on Thursday by assigning them to report to division presidents instead of an editorial executive, leading some to wonder whether business interests would now trump those of edit.Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp said the restructuring will make the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Talked About These New TV Shows, but Did You Watch? Mostly, Yes

In a series of September and October posts (the most recent one right here), Ad Age has been taking a broad view of the "social buzz" surrounding the fall TV season's new shows. We worked with the Keller Fay Group, a market-research firm that specializes in tracking "real world" conversations --... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sieghart Review pilot partners sought

The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has invited library services to compete for a part in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Digital Publishing Era, Content Trumps Platform

The varied views from digital publishers on display at Berlin's Rewrite the Web event revealed one commonality: content always takes precedent over platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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