Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to form film and TV production company

The mother-daughter pair follow the Obamas into content creation, focusing on stories about womenHillary and Chelsea Clinton are to form a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. Bloomberg and the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that the pair are in talks with studios about “a pipeline of programmes” aimed at influencing culture and society now that Hillary Clinton is out of politics. Related: Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg to make TV series on women's suffrage Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-31 11:14:17 UTC ]
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TV Land Renews Younger and Comedy Central Brings Back Inside Amy Schumer

TV Land has given the green light for a second season of Younger, starring Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor and Nico Tortorella. The Darren Star-produced series follows Liza, played by Foster, a 40-year-old woman who pretends to be 26 in order to get a job in the publishing... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anti-Hillary books may be this season's new genre (+video)

A bevy of upcoming books take aim at former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilton's Maestra gets film deal

The first book acquired by Zaffre, the adult fiction imprint of Bonnier Publishing, has been optioned by Columbia Pictures for a film adaptation. Amy Pascal, a producer for the forthcoming "Ghostbusters", "Spider-Man", and Angelia Jolie's Cleopatra movie, is set to produce the film adaptation... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith's Mainlander optioned for TV

Mainlander by Will Smith has been optioned for television by See-Saw Films. The book, published by Fourth Estate in February, follows a British man who moves to Jersey, where he becomes involved in the case of a missing child. Smith is a writer, actor and comedian who has appeared in TV... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2015: After Film Deal, ‘Maestra’ Set as Launch for Bonnier’s Zaffre

A racy novel picking up attention at the London Book Fair has officially been set as the launch title of the new adult fiction imprint at Bonnier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Queen of Instagram’ Gayle King Spills Her TV Guilty Pleasures

Specs Who Gayle King Age 60 Claim to fame Co-host of CBS This Morning (weekdays at 7 a.m.) and editor at large of O, The Oprah Magazine (currently celebrating its 15th anniversary) Base New York Twitter @GayleKing What's the first information you consume in the morning? I get up at 3:30, so I... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headey buys film rights for 'H is for Hawk'

Film rights for Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk (Jonathan Cape) have been acquired by actress Lena Headey, who stars in the hugely successful television series “Game of Thrones”.   The deal was brokered by Emily Hayward-Whitlock at Knight Hall Agency Ltd on behalf of Jessica Woollard at The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate signs Kermode and Mayo on film

Canongate has signed a title on films by Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, the duo behind "Kermode and Mayo's Film Review" radio show. Running since 2001, the BBC Radio 5 Live programme attracts 2m downloads every month. The book, titled The Movie Doctors, brings their film knowledge and sense of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV review: Netflix's dark 'Daredevil' takes the superhero origin story to new heights

Daredevil can't see you, but he knows you're coming. His new show is so good, it might catch comic book fans by surprise. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books: Product or Service? Digital Spotlight 2015

In early March, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a major ruling, invalidating reduced value-added tax (VAT) rates on ebooks in France and Luxembourg. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Emperor of All Maladies' comes to TV

The book 'The Emperor of All Maladies' won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in the nonfiction category. The TV adaptation of the award-winning book debuts on PBS on March 31. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK partners Brown Bag Films

Publisher Scholastic UK today announced a deal to develop children’s content with animation studio Brown Bag Films. The partnership is a “first-look” deal, meaning Scholastic will have the first chance to develop Brown Bag content into books, and will share upcoming titles with the studio for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Loose Women to launch TV Book Club

ITV daytime chat show Loose Women is today (March 24th) launching a new book club, with Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) picked as the first title. The book club, called Loose Books, will see a different Loose Women panellist pick a book to read each month, which will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clays buys two web presses for digital production

Book printers Clays is purchasing multiple HP Inkjet Web Presses in preparation for the next stage in its digital production print strategy for the UK book market.   Clays will begin installation of its first HP Inkjet Web Press in April.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arterton to star in film of Carey's dystopian novel

Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close will star in the film adaptation of M R Carey’s novel The Girl With All the Gifts (Orbit) called “She Who Brings Gifts” for Altitude Film Entertainment. The film will be the debut of director Colm McCarthy, who has previously directed on TV shows... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Winter Horses to become film animation

Philip Kerr’s young adult novel The Winter Horses (Walker Books) is being developed into an animated feature film by Komixx Entertainment. Entertainment media owner and production company Komixx Entertainment Inc, the US arm of Komixx Media Group, optioned the worldwide rights to The Winter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From analogue to digital: how media companies are changing - video

Watch highlights from the opening panel session at the Changing Media Summit 2015 Speaking at the Guardian Changing Media Summit 2015, a panel of leaders from Hearst Magazines, the Financial Times, Guardian News & Media, Johnston Press and FremantleMedia, describe how their businesses are... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com

Full business model in place after 3 months in public beta. The post TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst president David Carey: ‘We’re a content company with a platform mentality’

As Hearst Magazines president, David Carey is constantly on the lookout for growth, from Hearst's longstanding titles, acquisitions and new launches. But publishing a monthly magazine isn't what it used to be. In the first of our media CEO Q&A series, Carey talks about challenging... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atria Forms New Spirituality Imprint

Before she was the head of Enliven Books, Atria Books’ newest imprint, Zhena Muzyka published Life by the Cup: Ingredients for a Purpose-Filled Life of Bottomless Happiness and Limitless Success, which Atria released last June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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