NBC Universal Makes Another $200 Million Investment in BuzzFeed

Comcast Corp.'s NBC Universal has made a second $200 million investment in BuzzFeed Inc., deepening ties between the two companies in online video and advertising.The latest funding will let NBC and BuzzFeed work more closely together on ad sales, like producing more short-form digital video for advertisers and sharing it across social media, according to a statement from the companies Monday. It will also help BuzzFeed expand its digital video production, such as its popular food media network, Tasty, they said.NBC's latest investment values BuzzFeed at about $1.7 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. Last year, Comcast's TV and film division made separate $200 million investments in BuzzFeed and Vox Media, the online publisher of the Verge, Eater and Recode. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nokia announces Nokia Reading at MWC 2012, brings content together, makes it available offline

Among the many goodies Nokia unveiled in its presser at MWC 2012 is a new hub for consuming your favorite written content. Called Nokia Reading, it brings your news feeds, ebooks, and audio books together in a unified, digital magazine-like format that can be accessed on- or offline. The app... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The firm that's making a mint out of old tech

A regional NSW company that was on track to becoming extinct has emerged as a global digital photo printing powerhouse, selling $20 Facebook photo books to customers in over 80 countries including Afghanistan. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paravion Press: Hand-making Books from a Cave in Greece

In a time when digital and print-on-demand technology are streamlining how books are created and delivered, Paravion Press believes there still is a market for well-crafted, hand-made books. “Paravion hopes to keep hold of a patch of turf for the old guard of the printed book—the realm of the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Billionaires are Investing in Australian Newspaper Publishers

Billionaire Gina Rinehart recently invested $146 million in Fairfax Media, the publisher of the Sydney Morning Herald and the Financial Review . Known as the "Iron Lady," Rinehart is the heir of mining magnate Lang Hancock and is believ ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stora Enso Restructures to Drop $63.6 Million in Costs

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo and Books-a-Million join boycott of Amazon print titles

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For HTML5-Based Publishing Platform, MediaEverywhere

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fnac making 510 redundant to cut costs

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Unprecedented" seven make Man Asian shortlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2011-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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