Author 'really thrilled' that American Gods and Anansi Boys will finally reach the screenTwo Neil Gaiman books are to hit the small screen at last – his 2001 novel American Gods and the sort-of follow-up Anansi Boys.Gaiman confirmed on his journal that American Gods – which up to last November was due to be adapted by the American TV cable company HBO – was now in the hands of FremantleMedia's North American arm, while Anansi Boys will be made by acclaimed UK production company Red.American Gods won a string of awards including the Hugo, the Nebula and Bram Stoker. It follows ex-con Shadow as he discovers incarnations of ancient gods from pantheons of the Norse, Greek, African and more locked in a power-struggle in the modern-day United States.Gaiman says: "As to where you will be able to see it, who is going to be in it, who will be writing or show-running, none of these things have yet been settled. But it already looks like it's going to be a smoother run developing it than it had at HBO, so I am very pleased."He added of the failed HBO deal: "HBO had an option on American Gods for several years. It went through three different pilot scripts. HBO has a limited number of slots and, after a while, passed it to Cinemax, who are in the HBO family, who decided eventually they didn't want to do it, and the option expired, which unfortunately meant we couldn't work with Tom Hanks' production company Playtone any longer, as they are exclusive to HBO."According to... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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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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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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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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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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Gillian Anderson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nick Cave, Neil Gaiman and Thandie Newton will be among... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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When Matt Prohaska joined The New York Times as its first-ever programmatic advertising director, he claims to have begun meetings by drawing blood from his arm. "I wanted to show everyone I was human," he said.There was no actual bloodshed. Mr. Prohaska, hired in April after running his own... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cynthia Voigt's tale presents a youngster who must find out about his missing parents while working as a problem solver for others. Readers who wish their families were more interesting will be hooked, as I was, on Cynthia Voigt's "Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things," the first of a planned... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel are to star in the forthcoming BBC1 adaptation of Susanna Clarke... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clay Risen, author of the guidebook American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye talks about nostalgia and character. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Neil Gaiman has said that closing libraries is "like stopping vaccinations", and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stanford Law School Fellow Vivek Wadhwa, whose criticism of Twitter's all-make board sparked a weekend debate on the social network, took to Bloomberg TV with his arguments on Monday. "They are a small elite group I call 'The Mafia' who are stuck in the echo chamber," said Wadhwa, who is... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CEO Robert Guth's plan to bring RDA Holding Co. back from insolvency called for a drastic rate base reduction for it's flagship magazine, Reader's Digest. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When I moved to Paris in 2010, I’d already begun doing the majority of my reading on my Kindle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The good news: According to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts, more than half of American adults read books for pleasure in 2012.The good news: According to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts, more than half of American adults read books for pleasure in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbara Ehrenreich tackles "the truth"; Arianna Huffington tackles success; Elizabeth Gilbert tackles fiction; Alice McDermott tackles being ordinary; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a two-decade-long relationship between the magazine giant Time Inc. and American Express, Time Inc. plans to close quickly on its purchase of American Express’s publishing division. “This 20-year courtship is finally bei ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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