News UK explores cashing in on crypto boom with NFTs

Sun publisher examining whether classic front pages and exclusive photos can have lucrative second lifeRupert Murdoch’s publishing arm is considering making a move into the frothy market of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, by turning the Times and the Sun’s extensive archive of photos, cartoons and classic front pages into unique digital versions.News UK is in the early stages of evaluating whether the crown jewels among its tens of thousands of physical images, such as exclusive pictures of the Queen, to front pages such as “It’s The Sun Wot Won it!”, to Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster, could be given a lucrative second life as exclusive digital collectibles the public could buy and trade. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-02-16 15:06:14 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dow Jones sues Ransquawk for 'hot news' misappropriation

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[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Testing A News Feed That Looks More Like A Newspaper

The change is subtle, but its message is clear: Facebook has entered the news business.It's no secret that Facebook is changing what appears in your feed dramatically. Whereas memes used to rule supreme--making basically anything shared by George Takei go viral--Facebook has reweighted its... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of January 13, 2014

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard and Judy propel Picoult to UK number one

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne extols News Corp collaboration

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Desmond appoints Barclays to explore sale of Channel 5

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Why Is Hard News a Hard Sell for Advertisers?

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