Nike’s plan to expand childcare massively backfires

Nike families aren’t happy with this new proposal. Nike announced a new initiative that appeared, on the surface, to improve employees’ lives: It would expand its subsidized on-site daycare program by outsourcing it to a partner called Endeavor Schools, which will run a facility 10 minutes away from the Nike campus. Prices would be kept competitive. According to Bloomberg, this would allow the 30-year-old program to accommodate more families, since it has more than 500 people on the waitlist. (The current facility can accommodate 500 families.)Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-07 12:48:06 UTC ]

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Andersen reveals plans for new Elmer TV series

Andersen Press is working with animation studio Factory on a new TV series of David McKee’s Elmer series of picture books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 03:37:11 UTC ]
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Bustle Digital Group Buys Nylon Magazine, Plans to Relaunch Print

Nylon, the alternative fashion and lifestyle magazine founded in 1999, was scooped up by Bustle Digital Group for an undisclosed sum on Thursday.  Effective immediately, Nylon’s editorial and design teams will join BDG, including editor-in-chief Gabrielle Korn, who will remain on in her... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-27 16:31:12 UTC ]
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Sheffield indie publisher to expand thanks to £250,000 investment

Sheffield-based independent publisher Vertebrate Publishing is planning on almost doubling its staff numbers, after receiving a quarter of a million pounds in investment from entrepreneur Stephen Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 13:12:31 UTC ]
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At Cannes, Comcast urges TV industry to expand addressable advertising

Over 1,000 Cannes attendees woke up Tuesday morning to find brochures hanging on their hotel doors with a message from Comcast on the need to expand the ability for marketers to deliver commercials on a household basis—which is known as addressable advertising. This week on the French Riviera,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Comcast takes Cannes, urges TV industry to expand addressable advertising

Over 1,000 Cannes attendees woke up Tuesday morning to find brochures hanging on their hotel doors with a message from Comcast on the need to expand the ability for marketers to deliver commercials on a household basis—which is known as addressable advertising. This week on the French Riviera,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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'It's time for implementation': UN High Commissioner urges Ottawa to develop national MMIWG action plan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is urging Canadian authorities to implement a plan to address violence against Indigenous women and girls. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-06-17 22:05:04 UTC ]
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‘Bojack Horseman’ creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg expands his funny, melancholy empire

“Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory” is a hilarious, poignant short-story collection. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-14 15:36:00 UTC ]
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How the Internet Morphed Into a Space Run by the Agendas of Massive Corporations

Since halfway through this decade--and more pointedly, since November 2016--the narrative around the internet has been changing. Seemingly overnight, Usenet and web communities like Angelfire gave way to massive behemoths like Facebook and Google. The tools that became the best at providing the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-10 15:47:55 UTC ]
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Börsenverein Report: German Book Market Seen to Stabilize and Expand in 2018

In an upbeat report, the German book market is seen as having grown last year for the first time since 2012–by 300,000 buyers–with its financial performance leveling out. The post Börsenverein Report: German Book Market Seen to Stabilize and Expand in 2018 appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-07 03:21:53 UTC ]
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Facebook is financing a massive solar farm in Texas

Facebook is investing heavily in a massive solar farm in Texas as it rumbles towards its goal of running entirely on renewable energy by the end of next year. Renewables company Longroad Energy has started building the Prospero Solar project in Andre... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-05-31 15:47:00 UTC ]
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Plan S start date delayed to January 2021

International research funder consortium cOAlition S has delayed the start date of Plan S – the controversial initiative which had aimed to make all government-funded research Open Access from January 2020 – by a year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 07:46:23 UTC ]
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Facebook expands playable ads and transparency for brands

Platform is also introducing more transparency for advertisers on how effectively their creative is being used. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2019-05-29 15:49:28 UTC ]
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‘My Favorite Murder’ co-hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark are expanding their empire

Their new book, “Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered,” should please their “murderinos.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Dino expands Football Heroes series with four new titles

Dino, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has expanded its Football Heroes series with four new titles - Kirby, Marta, Morgan and Smith – ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-22 09:04:19 UTC ]
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HMH Books & Media Sets Indie Plan

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media has started Fast Track, a program aimed at helping independent booksellers set up direct order accounts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg’s TicToc Plans to Launch on OTT Streaming Services This Year

Bloomberg’s goal to turn TicToc, its 24/7 news brand, into a fully fledged media network is taking shape. Launched on Twitter December 2017, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-21 18:30:13 UTC ]
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Bloomberg’s TicToc plans to launch on OTT streaming services this year

"The mission is to live across all platforms that make up someone’s daily news diet," said Jean Ellen Cowgill, md of TicToc. The post Bloomberg’s TicToc plans to launch on OTT streaming services this year appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-21 04:01:14 UTC ]
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Bloomberg LP expands parental leave for primary caregivers, regardless of gender

is expanding its parental leave policy effective immediately, the company said in a release. Founder Michael Bloomberg made the announcement Tuesday to his employees to expand the gender-neutral... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-05-15 22:01:31 UTC ]
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With video ad marketplace Community, AT&T’s Xandr expands inventory

Xandr's video ad marketplace includes inventory from WarnerMedia properties as well as outside publishers, such as Vice and Hearst. The post With video ad marketplace Community, AT&T’s Xandr expands inventory appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rosetta chef Elena Reygadas expands the idea of Mexican food in her cookbook

Chef Elena Reygadas is making dessert: a salad of fresh herbs and ice cream, one of the signature dishes at her Mexico City restaurant Rosetta. The plate — essentially a pile of greens — bears little resemblance to the gut-bombs of butter and chocolate that often finish out meals at fine dining... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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