Social publisher NowThis, which often sees its trending news and entertainment videos go viral on social platforms, hired media veteran Sharon Mussalli as CEO--its first since the title was spun off from Vox Media in April. The newly independent publisher is now owned by Accelerate Change, a nonprofit media company with a portfolio including titles... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2023-12-19 09:31:39 UTC ]
In terms of digital disruption, magazines were far from the only form of traditional media upended by the rise of the internet over the past two decades. So as a relatively small fish in a rather large and well-funded pond of publications covering the music industry—a space that's undergone its... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-17 20:45:42 UTC ]
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The collective bargaining agreements ratified at publications including The Dodo and Vox Media have required more information about how their companies are organized. The post ‘It definitely adds more complexity’: How life has (and hasn’t) changed at unionized digital media companies appeared... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-08-29 04:01:18 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Fentum Press will publish a new "indispensable" edition of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel Sanditon featuring full-colour illustrations and an introductory essay by Austen scholar Professor Janet Todd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 07:38:03 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial in Spain is reinforcing its presence in Catalan through the acquisition of the independent publisher La Campana. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 16:55:41 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Everything with Words has acquired world English rights to Elsetime, a middle-grade debut by Irish author Eve McDonnell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 01:32:37 UTC ]
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Welsh independent publisher Firefly Press has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Wilde, a MG psychological thriller by Eloise Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 14:37:35 UTC ]
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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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Bud Light’s “Real Men of Genius” campaign--which set a new standard for funny radio ads--is being resurrected for the social media age. The brew is rebranding the campaign “Internet Heroes of Genius” and running them exclusively on digital, including on streaming audio services Spotify and... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-18 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Engaged fans and ongoing relevance keep the backlist going at independent publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers surveyed Digiday this May predominately see social platforms as a way to grow their brand awareness rather than generate referral traffic of revenues. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are the three platforms respondents said best helped them achieve those goals. The post Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-06-10 04:02:14 UTC ]
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After cease and desist letter issued for portraying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez like DC’s Wonder Woman, indie Devil’s Due pastiches another characterAfter getting into hot water with DC Comics for an issue in which congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looked a little too much like DC’s Wonder... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-06 13:44:12 UTC ]
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition. Notre Drame: Monday’s devastating fire at Notre-Dame de Paris—or just Notre Dame... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verso Books, an independent publisher of works on radical politics, is launching Verso Fiction, a new imprint focused on translated fiction that will release its first two titles in the fall of 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher b small has hired Vicky Barker, formerly a freelance illustrator and designer, as art director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publisher says its #Twentyin2020 initiative will cover fiction, non-fiction and poetry and help ‘normalise’ diverse readersA group of unnamed individuals has donated £25,000 towards an independent publisher’s initiative to publish 20 black British writers in 2020, in the hope it will... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been a year since we've surveyed our audience about the state of brand safety in digital media. Since then, marketers, publishers, social platforms and tech providers have worked overtime to help brands avoid unfortunate adjacencies. Complete the survey and you'll receive a $5 Starbucks... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers struggle to generate revenues from social platforms but they rate Facebook as the easiest. The post Digiday Research: Which platforms publishers say monetize best appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forty-six percent of European publishers say the benefit of distributing videos to social platforms is building larger audiences. The post Digiday Research: European publishers use distributed video for audience generation over revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty-six percent of European publishers say the core focus of their video distribution strategy is their owned sites compared to 34 percent who focus on social platforms. The post Digiday Research: European publishers bet on their own properties for video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An independent publisher in the UK sees how sports are changing, and is taking steps to address the gender gap in outdoor adventure literature–with an anthology by and about women. The post Vertebrate Publishing’s New Climb: Bringing Adventuring Women Into the Picture appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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