One for the Ages: Cubs-Tribe Thriller Is Most-Watched MLB Game in 25 Years

In what may very well go down in the books as the single greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night exorcised a 108-year-old demon in front of the largest national TV audience to tune in to a baseball game in 25 years.According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the Cubs' 8-7 extra-inning victory over the Cleveland Indians averaged 40.045 million viewers, eclipsing Fox's previous record, which was set by the seventh game of the indelible Diamondbacks-Yankees Fall Classic in 2001. The clincher, which unfolded in a city still reeling from the terror attacks of Sept. 11, delivered 39.1 million viewers.The heart-pounding finish to the 2016 MLB campaign also averaged a staggering 21.8 household rating, making it the highest-rated World Series broadcast since the aforementioned Arizona-New York game drew a 23.5 rating. By comparison, only four NFL playoff games and Super Bowl 50 delivered a higher rating than Game 7 of the Cubs-Indians showcase. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK is doing 25 Facebook Live videos a week

News UK is ramping up its Facebook Live output from a couple a week to five a day. For the last six weeks, live videos have been largely done by its tabloid title, The Sun, where it blends stunt-style videos, like grown men plunging into ice baths, with highly visual footage, like filling up... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ronda Rousey wins Cross Sports Book of the Year

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey has won Cross Sports Book of the Year, following her Cross International Autobiography of the Year win. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 10 most exciting PC games of E3 2016

These games got us pumpedThis isn’t your normal “best PC games of E3” roundup.Even though E3’s traditionally been a console show, the number of PC games announced at E3 2016 positively exploded. The “Day Zero” press events from the big publishers alone revealed nearly 50 new PC titles. There’s... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Grammys finally embrace the streaming age

Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book was the first streaming-only album to hit the Billboard 200 chart, and now the album will be eligible for the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced today that streaming-only recordings will now be included in the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novel Publisher First Second Celebrates Ten Years

Macmillan's graphic novel imprint has published 160 titles to date, including the Gene Luen Yang's National Book Award finalist, 'American Born Chinese.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L S Hilton named Glamour's Writer of the Year

L S Hilton, the author of Bonnier Zaffre lead title Maestra, has been named Glamour magazine’s 2016 Writer of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Compelling' psychological thriller to HarperCollins

HarperCollins is to publish a psychological thriller entitled Her Perfect Life by Sam Hepburn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terraria video game publishing programme announced

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is set to publish a series of books about Terraria, a video game that allows players to build their own environment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viral video: Star Trek Beyond and Game of Thrones meets Family Guy

Laughing Star Wars Chewbacca mask lady drives James Corden to work, Simpsons actor has a treat for graduates and a very happy wolfGame of Thrones fans who enjoy the cutting jibes and razor-sharp wit of Tyrion Lannister will love our Family Guy parody featuring Stewie Griffin as the Peter... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Donato Carrisi thriller to Little, Brown

Little, Brown imprint Abacus has acquired bestselling Italian thriller writer Donato Carrisi's latest novel The Girl in the Fog. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline plans 'bumper year' for Neil Gaiman

Headline Publishing Group is planning a "bumper year" for Neil Gaiman with eight titles publishing in 2016, plus a live broadcast event scheduled in London for the publication of The View from the Cheap Seats. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Refugee’ revealed as Children’s Word of the Year

"Refugee" has been revealed as Children’s Word of the Year, after Oxford University Press reviewed children's entries to Radio 2’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show’s "500 Words" short story writing competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair's Lapdog brings no-compromises PC gaming controls to your couch

The era of the living room computer finally has its last—and maybe most important—piece: Lapboards. Razer’s Turret finally shipped in late April and today Corsair announced that its competing Lapdog ($120 on Newegg) is available for purchase.It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been seeing... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: May 25, 2016

North Carolina and Illinois add new bookstores; a Silicon Valley store is singled out for its tech prowess; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crossan scoops Ireland's Children's Book of the Year Award

Carnegie Medal and YA Book Prize-shortlisted author Sarah Crossan has won the 26th CBI Book of the Year Award - making her the fourth author ever to win both the Book of the Year Award and the Children’s Choice award with her title One (Bloomsbury Childrens). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder to publish two Julian Stockwin novels a year

Hodder and Stoughton has acquired four new novels by Julian Stockwin featuring his Napoleonic-era naval hero, Thomas Kydd. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Albion's Glorious Ile, the 400-year-old colouring book – in pictures

In the early 17th-century, cartographer William Hole illustrated strange, anthropomorphised maps of England and Wales, left uncoloured for nobles to fill in. Soon to be republished by Unicorn Press in Albion’s Glorious Ile, Hole’s maps are regarded as one of the earliest known examples of a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Its Third Year, New York Magazine's Vulture Festival Is Bigger Than Ever

For magazine publishers looking to recoup lost print dollars, live events are becoming increasingly important as independent revenue streams. Over the past several years, titles like Cosmopolitan, Sports Illustrated and Essence (to name a few) have joined live event veterans like The Atlantic... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Serial-style' thriller to Orenda

Orenda Books is to publish Six Stories, a "Serial-style" debut thriller by Matt Wesolowski. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Off Strong Year-End, Bloomsbury Unveils Major Resctructuring

Bloomsbury Publishing reported an 11% increase in both sales and profits in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2016. It also announced that it was accelerating its plan to shift its focus from the consumer to non-consumer area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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