A 60-year-old publication will be one of the new kids on the NewFronts block in 2016. Playboy will be among the 37 presenters during the fifth Digital Content NewFronts, where publishers make their case for a slice of the $3 billion digital-video advertising pie. Joining Playboy as first-time presenters are Mashable, Hearst, WebMD, Woven Digital and Trusted Media Brands (formerly Reader's Digest). Amid reports of a possible sale and a flagging video business, Yahoo—one of the NewFronts' co-founders—will be among the presenters. Microsoft, another co-founder, dropped out after its 2013 presentation. The event could be a major opportunity for Playboy as it seeks a broader mix of advertisers. While the print magazine will stop publishing nude pictures in March, the digital side adopted a safe-for-work strategy in August 2014 and has seen positive early results. The Interactive Advertising Bureau, which handles logistics for the NewFronts, reports marketers spent roughly $3.3 billion on digital video in 2014, up 17 percent from the previous year. The IAB added an additional day to the 2016 NewFronts, which take place May 2 to May 13 at various venues in New York. The schedule has been full for about a month, the IAB said, with some companies relegated to a waiting list. "In previous years, everyone has wanted to be in week one," said Anna Bager, svp and general manager, mobile and video at IAB. "This year, there was no problem at all to sell week two." Throughout the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate has won a four-publisher auction for Eloghosa Osunde’s “radical and thrilling debut novel Vagabonds! Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-22 01:47:00 UTC ]
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Kyle Books will publish the debut book from the hosts of the "Things You Can’t Ask Yer Mum" podcast, Lindsey Holland and Lizzy Hadfield. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 17:04:35 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is publishing the inside story of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine written by two of the leading scientists who developed it, Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 06:00:52 UTC ]
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A record nine debut writers have made the longlist for the £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, including Raven Leilani, Naoise Dolan and Gabriel Krauze. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 15:36:22 UTC ]
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Fairlight Books has acquired world rights to Lynda Clark’s debut short story collection Dreaming in Quantum and Other Stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 04:48:26 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up Rachelle Atalla’s debut novel The Pharmacist, as well as a second novel by the author. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 05:33:58 UTC ]
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Cornerstone UK’s Del Rey imprint will publish Ava Reid's debut novel, The Wolf and the Woodsman, in June 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 05:24:44 UTC ]
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Little, Brown UK has acquired Daniel Loedel's literary debut, Hades, Argentina, billed as "gripping" and "ingeniously narrated". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 13:50:59 UTC ]
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A Wave Blue World is an independent comics and graphic novel publisher with an unusual model. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Susanna Clarke, Julian Barnes and Meg Rossoff are joined by 10 debut authors in the shortlists for this year's Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 05:20:33 UTC ]
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Booksellers are relying on support and innovation from publishers to help drive sales this year, as the industry's retailers urge the public to shop locally. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 07:03:01 UTC ]
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As much as 10% of the content that some news publishers produce is now available only to paying readers. The post ‘Reestablishing our journalistic value’: Publishers make more of their exclusive subscriber content appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-11-17 05:01:17 UTC ]
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California’s self-help and spirituality publishers step up to provide encouragement Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has acquired debut middle-grade series, The Accidental Diary of B.U.G, from author-illustrator talent Jen Carney in a "heated" six-figure auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 21:47:37 UTC ]
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The founders of Children's Book North have advised industry staffers in the north to network as they look to reduce publishing's London focus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 20:38:57 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has triumphed in a five-way auction for Evening Standard features editor Phoebe Luckhurst's “hilarious” debut novel The Lock In. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 12:02:59 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction has acquired two books by journalist Amy Lavelle including her debut, Definitely Fine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 21:40:22 UTC ]
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Annabel Steadman’s fantasy series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief has won a seven-figure book contract, with film rights also sold to Sony PicturesA 28-year-old first-time author from Canterbury has landed what is believed to be the world’s largest ever book advance for a debut children’s writer,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-16 13:34:54 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has acquired an "intensely creepy" serial killer thriller debut, The Art of Death by David Fennell, to publish under the Zaffre imprint in February 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 05:09:04 UTC ]
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