SmartNews becomes first unicorn media startup since 2015

It’s a challenging time in the digital media industry. BuzzFeed Inc. and Vice Media Inc., which defined a generation of news SmartNews Inc. announced Sunday a new investment valuing the business at... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NextBigBook, Qlovi, and BEA’s Startup Challenge

In the spirit of fostering book industry innovation, this year’s BookExpo America featured the first-ever BookExpo Startup Challenge, a contest in which 20 book-related startups compete for prize money and the opportunity to pitch their business model directly to venture capitalists. A digital... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2014: China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd

China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd (ZhongNan) is a book and newspaper publisher and printer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Launching Parents Latina in 2015

The magazine industry loves a niche marketplace, especially when it’s new, and the predominantly English-speaking second-generation Hispanic American is certainly that. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riding The Next Wave of Social Media

  For the last several years, publishers have worked to grow robust social media audiences. As the wave of fans and followers continues to swell, so too does the need to go beyond mere numbers Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Marketing Startup Taps Data Firm to Measure Sales Impact

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[ AdWeek | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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