TalkTalk mooted as blinkbox buyer

A new buyer for Tesco’s blinkbox platform could be announced next week, it has been reported, with TalkTalk emerging as a frontrunner. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Autumn Buyer’s Guides 2017—open for submissions

Submissions for the autumn 2017 editions of The Bookseller Buyer's Guide and Children's Buyer's Guide are now open. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tronc Emerges as Likely Us Weekly Buyer

The newspaper publisher would expand its profile by acquiring the Wenner Media magazine. The post Tronc Emerges as Likely Us Weekly Buyer appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We go straight to the publisher’: Buyers beware of SSPs arbitraging inventory

Some supply-side platforms (SSPs) resell inventory and misstate which publishers they represent. This makes the supply chain more opaque and creates another ad tech tax for buyers. To get around this problem, publishers say they must be clear in their contracts how vendors utilize their... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Green Apple Buyer Missing After 'Ghost Ship' Fire

Johnny Igaz, music buyer at Green Apple Books in San Francisco and a local DJ, has been missing since a fire broke out at an electronic music show at an Oakland warehouse on December 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It can’t be optimized’: Agency buyers see comScore’s value diminishing

It’s a tale as old as digital media that publishers don’t agree with comScore traffic metrics. Most of the times, comScore traffic is lower than publishers’ own internal metrics -- call it the comScore haircut. Buyers are finding its value changing, if not decreasing. For many, comScore is no... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Announcing Closing, Jolly Fish Says It Has a Buyer

Ten days after it unexpectedly announced it would close at the end of October, the hybrid publisher said it has reached an agreement in principle to sell the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With No Buyer, Bankrupt Hastings Will Close All Stores

A bid made by the liquidation specialists Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers was approved yesterday, meaning that the process of selling off Hastings inventory and closing all stores will begin soon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book buyers will soon get settlement payments from Apple price-fixing case

Some buyers of ebooks will begin to receive payments Tuesday as part of a settlement in a price-fixing case against Apple.People who purchased ebooks between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012, will receive credits from ebook sellers, or will get a check if they opted out of receiving credits,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hastings Files for Bankruptcy; Seeks Buyer

The multimedia retailer filed for Chapter 11 June 13 with the hope of giving the company more time to find a new buyer. Without a sale, Hastings will likely be forced to liquidate as early has mid July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's next for Orange County Register buyer Digital First?

After Freedom Communications filed for bankruptcy last year, the question was who would buy its newspapers, the Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise. Now that they have been sold to Digital First Media, another question looms: Who will buy Digital First? The Denver publishing... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Infographic: Publishers dish on the buyer-seller relationship in 5 charts

We asked industry pros at yesterday’s Digiday Publishing Summit in Bologna to weigh in on the give and take between buyers and sellers. Here’s what they said about the balance of power and an emerging solution: header bidding. Sponsor content by PulsePoint. The post Infographic: Publishers dish... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blinkbox Music's user database was just sold to... JD Sports

Of Tesco's three ailing digital Blinkbox services, its ebook store appeared to be the only one that would go gently into that good night. Eventually, it did, while Blinkbox Movies found a new owner in TalkTalk (which finally got 'round to rebranding... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Would-Be Buyer of B&N Settles Fraud Charges

The SEC has reached a settlement agreement with Michael A. Glickstein and his New York-based investment advisory firm, G Asset Management LLC, after charging Glickstein with fraud in his bid to buy Barnes & Noble. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed partners with GroupM, world's largest buyer of online ads

BuzzFeed, the fast-growing media site, and GroupM, the world's largest buyer of online advertising, announced a partnership Thursday that underscores the rising lure of digital publishing to leading brands. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Bull Publishing Seeking Buyer

The motorsports niche publisher, David Bull Publishing has hired Broadwater & Associates to arrange the sale of the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why ad buyers are slow to embrace attention metrics

Premium publishers have been pushing the idea of selling ads based on attention time, saying that the longer people spend on a site, the more value there is for advertisers. But some ad buyers aren’t biting. Too few publishers are selling this way. For some advertisers, the goal isn’t to be in... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HealthiNation Pitches Media Buyers on Mobile Lifestyle Video

For its first Digital Content NewFronts presentation, video startup HealthiNation kept its pitch short and sweet. In what was possibly this year's quickest NewFronts sell so far, HealthiNation showed a seven-minute video skimming over the publisher's fitness, cooking and health content to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Birmingham moots library cooperative model

Birmingham could set up a cooperative model with staff in order to keep its 39 libraries open. Birmingham City Council's deputy leader Ian Ward told the Birmingham Mail that a deal was "close to being agreed". The model would see librarians running the service, with all of the 39 facilities... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q&A with Strand Book Store Children's Buyer Stella Williams

Bookseller Stella Williams tells PW about working at the New York City's famed Strand Book Store, and the plans to grow the store's children's department. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers

As error-prone as OCR-produced ebooks are, could the book world benefit by offering consumers more information about how an ebook is produced? The post It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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