The Defenders is most ambitious TV project ever, says Marvel's head of TV

Netflix show is newest in ever-expanding Marvel universe and brings together Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron FistThe recent hold of caped crusaders over cinema has been unavoidable, but now a new Netflix show aims to push the boundaries of the superhero genre on television.The Defenders, which has been described as the “urban Avengers”, is the latest show in the ever-expanding Marvel universe and is released on 18 August. It brings together the New York-dwelling outsider superheroes – Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron Fist, who all had their own individual Netflix shows – and unites them as a quartet to battle the crime syndicate known as The Hand. Related: Mark Millar's superhero rise from comic book nerd to Netflix winner Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House defends Zhivago novel against plagiarism claim

Boris Pasternak’s great-niece Anna claims Lara Prescott’s The Secrets We Kept copied her biography of Pasternak’s loverPublisher Penguin Random House has dismissed claims that Lara Prescott, a debut novelist who received a $2m (£1.6m) advance for her novel about the publication of Boris... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-10-01 15:39:25 UTC ]
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Why are we still making it so hard to understand Addressable TV?

Recently, I sat down with my 5-year-old son and explained to him what I do for a living. After a 15-minute conversation he said, “So Mommy, you send commercials to me for things that I like, like M&Ms and apple juice because I like them.” I’ve been working in the advanced television space... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-30 13:43:00 UTC ]
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Ex-police detective Caroline Mitchell's thriller optioned for TV

Author and ex-police detective Caroline Mitchell’s thriller Truth and Lies (Amazon Publishing) has been optioned for TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-27 01:46:12 UTC ]
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'Oprah's Book Club' is coming to Apple TV+. Here's her first pick

Oprah Winfrey is bringing her own book club to Apple TV+, where she will sit down with the authors of her selections for each episode. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-23 17:53:47 UTC ]
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New partnership between Oprah Winfrey and Apple brings Oprah's Book Club to Apple Books and Apple TV+

Oprah Winfrey has teamed up with Apple to launch her famous Oprah's Book Club in Apple Books. Her first selection is Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer. As well as bringing her recommendations to the Apple Books app, Oprah also has a series starting on Apple TV+ in November. New episodes are... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-09-23 14:41:55 UTC ]
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Oprah’s Book Club is coming to Apple TV+

Oprah Winfrey is one of the A-list celebrities Apple has enlisted for Apple TV+. Winfrey has already signed on for a series with Prince Harry on mental health, and she's expected to release another documentary, Toxic Labor, about workplace harassment... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-09-23 14:19:00 UTC ]
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Oprah’s Book Club is coming to Apple TV+, kicking off with Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Water Dancer’

Oprah Winfrey’s famed book club is about to start its third chapter with Apple TV+ and a philanthropic twist. Oprah Winfrey’s famed book club starts its third chapter on Apple TV+ with her first pick The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, as well as the new TV series Oprah’s Book Club featuring... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-09-23 11:25:01 UTC ]
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Tiger Aspect options Knights and Bikes for animated TV series

Tiger Aspect Productions has optioned mystery novels and computer game Knights and Bikes for an animated TV series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-20 08:15:03 UTC ]
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Martin Cruz Smith's Latest Book Heads Back to the U.S.S.R.

In Cruz Smith’s ninth Arkady Renko novel, 'The Siberian Dilemma,' the investigator travels into the frozen depths of Siberia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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TV and radio plans revealed to mark publication of Jess Phillips book

Monoray is to launch an extensive publicity campaign to promote Jess Phillips MP’s new book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 21:53:36 UTC ]
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TV and radio plans revealed for Billy Connolly's first ever book publicity campaign

Two Roads will head up Sir Billy Connolly’s first ever book publicity campaign for Tall Tales and Wee Stories.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 13:05:19 UTC ]
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Headline Review bags Holsinger novel as Universal snaps up TV rights

Headline Review has scooped Bruce Holsinger's "electrifying" novel, The Gifted School, while rights for a TV version have been secured by Universal Television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 04:08:06 UTC ]
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Audible to launch new narrative non-fiction project next year

Audible will launch a new narrative non-fiction project in February 2020 from social care worker Shane Dunphy, shining a light on Irish gangs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-05 21:17:03 UTC ]
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Wellcome and UKRI back project on OA ‘transparent pricing’ framework

The Wellcome Trust and national funding agency UK Research & Innovation are backing a project to push "more transparent" communication around the nature and prices of OA publishing services. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 07:40:34 UTC ]
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The Testaments to be adapted for Hulu TV show as audiobook actors revealed

Margaret Atwood’s much-anticipated new novel The Testaments will be turned into a TV show by Hulu and MGM, it has been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 06:45:47 UTC ]
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CILIP Carnegie Medal revises criteria and launches Inclusive Minds project

Judging criteria for the CILIP Carnegie Medal have been revised to create a “more inclusive, child-focused” awards and a new partnership launched with Inclusive Minds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 05:59:02 UTC ]
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Jewell to Retire as Head of SIBA

Wanda Jewell will retire as the executive director of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance next June. A search for a successor will begin later this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Networks Luck out as bereft Colts are limited to just three national TV windows

Welcome to another edition of Ad Age Sports Media Marketing Brief, a weekly roundup of news from every zone of the sports media spray chart, including the latest on broadcast/cable/streaming, sponsorships, endorsements, gambling and tech. Luck has nothing to do with it While Andrew Luck’s... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-29 21:57:17 UTC ]
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This Just In: Magazines Are Not TV Networks

Recalling my 25 years covering the magazine industry’s tortured migration to digital, TV envy first became evident in the early 2000s. Whatever online scale many print brands achieved in their early efforts were quickly overshadowed by the sheer on-air promotional heft of cable brands like... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-28 17:56:47 UTC ]
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New Ann Cleeves novel snapped up for TV series

Ann Cleeves' latest book The Long Call (Pan Macmillan) has been snapped up for a television series by Silverprint Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 07:15:07 UTC ]
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