Welcome to the another edition of Ad Age Sports Media 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. Fear Strikes Out Viciousness and stupidity are as endemic to the publishing business as are deadlines and rate cards, but what took place yesterday at Sports Illustrated’s office in lower Manhattan was an exercise in the most unbridled form of corporate sociopathy. The 65-year-old publication on Thursday laid off “35 to 40 percent of [its] editorial staff,” according to Wall Street Journal reporters Jacob Bogage and Ben Strauss, who characterized the cuts as a business decision that “could decimate what was once the standard-bearer of American sports journalism.” That so many well-respected SI reporters lost their jobs over the course of an afternoon is disconcerting enough, but the manner in which the layoffs were meted out by the Seattle-based firm now managing the brand was nothing short of contemptible. After SI employees had been ordered to attend one of two separate “transition meetings” at noon and 12:30 p.m., new overseer TheMaven canceled both sit-downs “moments before they were set to begin.” Now completely in the dark as to what was about to go down, SI staffers tried to get back into the rhythms of their daily routines. After a few hours of anxious silence, they’re told that the meetings are back on, with roughly half the... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 22:01:54 UTC ]
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Welbeck Publishing Group will release novelist Anna-Marie Crowhurst’s début non-fiction title. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 16:53:49 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has signed illustrator David Tazzyman to its list for his debut middle-grade fiction series and a new picture book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 16:24:51 UTC ]
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Many digital publishers looking for alternative revenue streams to advertising turn to subscriptions and commerce. But Minute mMedia, home to Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-03 18:30:12 UTC ]
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BookTrust has named bestselling writer and illustrator Ed Vere as its new illustrator in residence, Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 08:35:10 UTC ]
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For a third year, London Book Fair includes an accomplished illustrator among its highlighted industry professionals and offers illustration-related events. The post At London Book Fair: Rob Biddulph is Illustrator of the Fair 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-26 15:30:22 UTC ]
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There comes a time in every parent’s life when they briefly think, “Wow, I bet I could easily write and publish a really great children’s book and make a lot of money.” Thankfully, most do not even try… Not so Jeff Bridges, who has illustrated his daughter’s new book, Daddy Daughter Day, which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-18 15:32:11 UTC ]
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The Telegraph Sports Book Awards has announced a new prize for children’s titles and made the National Literacy Trust its charity partner for 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 15:25:53 UTC ]
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Her work for the 1965 paperback editions of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” achieved mass-cult status. But she hadn’t read the books when she got the job. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-17 17:30:40 UTC ]
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Author and illustrator Rob Biddulph has been announced as Illustrator of the London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-17 01:30:59 UTC ]
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Her work for the 1965 paperback editions of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” achieved mass-cult status. But she hadn’t read the books when she got the job. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-15 22:27:37 UTC ]
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"Fence: Striking Distance," Sarah Rees Brennan's YA novel adapted from the "Fence" comics, will go into the characters' "how" and "why," she says. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-03 16:00:05 UTC ]
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__________________________________ Nathan Holic’s mixed-media novel Bright Lights, Medium-Sized City is out now from Burrow Press. Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-27 09:48:59 UTC ]
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More than 130 adult and children’s authors and illustrators will be attending this year’s Winter Institute. Here are authors coming this year who serve as proof that kids’ and YA books and authors continue to be key to the fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sports media will rush to embrace gambling in 2020. With sports book operators hungering for new customers in a growing Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-26 16:15:53 UTC ]
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Tyson Fury and Ben Stokes have been longlisted for Autobiography of the Year at the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 23:09:52 UTC ]
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Game of Thrones went out in a blaze of glory, and it did so on social platforms, as well, as Nielsen Social Content Ratings pegged it as the most social primetime TV series of 2019. The HBO drama blew away the competition with an average of 5.329 million social interactions per episode,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-12-11 21:10:10 UTC ]
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With a massive online following, Lucy Wyndham-Read could be on the verge of publishing success with her book based on a seven-minute workout. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 13:21:47 UTC ]
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Debut children's book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse is proving a hit with independents in the run up to Christmas, with some bookshops reporting frustrations at not being able to replenish stocks of the title fast enough amid buoyant trading this festive season. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 19:47:28 UTC ]
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Duncan Hamilton has become the first person to win the William Hill Sports Book of the Year three times after he scooped the 2019 prize for The Great Romantic (Hodder & Stoughton). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 18:37:26 UTC ]
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The Templar Illustration and Design Award is expanding in 2020 to include categories for children’s non-fiction illustration and children’s fiction cover design for the first time, alongside its picture book illustration category. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 10:18:01 UTC ]
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