Everybody has their own hot take on the media. The coldest eye likely comes from (or probably should come from) those who put their own money on the line. Publicly-traded media companies share a lot of mandatory financial information, but what drives the perspectives of those looking a bit further down the road, without the benefit of hindsight? What are venture capital funds or those seeking to raise new money in the media business most excited—and concerned—about today? And what might that suggest for the publishing world? In general, there's a lot of negative buzz about media by folks inside and outside the business. Conventional wisdom (surely you’ve seen it around) holds that there’s too much content out there; traditional media consumption is falling; digital advertising is damaged by a lack of transparency and standardized measurement; new business models are unsettled; the ad tech sector was way over-invested; and the FAANG companies (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) are sucking up all of the oxygen—not to mention the money. Certainly, there's a parade of scare stories for digital-native content companies, as Awesomeness was sold last year to Viacom for a price somewhere between $25–100 million, down from a $650-million valuation in 2016, Bustle Digital Group purchased Mic for $5 million (down from a $100-million valuation a year earlier) and Vice Media’s valuation has deflated from $5.7 billion to around $4.9 billion in little more than a year. Yet... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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HarperCollins Children's Books has acquired new science-fiction action-adventure series,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A switch to online content among newspaper readers in the U.S. has put pressure on the profits of publishers of traditional newspapers such as the New York Times. The same trend is affecting traditional newspaper publishers in Greater China, too. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google will launch an $81 million (€60 million) Digital Publishing Innovation Fund to assist French news organizations with their efforts to move their content online and to increase advertising revenues. President Francois Hollande an ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For most b-to-b publishers, print has receded into a broader array of information services and marketing initiatives for brand partners, including events, digital and data. This is not news, but grappling with how this media mix impacts strategic focus going forward is still new. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio has said he plans to buy the retail assets of the chain... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just 12 hours after (already denied) rumors circulated that Barnes & Noble may ditch its Nook business, the company has had to make an announcement concerning its retail division. Thanks to SEC regulations, the company has had to 'fess up that majority shareholder and "founder*" Leonard... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers have praised the Foyles bookshop workshop as “inspiring” as the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past eight years, more than 300 Florida middle and high school students graduated from aspiring writer to published author, thanks to the Océ Future Authors Project. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers, publishers and educators came together yesterday (11th February) in the first Future... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan US has settled the consumer class action case over alleged ebook price-fixing, having... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New freedoms and the patronage of pro-Democracy politician Aung San Suu Kyi helped Myanmar host its first book festival, where once-banned books were openly on display. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The year 2012 opened in dramatic fashion with magazine media-related deals. From Hanley Wood’s recapitalization to the final sell-off the remaining segments of what once was the massive Ziff Davis, 2012 saw its fair share of deals that involved traditional media brands as well as the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When it comes to book marketing, social media is a honeytrap, never quite delivering on its promises, but a few simple best practices can vastly improve your results. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the face of stagnant growth in traditional advertising, digital publishers are looking to sponsored content as an alternative route, something Buzzfeed has been doing well, and The Atlantic has been doing less well recently. It's an approach ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new library in Texas appears to be normal, until you realize it doesn’t have any books in it. In Bexar County, Texas, the center of the San Antonio metropolitan area’s breakneck growth, a population boom has left some residents without adequate library access. A new initiative will fill... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Non-executive chairman of Blackwell's, Trevor Goul-Wheeker, has joined sports publishing firm... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is the future of the comic book format? Will it go all digital? Continue its slow decline? Disappear? Or is due for a nostalgic revival like so much else? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fresh from apparently wrangling online content fees from Google last month, Belgian newspaper websites will, in 2013, launch an industry-wide platform to take back their readers. Major Flemish- and French-language newspaper publishers, magazine publ ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers often want to work closely with ebook outlets -- possibly a little too closely -- but it's rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing and education company Pearson PLC agreed to invest $89.5 million for a 5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble Inc.'s digital-business unit, Nook Media LLC. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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