Few tech entrepreneurs have had the ability to imagine a future just beyond our reach, and to profoundly change how we live our lives. Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are two such stars, and Jeff Bezos, our Media Visionary for 2016, joins this constellation. From ecommerce and streaming video to artificial intelligence, drone deliveries and publishing, look to Bezos to enable the Jetsons age. Amazon's founder and CEO has spent the past two decades building a global shopping site with an active user base of 304 million. "This year, Amazon became the fastest company ever to reach $100 billion in annual sales," Bezos wrote shareholders in July. In the coming years, Bezos aims not only to expand the retail colossus but also his burgeoning Amazon Prime business. U.S. membership in Prime—which, for $99 per year, provides access to two-day shipping, streaming video and ad-free music, among other benefits—grew to 63 million in Q2 of this year, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal last week reported the possibility of a premium live sports package—negotiations over game rights with the NBA, NFL and MLB are said to be underway. Prime Video may soon rival Netflix on a global scale, with the streaming business set to launch in 200 countries and territories, including Canada and Australia. (It's currently available in the U.S., the U.K. and a handful of other countries.) As Bezos eyes expansion, he has made an equal commitment to... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carl Landau has officially sold Niche Media—the conferences and professional services network he founded over a decade ago to serve B2B, city/regional and special interest magazine publishers—to Second Street Media Solutions, a St. Louis-based provider of audience engagement software to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road has evolved into a leading marketing platform, boosting sales and discoverability for its publishing partners. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition. Cover stars: Chip and Joanna Gaines, who rose to fame through their hit HGTV... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has joined firms—including Warner Bros—investing in Picturestart, a new media company releasing entertainment that will “discover and celebrate diverse voices”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_158357" align="alignright" width="150"] Stephanie Paterik[/caption] [caption id="attachment_154449" align="alignright" width="150"] Lisa Granatstein[/caption] Lisa Granatstein and Stephanie Paterik are taking on new editorial co-leadership roles at Adweek, as editor,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed. HuffPost. Vice. Those are just a few of the digital media darlings that have been forced to make significant cuts to their staffs since the start of the year. Many of these organizations were destined to hit a wall on their hyper-growth model as the profits simply couldn’t cover the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Denis O’Brien loses hundreds of millions in sale of Ireland’s biggest newspaper publisherIreland’s largest newspaper group has agreed to a takeover offer from the Belgian media group Mediahuis in a deal in which its largest shareholder, billionaire Denis O’Brien, will lose hundreds of millions... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What happened to all the spaghetti on the wall? Apologies for the overused expression, but bear with me. It’s a serious question I have been thinking about for the last year or so in regards to magazine media. In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t been covering the industry all that long, at... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The US news media devotes startlingly little time to climate change – how can newsrooms cover it in ways that will finally resonate with their audiences?This article is excerpted from a piece published by Columbia Journalism Review and the Nation. The Guardian is partnering with CJR and the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books rose 6.6% in February over February 2018 after slumping in January, while sales of children/young adult books had a second consecutive month of good sales increases, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facing public criticism over a ban on sending free books to prison inmates, the Washington Department of Corrections has backed down and partially rescinded the ban. Advocates for prison inmates call the new policy "insufficient" and continue to negotiate with DOC officials. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Reichl, former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine — previously a food editor and restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times — released her newest memoir, “Save Me The Plums,” earlier this year, telling a “tale of the end of American magazine media as we knew it.” The book is also many... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Hellboy” has finally hit theaters, and one thing that’s clear before the box office receipts are even counted: This movie is hoping for a sequel. Based on the long-running comic book series created by Mike Mignola, “Hellboy” stars David Harbour as the titular half-demon, half-human who was... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has revealed plans to refit its post office stores with a bigger emphasis on books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News about rampant misinformation, dubious data practices and censorship accusations haven't done much to turn Americans off social media over the past few years, according to a Pew Research report published today. The survey found that the share of U.S. adults on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marc Pritchard has asked a lot from digital media the past two years, but his latest ask may be the hardest to get — civility. In a speech to the Association of National Advertisers Media Conference in Orlando on Thursday, Procter & Gamble Co.’s chief brand officer called for a “New Media... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Enquirer, the tabloid that billionaire Jeff Bezos accused of extortion earlier this year, is on the block to be sold by parent company American Media Inc. American Media’s board conducted a review of its tabloid business, including the Globe and National Examiner brands, and... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The veteran media executive helped validate digital media in the eyes of marketers and publishers. His new job will ask him to do something very different. The post ‘A builder and fixer’: New Gizmodo boss Jim Spanfeller is an old school digital media vet appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Circle Media Group has sold its interest in one of Europe’s largest book printers, CPI, to a private investor, after less than nine months of ownership. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The United Kingdom joined a growing global backlash against technology companies such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., proposing fines and bans if social-media platforms fail to curb illegal activity. The government outlined plans for an industry-funded regulator that would police the... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-08 14:25:00 UTC ]
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