Just four days into 2016, Yahoo is making good on a plans announced at the end of 2015. The struggling tech giant has shut down Yahoo Screen, a 5-year-old digital video platform that housed its original series, its first livestream of an NFL game, and old episodes of Saturday Night Live. The remaining video properties on Yahoo Screen will be moved to the company's digital magazines, so like-minded content will exist side by side. "At Yahoo, we're constantly reviewing and iterating on our products as we strive to create the best user experience," said a Yahoo rep. "With that in mind, video content from Yahoo as well as our partners has been transitioned from Yahoo Screen to our Digital Magazine properties so users can discover complementary content in one place." The shutdown of Yahoo Screen, first reported by Variety, comes after a year in which the tech giant attempted to break into original content with the revival of NBC sitcom Community, the NBA-themed series Sin City Saints, and sci-fi comedy Other Space (from Ghostbusters director Paul Feig). It's a blow to the tumultuous tenure of CEO Marissa Mayer, for whom original video had been a priority. Despite the three original series, as well as a licensing deal with Viacom for Comedy Central shows and the entire catalogue of Saturday Night Live, Yahoo simply couldn't compete with streaming giants Netflix, Amazon Prime and even Hulu. Yahoo's originals contributed to a $42 million write down for the company last year.... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With publishers under pressure to distribute their content directly onto social media platforms, the nagging question for many is whether their brands are diluted by being disconnected from their source. New research from Digital Content Next found that 57 percent of the time, people are aware... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Unstuffed,’ a Christian take on the decluttering craze, broke the top five in Religion Nonfiction. Plus, Wanda Brunstetter’s Amish Millionaire series tops the Fiction list once again with the latest installment, ‘The Stubborn Father.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking is publishing three novels by a debut crime writer, Cara Hunter, following a "hotly contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex T Smith's bestselling Claude books are to be adapted into an animated series for Disney Junior EMEA. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC and Netflix have announced they are co-producing a new TV series of Watership Down, based on the classic Richard Adams novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Union believes alternative regulator is more compliant with Leveson reportThe National Union of Journalists has endorsed Impress, the regulator created as an alternative to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso).In so doing, the NUJ has labelled Ipso, which was set up by the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to Refinery29, differentiation has been a guiding principle since it launched in 2005, initially as a showcase for independent fashion vendors in Brooklyn. Now as it expands more aggressively into Europe -- it opened up its U.K. operations late last year and is currently eyeing Germany... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After years of sales declines in the U.K., the London Book Fair opened Tuesday with U.K. sales on the rise. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze's commissioning editor Sam Eades has pre-empted a debut writer's killer crime series for a six-figure sum within 48 hours of receiving the manuscript. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books is launching its new 7+ series fiction, Secret Princesses, at Bologna. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lexus dealers were so unnerved by online ad fraud a couple years back that they began urging Monica Mellier, group media director at the agency Team One, to redirect their ad dollars from digital media to legacy platforms such as TV or outdoor signs."We had a lot of conversations about how we... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers David Mitchell, Ali Smith, Cathy Cassidy, Nick Hornby and David Nicholls are among the top names who have signed an open letter supporting the occupiers of Carnegie Library and condemning the proposed changes to the Lambeth library service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple has reportedly fixed a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to bypass the passcode on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus running iOS 9.3.1 in order to access the address book and photos.The bypass technique was discovered by researchers from German security firm Evolution Security and takes... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith is fitting 100 of its UK branches with digital display screens in a bid to modernise its shop fronts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is to publish a new series set among Oxford University’s Champagne Set during the 1980s by Plum Sykes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga is a hit-driven market, and new titles from the Tokyo Ghoul, One-Punch Man, and Attack on Titan properties are pushing a sales rebound in the category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World of Warcraft has been around for more than a decade, fleshing out the world of Azeroth with new lands, stories and characters. Its subscriber base is slowly shrinking, but the Warcraft brand continues to evolve through games like Hearthstone and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Willow Summers’s 'Please' series nabbed two top slots behind Harlan Coben's latest on the iBooks bestsellers chart for the week ended March 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piccadilly Press has acquired world rights, excluding North America, to a children’s fiction series by actress Isla Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony's first PlayStation TV show landed with a bit of a thud. Based on the comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis, Powers struggled to stand out against its superhero peers, especially those on rival streaming networks. The show does have a follow... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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