YouTube has had a big year, even by its own standards.In 2014 the Google-owned streaming video service got a new boss, a new revenue stream and a new rival. It also rolled out a massive marketing campaign, the first of what are expected to be several ad-free subscription services and a new production studio in New York. And its stars landed on "Dancing With the Stars," The New York Times bestseller list and one saw his book turn into a film called "The Fault in Our Stars."To celebrate its big year, the nine-year-old company and creative studio Portal A produced a year-in-review video starring some of its biggest celebrities, like Grace Helbig taking a selfie, the Smosh brothers and Fine brothers taking the Ice Bucket Challenge, Bethany Mota taking on "Let It Go" from "Frozen" and Freddie W taking over Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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The news is like the ocean. On the surface, everything might seem pretty, but the further down you go, the worse things look. That, at least, is the metaphor behind a new ad from Veja, a popular right-leaning (if not right-wing) Brazilian magazine that featured President Obama as Che Guevara... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laughing Star Wars Chewbacca mask lady drives James Corden to work, Simpsons actor has a treat for graduates and a very happy wolfGame of Thrones fans who enjoy the cutting jibes and razor-sharp wit of Tyrion Lannister will love our Family Guy parody featuring Stewie Griffin as the Peter... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette has launched a football-themed app based on the BAFTA-winning and multi-million selling game New Star Soccer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze is publishing a debut graphic novel by YouTuber Dan The Diamond Minecart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's still time to nominate young professionals from the Chinese publishing world for Frankfurt Book Fair's BIZ Beijing and China Publishers showcase: the Young Stars Award. The post Deadline Is June 20 for China’s Young Stars Award Applications appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Claudia Gray's new novel, Bloodline, Princess Leia—sorry, Senator Organa—fights to keep the Senate from crumbling (again). The post Leia Gets Her Badassery Back in the New Star Wars Book appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles will host a line-up of events this summer featuring authors Joe Hill, Nina Stibbe, Nick Hornby and the president of TED, Chris Anderson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannah Hart is the wildly popular, sometimes sober YouTube personality (2.3 million subscribers), and author of the New York Times bestseller "My Drunk Kitchen." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Beaton translated her Web comic success with Hark, a Vagrant! into a budding career in children’s books with last year’s The Princess and the Pony. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips didn’t think she’d write so many books in her Chicago Stars series of contemporary romance novels set in the world of a suburban Chicago professional football team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has joined forces with lifestyle magazine Red to find a new cookery star to bring their style of African cookery to the masses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the success of Fredrik Backman’s 'A Man Called Ove,' which was released in English in July 2014 and hit bestseller lists earlier this year, Atria has two follow-ups from the Swedish author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three of the artists shortlisted for this year’s V&A Illustration Awards have been nominated for their work on Folio Society editions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The legacy publisher is all-in on reaching millennials through video and social media. The post Video Programming, Channing Tatum Star at Hearst’s First-Ever NewFronts appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Jessie Burton has named a setting in her new novel The Muse after a Waterstones bookseller as a thank you for a “stellar” effort in hand-selling her début novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has revelealed the cover for Jamie Oliver's upcoming book Super Food Family Classics, featuring his wife Jools. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France, Australia, US, China, Sudan, Brazil, Poland, New Zealand and more factor into the honors: New Bookstore of the Year category a popular favorite. The post Asia, North and South America, Africa, Europe featured in London Book Fair’s Excellence Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They’ve become the voice of the millennials and now films, TV shows, book deals and live tours are followingYou may not have heard of Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee, but these British YouTube stars have more than 11 million subscribers and more than one billion views on Google’s online video service.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere non-fiction has acquired a debut health and fitness book by Instagram sensation Faya Nilsson, a personal trainer and winner of Cosmopolitan’s Lifestyle Blogger of the Year for her blog, fitnessontoast.com. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is rolling out a bunch of new live video features, including a video section that will prioritize live content above on-demand videos. Publishers like Business Insider and The Washington Post expect the new features to grow viewership on the platform. And with a dedicated section, clear... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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