Bloomsbury acquires video streaming service, saying “streaming is a core strand in our strategic growth plans”
“Streaming has been gaining considerable institutional traction and, as a logical outcome of...
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Category: Film & TV
As Netflix adds games and podcasts to its platform appeal, publishers need to rethink resistance to subscription
For publishers there’s no direct threat here – and likely benefits, as books are often...
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“Complementary content and technologies.” OverDrive completes Kanopy acquisition
Digital video, digital audio, digital text, digital conferencing, digital book fairs, digital,...
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Amazon buys IP treasure trove. Gets MGM film studio and place in Hollywood history into the bargain
We can be certain the team at Amazon Publishing and Audible will be salivating at the prospect of...
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Netflix starts 2021 with 204 million subscribers. Publishers look the other way
…While many publishers are using their muscle to keep subscription at bay, consumers are...
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The subscription ascendancy moves closer as Disney premium content bypasses theatres. Publishers stand to lose twice
The transition from retail to subscription is now inexorable and inevitable. The challenge for the...
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Warner Bros. says it will send ALL its 2021 releases to a streaming service at same time as to cinemas. Book publishers – wake up and smell the coffee
This is just one more digital genie that, once out of the bottle, is not going to go back in. HBO...
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“Let there be more films based on books by contemporary Ukrainian authors”
“It’s great that we have so much literature spanning different genres. Let there be more...
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Netflix targets 500 million subscribers by 2030. Rolls out mobile-only subscription option for Nigeria’s 126 million internet users. Publishers look the other way
“We want to tell amazing stories tailored to different languages, different tastes, and different...
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Showmax Pro rolled out video streaming across more than 40 African countries last month as digital publishing remained a novelty
A big part of the problem lies in content rights. How is it, for example, that Amazon can provide...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter for serious self-publishers, Publish Global # 5, is now out
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for the serious self-publisher with...
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Netflix globally releasing 44 Arabic films from MENA. MENA publishers dither over digital and limit reach
Netflix is releasing a catalogue of 44 Arabic films combining cinematic masterpieces with...
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