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The Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) deal is about to close, paidContent has learned, and the buyer is Iconix Brand Group, the London-based owner of London Fog, Joe Boxer, Ecko U (Read More)
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It’s been seven months since Tom Florio, publishing director for Vogue, asked if it would be possible to take the online ad strategy that helped propel candidate Barack Obama to (Read More)
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Smashwords, which was one of the first eBook distributors to be have its self-publishing platform included in the new Sony (NYSE: SNE) digital bookstore, has acquired author com (Read More)
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Reading the coverage over the last couple of days, you might think that the row over Google's plans to digitise the world's books was fading away. The search company has responded to the anger of many in the publishing world (Read More)
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) barely made its court-imposed deadline to submit its amended books settlement proposal, which the company hopes will ease friction over antitrust concerns fr (Read More)
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Despite its current financial troubles and continued layoffs, Forbes Media has bought FlipGloss, a photo publishing and online distribution platform. Terms were not disclosed. T (Read More)
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Despite its current financial troubles and continued layoffs, Forbes Media has bought FlipGloss, a photo publishing and online distribution platform. Terms were not disclosed. T (Read More)
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Virtual goods and micro-transactions have been driving the billion-dollar online games industry across Asia for years. And deals like EA’s $400 million buyout of social gamer Pl (Read More)
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Virtual goods and micro-transactions have been driving the billion-dollar online games industry across Asia for years. And deals like EA’s $400 million buyout of social gamer Pl (Read More)
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Recent reports have suggested that display advertising is experiencing a tentative comeback, thanks in part to the adoption of larger ad formats over the past few months by publ (Read More)
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Another sign that magazines trafficking in “aspirational” content continue to face tough times: Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. will cease publication of Metropolitan Home magazi (Read More)
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The pullback in advertising and consumer purchases has resulted in a dismal quarter for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), as revenues fell 25 percent, while its net l (Read More)
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Stephan Behrens (43) hat zum 1. November die Geschäftsführung für die Segmente Management und Technik bei WEKA MEDIA übernommen. Ebenfalls zum 1. November wurde Christian Rose (38), zusätzlich zu seinen Aufgaben als Chief Onl (Read More)
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Godengo, a startup that provides various services for magazine websites, has raised $2.16 million in a round of funding, according to an SEC filing. Godengo’s services, which are geared towards city, regional and lifestyle ma (Read More)
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[Germany] Serial founder and investor Lukasz Gadowski constantly taps new online markets. In his latest venture, the entrepreneur from Berlin ( who is best known for his part in the success of Spreadshirt, StudiVZ, Brands4Fri (Read More)
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Stephen Moss has been named president and CEO of National Public Media, the national corporate sponsorship firm for NPR, PBS and Boston public broadcasting affiliate WGBH. He succeeds Robert Williams, who founded NPM’s predec (Read More)
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Given the recent turmoil that has left an estimated 400 staffers laid off from Condé Nast, the company is reorganizing its digital sales force along five categories. Under the new sales structure, which will still be headed b (Read More)
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The Fox Audience Network is working with Omnicom Media Group on an online ad targeting and buying platform called Living Segments, which the two hope will raise their respective profiles. Essentially, the platform is an exten (Read More)
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