Publishing NewsBBC / best of list / bookstores / Netflix / romantic love / streaming9 Comments
BBC may become victim of its own success, Netflix exec suggests – Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos predicts that in building such a robust storytelling culture in Britain the BBC may be “doomed.” Not only are younger generations unused to (and uninterested in) paying for television, but other services can ... more >
Publishing Newsaudiobooks / Banned-Books / bookstores / brain / Hong Kong / Publishers / science / streamingComments Off on Tuesday News: Streaming audiobooks from the cloud, brain dumps, and missing Hong Kong publishers
Daughter of ‘disappeared’ Hong Kong book publisher won’t be silent – For the first year she can remember, Gui Minhai’s daughter, Angela Gui, did not get a call from her father on her birthday. Gui is one of the five missing Hong Kong publishers — he is the naturalized Swedish citizen who made ... more >
Publishing NewsBarbie / cable / diversity / gender roles / marriage / publishing / racism / satellite television / sexism / stereotypes / streaming5 Comments
Conflicts Between Pay-TV Providers, Networks Could Result in Permanent Blackouts – With all of the attention on the pending Comcast Time-Warner merger, you may have missed the ongoing conflicts between Dish Satellite and quite a few channels, from Turner Broadcasting to CNN and possibly CBS. In some ways, though, what’s ... more >
Publishing NewsAero / Comic books / copyright / digital media / DVR / film adaptations / In Death / Marvel / Nora-Roberts / SCOTUS / streaming11 Comments
Aereo Loses at Supreme Court, in Victory for TV Broadcasters – So I don’t know how many of you were surprised by the Supreme Court’s ruling against Aereo, but I do hope the ruling encourages more debate and discussion around how to “enable choice and freedom” in media presentation. Aereo ... more >