Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced that the Hunger Games trilogy has outsold the seven-book Harry Potter series, making Suzanne Collins’ three-part saga the best-selling book series of all time on Amazon.com, taking into consideration print and Kindle book sales combined. Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Books and Kindle, Amazon.com, said, “Interestingly, this series is only three books versus Harry Potter’s seven, and to achieve this result in just four years is a … [Read more...] about Hunger Games trilogy becomes best-selling book series on Amazon.com
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Novavision appoints new sales executive
Paris – Novavision has announced the appointment of Allison Glasgow-Lafontaine as Sales Executive. She joins the company after the departure of Nathalie Nennig, Sales Director. Glasgow-Lafontaine will take over some of Nennig’s responsibilities and territories such as Europe, North America and the Middle East. She will report to the new COO, Philippe Deleplace. Born in the U.S., Glasgow-Lafontaine has been living in Paris for over 20 years. She has worked for DISCOP as Head of Sales … [Read more...] about Novavision appoints new sales executive
Kevin Reilly promoted to Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company
Kevin Reilly has been promoted to Chairman of Entertainment for FOX Broadcasting Company (FOX). In his new role, Reilly will oversee all programming, scheduling, marketing, research, digital and business affairs at the network. Under his leadership, the network launched Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon Glee, and most recently introduced New Girl, the network's highest-rated sitcom in 10 years, as well as The X Factor, last season's top new unscripted … [Read more...] about Kevin Reilly promoted to Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company
ChinaVision Media posts strong turnover for 1H2012
Hong Kong – ChinaVision Media Group Limited (ChinaVision) has announced its interim results for the six-month period ending June 30, 2012. Turnover amounted to HK$523,163,000 in the first half of 2012, mainly attributable to promising income and profit contribution from the television drama business and satisfactory growth in mobile TV business. In comparison, turnover for the same period in 2011 was HK$97,012,000. Another factor for the growth is the greater synergy among all … [Read more...] about ChinaVision Media posts strong turnover for 1H2012
Malaysia’s Astro to raise RM5.5B in IPO
Malaysia – Pay-TV operator Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd is offering up to 1.52 billion shares—which could be worth about US$1.75 billion (RM5.5 billion)—in its initial public offering (IPO) this year. This is Malaysia’s third largest listing this year, after Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (RM9.93 billion raised in June) and IHH Healthcare Bhd (RM6.3 billion raised in July), according to The Star Online. In an updated prospectus exposure released last … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s Astro to raise RM5.5B in IPO
IPTV operators turning up the heat with multi-screen TV, content discovery, social networking
Campbell, California – Amid their challenges in differentiating content, pay-TV providers are looking to stand out from their competitors by offering additional services and features, such as multi-screen viewing, social networking, and content discovery and recommendation services, according to a latest report by market research firm Infonetics Research. Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband access and video at Infonetics Research, noted that multi-screen video, which is also … [Read more...] about IPTV operators turning up the heat with multi-screen TV, content discovery, social networking