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Appeal launched for missing Doctor Who “audio treasures”
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AudioGO, the successors to the BBC Audio label and publishers of Doctor Who audio titles, is seeking any audio treasures fans of the series might have “squirrelled away”. The company are keen to hear from anyone who has off-air recordings of Doctor Who-related items from BBC TV and radio programmes, particularly those recorded in the…
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Iron Man 3 – first image
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To mark the start of production, Marvel has released this first image from Iron Man 3. Currently in production in Wilmington, North Carolina, the film will also be shooting in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, Miami, Florida and China. Iron Man 3 continues the big-screen adventures of the world’s favourite billionaire inventor/Super Hero, Tony Stark aka “Iron…
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Freeview launches new subscription-free sports ad campaign
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Digital TV platform Freeview has launched a new advertising campaign highlighting the free sport available to TV viewers this summer. Channels available via the service will be offering coverage of the Euros, Wimbledon, the Olympics and Paralympics without subscription. A 40 second ad, created by Leo Burnett, takes the viewer on a journey round a…
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Kobo announces self-publishing portal
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Kobo has announced a new self-publishing service offering independent authors and publishers a simple way to make their content available to readers. Kobo Writing Life allows books to be published in the ePub format “at no cost” and allows writers and publishers to set prices and manage advertising and marketing. It also offers “key reader…
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Amazon buys US publisher Avalon
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Amazon has announced the acquisition of Avalon Books, a US publisher with a backlist of around 3,000 titles predominantly in the Romance, Mystery and Western categories. The deal heralds the arrival of the firm’s titles on Amazon’s Kindle ereader. Avalon was established in 1950 by Thomas Bouregy and has been run by his daughter Ellen…
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Tor announces DRM-free eBook store
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Sci-fi and fantasy publisher Tor is to open its own eBook store, allowing customers to buy direct rather then via middlemen such as Amazon and Apple. Owned by Macmillan, Tor announced in April that its UK and US divisions would drop DRM from all titles later this year. Announcing the new store, Tor’s Tom Doherty…