In commercial terms, there have been undoubted winners and losers from the coronavirus pandemic and Bloomsbury Publishing looks like a winner. Lockdowns have sparked a surge in interest in reading while a strategic move to become a digital business focused on the academic and professional information now looks far-sighted. The strategic growth initiative hatched in … Read more
Bob Satchwell dies aged 73: Tributes pour in to ‘giant of publishing industry’ as founder of Society of Editors loses battle with pneumonia and Covid-19 Bob Satchwell was the founding executive director of Society of Editors (SoE) Has been described by his colleagues as ‘one of the media’s greatest champions’ Satchwell had spent last few … Read more
Future publishing rocked by backlash over bonus scheme that could see boss handed a £41m windfall By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 February 2021 The publisher behind Horse & Hound and Country Life magazines has been rocked by a backlash over an ‘excessive’ … Read more
Graham Norton has lashed out at the annual publishing of BBC stars’ high salaries, branding the practice both ‘pointless’ and ‘rubbish’. The broadcaster, 57, who recently quit BBC Radio 2 after 10 years to head to Virgin Radio, has admitted that he looks forward to no longer having his earnings published for public consumption – a … Read more
Chinese takeaway owner lands £10,000 publishing deal after her book won Richard and Judy’s Search for a Bestseller competition Julie Ma won Richard and Judy’s competition with her story ‘Happy Families’ TV presenters praised the ‘talented writer’ for her ‘absolutely, bloody great’ book She won a £10,000 publishing deal and will have her work published … Read more
Comedian Andy Hamilton, 66, is publishing a 349-page novel written entirely by HAND over two years in bid to end the decline in handwriting Andy Hamilton is best known for creating the TV series Outnumbered He spent two years – and 43 pens – writing his new novel Longhand by hand Including the revisions, Hamilton … Read more
The Trump family have won a preliminary injunction on Tuesday against their niece Mary Trump and her publishers to stop them from publishing her tell-all book. A judge ruled they had to refrain from ‘publishing, printing or distributing’ any copies of the book ahead of a hearing on July 10th. The book — titled Too … Read more
Brazil’s government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move. Critics have called the decision an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in the country. The move came after months of criticism from experts saying Brazil’s statistics are woefully deficient, and in some cases manipulated, … Read more
Number 10 ‘didn’t notice’ that officials stopped publishing the number of people being tested for Covid-19 each day as figure hasn’t been announced since Friday last week Department of Health has suspended reporting the number of people tested This is to overcome inaccuracies caused by people being tested multiple times Figure was last published on … Read more