Digital now makes up 11.3% of Hachette’s revenues worldwide, and 20% of Random House’s
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Digital now accounts for 11.3 percent of Hachette’s sales worldwide, and about 20 percent of Random House’s Read more »
Welcome to the world’s largest book publisher: Penguin-Random House merger complete
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Penguin and Random House have completed their merger, resulting in the world’s largest book publisher: Penguin Random House. Read more »
Department of Justice clears Random House-Penguin merger
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The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the proposed merger between Random House and Penguin, though it remains under consideration by international antitrust authorities. Read more »
Random House TV launches to create shows based on books
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Random House and Bertelsmann sister company Fremantle Media are partnering to launch a new initiative, Random House Television, that will develop TV shows based on Random House books. Random House authors will also be invited to develop original TV programming. Read more »
Thanks To E-Books, Publishers Find Flat Is The New Up
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Large book publishers’ most recent earnings reports reflect a new normal: Revenues are roughly flat, but profits are up — in large part due… Read more »
Over 20 Percent Of Random House U.S. Sales Are Digital
2011 is widely believed to be a year of explosive growth for e-books, but few statistics are available yet for this year. However, here’s a… Read more »
Bertelsmann Buys Digital Marketer Smashing Ideas For Random House
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Bertelsmann AG has acquired digital media agency Smashing Ideas, Inc. for its Random House division. While the match between an established… Read more »
Bertelsmann Back in Music Biz in Earnest; Up To
Bertelsmann, who all but exited out of music business when it sold its portion in Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG back to Sony last year, is back in it… Read more »
Earnings: Bertelsmann '08 Profit Down By Third After Five Writedown
After slashing the value of its RTL-owned broadcaster Five, German media group Bertelsmann’s saw its annual net profit slump by one third to… Read more »
Sony Has It All Now: Acquisition Of Bertelsmann’s 50 Percent Stake In Sony BMG Done, BMG Dropped
The second-largest record company in the world is now all Sony Read more »
