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'GTA 6' Publisher Dismisses Digital Replacing Discs Controversy
While gamers continues to be mad at Sony for announcing that it will no longer sell discs in 2028, moving to an all-digital market, it seems to be overlooked that what could be the biggest game of all time is doing the exact same thing. That would…
Ethiopia's Addis Standard: Editor of top independent news site seized by police, publisher says
The editor-in-chief of a leading Ethiopian independent news site was abducted and assaulted by security forces, according to its owner. The Addis Standard's Yonas Kedir was taken last Saturday, held for 24 hours and subjected to 'prolonged…
What Publisher Earnings Reveal About Their AI Strategies
Traffic is down across the media industry, and AI is the main reason why. That was the throughline connecting the second-quarter earnings from The New York Times, News Corp, USA Today Co., and People Inc., all of which were reported this week. In…
DC Comics To Start Publishing Absolute Batman: The Covers Collections
Posted in: Comics | Tagged: absolute, Absolute Batman DC Comics to Start Publishing Absolute Batman: The Covers Collections in Hardcover from 2027 DC Comics is to publish Absolute Batman: The Covers in April 2027, collecting every cover from…
Marvel Smashes DC For Once: Comics Publisher Weekly Marketshare Chart
Marvel Comics Smashes DC Comics... For Once: The Latest Comics Publisher Weekly Marketshare Chart Marvel smashes DC Comics in weekly marketshare, surging to 43.19% while DC drops below 30% to 29.62%. Marvel's big win follows last week's…
Europe Published Agent Disclosure Rules. The Industry Code That Covers Everything Else Doesn't Mention Them.
The European Commission published agent disclosure rules two weeks before enforcement. The industry compliance code that covers every other transparency obligation under Article 50 of the AI Act deliberately excludes them. That is the structural…
A Vicious Double Standard in Publishing. Plus. . .
It's Friday, August 7. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press —and our take on the world at large. Today: River Page on RFK Jr.'s tragic salmon cakes. Jed Rubenfeld explains why pleading the Fifth won't…
When Publishers Pick Sides
Simon & Schuster published my last three books, Miami Babylon, God's Bankers, and Pharma. Tracing the Vatican's hidden finances and exposing the pharmaceutical industry's capture of American medicine were particularly large, expensive, yearslong…
Council publishes series of road closures of the duration of NL Half Marathon
North Lanarkshire Council has published a series of road closures of the duration of the NL Half Marathon set to take place later this month. North Lanarkshire's Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, August 23, starting and ending at Ravenscraig…
Former Popcorn Books Publisher Receives Suspended Sentence in LGBTQ+ 'Extremism' Trial
A Moscow judge handed down a four-year suspended sentence on Friday to the former head of the independent publishing houses Popcorn Books and Individuum after finding him guilty of LGBTQ+ “extremism.” Dmitry Protopopov was among three…
Vinicius Junior's future has been decided! Real Madrid publish official statement
As Los Blancos officially announced on Thursday evening, Vinicius has signed a new contract after his previous deal had been due to expire in 2027. The Brazilian has committed himself to Real for another five years, until 2032. Talks over Vinicius'…
Take-Two CEO calls GTA 6's level of pre-orders 'unprecedented and astonishing' as the publisher reports $1.39 billion in sales already
Take-Two Interactive says it drew in $1.39 billion in sales during Grand Theft Auto 6 's pre-order period Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says the game had an 'exceptional start to pre-orders' Specific sales numbers are undisclosed, but Zelnick says…
Minister seeks posthumous citation for publisher Charles Kao - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Minister of Culture Li Yuan (李遠) said Friday that he will recommend that President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) issue a posthumous citation honoring publishing pioneer Charles Kao…
Indie game publisher Devolver Digital wants to go private, believes current share price 'does not reflect the true market value' of the company
Indie game publisher Devolver Digital is looking to return to private ownership, after a rough few years as a publicly-traded company. In a press release sent to investors, Devolver Digital said that it didn't believe the current share price did…
Parkin Publishes on Eleanor Roosevelt's Advertising Career | News
Katherine Parkin, Ph.D., professor of history, recently published research on Eleanor Roosevelt's career as an advertising spokeswoman in Advertising & Society Quarterly (Vol. 27, Issue 2, 2026). The work was co-written by the late Patricia Maloney…
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