Sony considering sale of unit that owns Beatles songs: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 09:34

Sony Corp is considering a sale of its Sony/ATV Music Publishing unit, which owns the rights to most of the Beatles` songs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the company`s leaked internal emails.

Tom Cruise files lawsuit against publishers defending his parenting skills

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 12:44

Actor Tom Cruise has filed a lawsuit against the publishers of Life & Style and In Touch magazines, defending his parenting skills, reports tmz.com.

News Corp revenue rises on subscriptions; advertising revenue falls

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 12:31

News Corp, the publishing company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, reported on Friday that annual revenue grew 2.7 percent to almost USD8.9 billion on a rise in circulation and subscription revenue.

Facebook launches mobile game publishing programme

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 15:39

Facebook got into the business of publishing mobile games, offering developers help at going global with smartphone or tablet titles in exchange for a share of revenue.

UK publishing company transforms `entire books into one-page wall art`

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 15:52

A UK based publishing company has produced prints that feature the entire text of a book on a single page.

Publisher, photographer probed over Kate`s topless photos

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 12:00

A magazine publisher and a photographer have been placed under formal investigation in France for allegedly breaching the privacy of Duchess Kate.

EU approves merger of Penguin, Random House

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 13:12

The European Commission gave the go-ahead to the merger of Penguin and Random House to create the world's No. 1 publishing house, considering that the operation will not harm competition in Europe.

Apple appeals China Encyclopedia copyright court ruling

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 18:59

Sun Jianhong, the publishing house's attorney, said Wednesday he had seen the appellant petition filed by Apple, which had been forwarded to the appellant court on Tuesday.

Johnny Depp announces publishing venture

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 19:56

Johnny Depp is adding publisher to his resume.

Twitter co-founders launch new publishing platform ‘Medium’

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 13:54

Evan Williams and Biz Stone, the co-founders of popular micro blogging site Twitter, have launched a new publishing platform named ‘Medium’.

Kodak agrees to sell online gallery to Shutterfly

Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2012, 09:37

Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it plans to sell its online photo service business to online photo publishing company Shutterfly Inc. for USD 23.8 million.

'Publishing industry moving towards digitalization'

Last Updated: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 19:22

The publishing industry worldwide is fast moving towards digitalization and there is a strong future for publishers in the digital medium, Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press (CUP) Stephen Bourne said here on Saturday.