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Eligibility criteria for OzCo publishing grants now onlineEligibility criteria and application details for publishing grants from the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts are now ava...
AudioGo acquires BBC Audiobooks
BBC Worldwide has sold an 85% stake of its audiobooks business to a newly formed UK-based consortium called AudioGo.
BBC still looking to sell audiobooks business
BBC Worldwide, the UK broadcaster's commercial arm, is still keen to sell off its audiobook business, deeming it 'non-core'.
Huang to head new Penguin UK licensing division
Australian expat Eric Huang has been appointed to head a new licensing division for Penguin UK. The group involves a merger of the BBC, Sunbird and Ladybird Licensing teams.
UK parliamentary committee critical of BBC's Lonely Planet purchase
A UK House of Commons select committee has branded BBC Worldwide's purchase of Lonely Planet "the most egregious example" of the company's expansion beyond its existing remit, suggesting tha...
BBC plans to sell off Worldwide arm
Press reports in the UK are suggesting that the BBC is contemplating selling off its BBC Worldwide commercial arm, which owns a 75% stake in Lonely Planet.
BBC Audiobooks for sale
The commercial arm of the BBC has confirmed that BBC Audiobooks is up for sale.
BBC to offer free audio downloads via libraries
BBC Audio has announced a plan to offer library users in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa free audiobook downloads via distributor OverDrive.
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Costco to open at second Melbourne locationSpeculation in Melbourne indicates that the US retailer Costco has secured a second Victorian site ahead of a mooted Sydney location, according to Inside Ret...
BBC defends Lonely Planet deal
The BBC has defended its acquisition of Lonely Planet in from of a British parliamentary committee, insisting that it is a 'natural extension of BBC Worldwide' and a 'very interesting vehicle to ...
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