Serial Box, a subscription-based startup that offers serialized stories in both written and audio form, has announced a seed investment round of $1.65 million.

The round was led by Boat Rocker Media, whose recent investments include CAA Creative Labs, The Outline, MarcoPolo Learning and the acquisition of Fremantle…

Jay and Mark Duplass — whose fiefdom as writers, directors, actors and producers includes HBO’s Togetherness and Amazon’s Transparent — have closed a deal with Ballantine Books to publish an untitled essay collection in 2017. The busy sibs (whose second season of Togetherness is set to premiere in February and whose An…

Demonstrating that Jurassic World isn’t the only insatiable-monster hit of the new summer season, it only took four days for E.L. James' Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey As Told By Christian to ring up sales of more than 1.1 million copies in trade paperback, eBook, and audio editions. "This is an astonishing number of…

If you’re not on commission or the bonus track at Bertelsmann’s toddling Penguin Random House megapublisher, there’ll be a nice tip for you come April 17: An extra $750 in your paycheck, compliments of CEO Markus Dohle. “We are all proud of the positive impact inherent in what we do at Penguin Random House by…

The European media company RTL has bought a controlling stake in StyleHaul, the biggest YouTube multi-channel network focused on fashion and beauty, for $107 million, with further “earn-out” potential that could further raise the total price, the two sides confirmed.

The deal has been strongly rumored for the past two …

Angela Lansbury To Topline ‘Blithe Spirit’ On London Stage
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‘The X-Factor’ Musical Headed To London’s West End
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