Bonnier News - December 2009

Many Golden Globe nominations for CANAL+

By Mona Holmquist on 2009-12-16
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This year's Golden Globe nominations have just been announced in the U.S. and several CANAL+ series are among the nominees.

Three of the channel's hit series are competing for the statuette for best drama series: True Blood, House and Big Love. The popular series Entourage and 30 Rock are among the nominees for best comedy series. Hugh "House" Laurie and Bill Paxton from Big Love can get the price for best actor and Anna Paquin may have a Golden Globe for her performance in True Blood.

The book that set the record

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-12-16
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How long is the world’s longest mustache? Who is the oldest person to win an Oscar? And how much did the world’s most expensive coin cost?

The answers to these questions, and hundreds of others, can of course be found in Guinness World Records, the book that is a record in and of itself. With over 100 million copies sold since its first edition in 1955, it is the world's most-sold licensed book. Today it is published in 25 languages in more than 100 countries.

Herta Müller is a money-spinner

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-12-09
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Today, Herta Müller receives the Nobel Prize in Literature from the hands of His Majesty the King of Sweden. In addition to eternal glory and fame, she also gets the prize money, 10 million Swedish crowns (almost 1.4 million USD). But even for her Swedish publisher, Wahlström & Widstrand, the Prize is a welcome addition to the Christmas trade.

Photo: Ulla Montan

"It's a money-spinner," says Katarina Arborelius, marketing manager at Wahlström & Widstrand. "The hottest right now is Andningsgunga (English title: Everything I Possess I Carry With Me) who came in stock last week, while Herta Müller arrived in Stockholm.

Going Green With E-books

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-12-08
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E-books are the most environmentally friendly of all books – at least if you read enough of them on your e-reader. That’s the key finding of a new study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

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"The study, in which we collaborated and contributed data, was carried out by KTH," explains Erik Larsson, environmental manager at Bonnierförlagen, which, together with Adlibris and Elib, represented Bonnier in the study. "Similar studies have been conducted for magazines, but we wanted to focus on books. And KTH, as an independent research institute, felt like the most appropriate partner."

The biggest independent music company in the Nordics changes ownership

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-12-07
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The management for Bonnier Amigo Music Group acquires 100% of the shares for the company from Bonnier AB.

"It is not only a passion for music that is behind this management buy out, but also the fact that we see a huge potential in the company," says Fredrik Ekander, CEO, Bonnier Amigo Music Group.

Together with Cai Leitner, MD Norway and Denmark, he is heading up the acquisition.

The final of Big Brother Finland attracted a million viewers

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-12-04
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The Big Brother final in Finland 2009 broke Sub's all-time viewing record. When the winner was announced, 973,000 viewers were tuned in, which is hugely impressive as the Finnish population is 5.3 million.

On November 29, 2009, the Big Brother final in Finland broke Sub's all-time viewing record with an average of 779 000 viewers. When the winner was announced, 973 000 viewers were tuned in, which is hugely impressive as the Finnish population is 5.3 million.

Bonnier Publications Launches New Website

By Linnéa Pontvik on 2009-12-02
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In the coming days Bonnier Publications will launch its new corporate website. Lars Kivig, web coordinator for Bonnier Publications, tells more.

The new corporate website is built on the open source platform Drupal.

"We chose the system in order to be able to develop our sites more dynamically. With Drupal as the basic platform, our focus will be on development instead of technical limitations. It also gives our editors a tool to simplify their daily work, making them more agile. This is important for a fast-growing media channel like the Web," explains Lars.

TV4 Group and Ericsson in ten-year strategic partnership

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-12-02
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The TV4 Group and Ericsson have entered into a ten-year strategic partnership with the aim of driving and leading development of the TV technology of the future. Under the agreement, Ericsson will be taking over responsibility for all TV4 Group transmission operations.  

Photo: Daniel Ohlsson/TV4

The TV4 Group and Ericsson have entered into a strategic partnership for the joint prioritisation and development of future TV and multimedia solutions. Under the ten-year partnership and technology development agreement, Ericsson will be taking over responsibility for TV4 Group transmission operations. The 40 people at TV4 working in the departments concerned will be offered employment with Ericsson.