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Matt Brian / The Next Web:
Verizon and Redbox enter joint venture to create new Netflix rival — US mobile operator Verizon and DVD rental service Redbox today confirmed reports of a collaboration, announcing that the two companies have formed a joint venture to create a service capable of competing with Netflix.
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@ingridlunden, SlashGear and Electronista
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Verizon Teams With Redbox for a Netflix-Style Video Service — Here's the Netflix-style video service that Verizon wouldn't talk about a couple months ago: A joint venture with Redbox that promises “instantly available online and mobile content with immediate access to physical media through rental kiosks.”
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Multichannel, TechCrunch, paidContent, Forbes, Fast Company and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:
Yahoo Looked At Buying Netflix When The Stock Was In The Toilet
Yahoo Looked At Buying Netflix When The Stock Was In The Toilet
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AllThingsD
The Independent:
Digital setback for Murdoch as ‘secret’ iPad project folds — A year after Rupert Murdoch described the iPad as the tool that would make newspapers “viable again”, News International has abandoned a project to produce content for the company's brand on the Apple tablet and similar devices.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
After a Year, Tablet Daily Is a Struggle — One year ago Rupert Murdoch took the stage at the Guggenheim Museum and with much fanfare introduced a News Corporation publication that, in the words of the Apple executive Eddy Cue, would “redefine the news.” — A year later, it has not quite done that.
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Is GigaOm Buying PaidContent? — Who wants to pay for PaidContent? We'll find out soon, it seems, because the sales process for the pioneering blog and its parent company ContentNext appears to be wrapping up. — But if you were making a bet, you'd get good odds that the most likely buyer …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
The city tabloids and the fate of Greg Kelly, morning anchor accused of rape — Around breakfast time on Wednesday, Jan. 25, Greg Kelly was on the set of “Good Day New York” in a dark grey suit on a bright yellow couch. — He was discussing the 2012 election with co-host Rosanna Scotto and Newark Star-Ledger columnist Steve Adubato.
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Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:
Leveson inquiry: police bribery probe expanded after Sun arrests — Sue Akers, head of Operation Elveden, says there is ‘very legitimate public interest’ in investigating leaks to journalists — The Scotland Yard team investigating allegations that newspaper journalists bribed police officers …
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@dansabbagh and @joshhalliday
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Paul McNally / Journalism.co.uk:
Police officer cleared over NoW Milly Dowler ‘leak’ — IPCC watchdog concludes there is ‘no evidence’ that Surrey officer leaked information to News of the World journalist — Surrey Police: ‘no evidence’ of leak to News of the World — A Surrey police officer investigated over allegations …
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Guardian and Press Gazette
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
After a Dip Into Video, Print Media Are Plunging In — The newest addition to the newsroom of Politico makes a statement about the news Web site's priorities. It's a stage set with lights, microphones, an anchor desk and five high-definition cameras so that reporters and editors can produce hours …
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Company Town, The Huffington Post and Future of Journalism, Thanks:@beet_tv
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Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:
Arianna Huffington's Vision of Interactive Video Journalism
Arianna Huffington's Vision of Interactive Video Journalism
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Future of Journalism and FishbowlNY, Thanks:@beet_tv
Henry McDonald / Guardian:
Man accused of O'Hagan murder jailed for three years on other charges — Neil Hyde, 32, has signed contract that police hope will convict the killers of Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan — A man who had been accused of murdering the only reporter killed covering the Northern Ireland Troubles …
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Press Gazette
David Carr / New York Times:
Significant and Silly at BuzzFeed — When a Web site called BuzzFeed broke the news in early January that John McCain was endorsing Mitt Romney, more than a few readers scratched their heads and said, “What is a BuzzFeed?” — They're about to find out. — BuzzFeed is the creation …
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@jayrosen_nyu
Rip Empson / TechCrunch:
First Legal Streaming Super Bowl A Success, But Audience Still Denied The Real Show — Lately, we've been seeing more and more big television events come with an online streaming counterpart. Sporting and televised events are showing up online with increasing frequency …
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