Mediagazer: SoundCloud Now Reaches 250 Million Visitors In Its Quest To Become The Audio Platform Of The Web (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

10:45 AM ET, October 29, 2013

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Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:

Aereo may have 100K subscribers in New York - that could be trouble — Aereo, the start-up that lets people watch over-the-air TV for $8/month, is giving broadcasters fits and delighting consumers looking to break free of over-priced cable bundles. But, until now, no has been quite sure how many people are actually using the service.

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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:

Aereo to launch in Denver as it scampers to year-end goal — Aereo, the cloud-based TV service, said Tuesday that it will launch next week in a TV market that covers Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, as it rushes to meet its goal ofexpanding from New York to 22 new cities in the US this year.

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Jim Romenesko:

Thomson Reuters beats Wall Street's expectations, plans to cut 3,000 positions — Thomson Reuters on Tuesday reported a third-quarter profit of 48 cents per share, beating Wall Street expectations by 4 cents. “Our Financial business achieved positive net sales for the first time in more than two years …

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Nick Cohen / Spectator:

British journalists lock each other up and throw away the key — In the past few days, my colleagues on the Guardian have been publishing stories of national and international significance - indeed, if truth be told, they have been publishing them for most of the autumn.

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Reuters:
Britain's Cameron says may act against newspapers over spy leaks

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Netflix Flirts With a New Idea: “Big” Movies at Your House, the Same Day They're in Theaters — Netflix made a splash this year by creating its own TV shows and delivering them over the Web. Now it's toying with the same idea for movies. — This summer, the company announced that it in addition …

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Alex Stedman / Variety:
Theater Owners ‘Might Kill Movies,’ Warns Netflix's Sarandos

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John Plunkett / Guardian:

Sky takes on Netflix with £4.99 Now TV entertainment package — Ten channels including Sky Atlantic, with shows such as Game of Thrones and Mad Men, offered without a pay-TV subscription — Sky's on-demand service, Now TV, is to offer 10 entertainment channels including Sky1 …

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Tim Molloy / The Wrap:

Al Jazeera America Expanding With More Bureaus, Staff, Hours — Al Jazeera America plans an ambitious expansion that will include more bureaus and staff, more hours of coverage, wider distribution and a greater emphasis on investigative reporting, the network announced Tuesday.

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Knight Foundation's report on journalism non-profits says they can become sustainable — Knight Foundation support for nonprofit news startups shifts focus to growth, sustainability — The Knight Foundation has released a detailed new report today arguing that well-run nonprofit news sites …

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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

SoundCloud Now Reaches 250 Million Visitors In Its Quest To Become The Audio Platform Of The Web — Today at Disrupt Europe, SoundCloud co-founder and CEO Alexander Ljung took the stage to share two new updates and share his thoughts on the music industry, music startups and more.

Discussion: TechCrunch, hypebot, Softpedia News, The Next Web and SoundCloud

Johana Bhuiyan / Capital New York:

‘Complex’ starts, in a small way, to spend that 25M — Last week when Sasha Hecht announced she was leaving her position as managing editor of Vice's music channel, Noisey, to become the managing editor of Complex Music, she was joining a bit of club. — Hecht joined Vice Media two years ago …

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

“Post-Print” Startup Stateless Media Creates Short, Smart Documentaries For The Web — My recent conversation with Stateless Media's Peter Savodnik was a bit discombobulating. He's had what seems like a successful career in longform journalism, with publications in The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, and elsewhere.

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

Media Outlets Embrace Conferences as Profits Rise — Financially struggling media companies are racing to add conferences, festivals and other live events to their business strategy, convinced they can provide a reliable revenue stream and expand the reach of their brands.

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