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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bloomberg considering launch of new politics site; in talks with John Heilemann and Mark Halperin — ‘Game change’ for Bloomberg? — As part of a developing digital strategy, Bloomberg L.P. has talked to the prominent political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin about launching …
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@joepompeo and @alexweprin
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo Mulling Plans to Ax Its Shine Women's Site, Opting for More Online Lifestyle “Magazines” — Yahoo's Marissa Mayer is poised to take an ax to its longtime and massive women-focused content site Shine, closing it down by the second quarter, according to numerous sources close to the situation.
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FishbowlNY, @jayrosen_nyu, @jeffjarvis, Skift, @joepompeo and @andywangnyla
Philiana Ng / Hollywood Reporter:
Stephen Colbert Fires Back at Racial Tweet Outcry With ‘Colbert Report’ Segment — “The dark forces trying to silence my message of core conservative principles mixed with youth-friendly product placement have been thwarted,” Colbert said in Monday's episode, dedicated to the controversy.
Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:
Comcast Plans $2.5 Billion More in Stock Buybacks — Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is planning to increase its share buyback program by more than 80 percent if investors approve its $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc., boosting shareholder returns. — Comcast will add $2.5 billion …
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Radio & Television … and Deadline.com
Lewis DVorkin / Forbes:
Forbes' Lewis DVorkin responds to criticism of linking journalists pay to web traffic — Inside Forbes: The Role of Pay and Traffic in Our Search for a New Media Equation — Full disclosure: I've used this headline before. Actually, only the second half of it.
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FishbowlNY and @davisshaver
Todd Spangler / Variety:
StyleHaul Taps Paramount Exec as Content Chief (Exclusive) — Disney's $500 million-plus acquisition of Maker Studios is the biggest example yet of Hollywood's appetite to assimilate the DNA of youth-skewing YouTube multichannel networks. But it's a two-way street — and MCNs are just as eager to acquire studio smarts.
Discussion:
Tubefilter
Ed Sussman / PandoDaily:
A framework for social journalism by former fastcompany.com chief Ed Sussman — The New Rules of Social Journalism: A Proposal — My timing was not ideal. — Last Thursday, Fortune reported that a number of guest contributors on Forbes.com, Seeking Alpha, Wall Street Cheat Sheet …
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Gigaom and @jayrosen_nyu
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
‘60 Minutes’ Apologizes for Audio Editing in Tesla Report — “60 Minutes” has apologized for an editing error in Scott Pelley's feature on Tesla founder Elon Musk Sunday night. — As an electric car, the Tesla Model S doesn't make a typical engine noise, so the editor added some sound for effect.
The Wrap:
Blue Ant Media Invests in YouTube Network Omnia Media — Canadian TV company Blue Ant Media has invested in Omnia Media, YouTube's third largest music-focused network. — Blue Ant did not disclose the size of its investment, though those familiar with the deal said the privately held company took …
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Digital Journal
Tara Conlan / Guardian:
London Live's top-rated show draws 22,000 viewers — Not the One Show pulls highest audience of night for new channel, but its repeat of Channel 4's Misfits reached just 2,000 — Not the One Show: its mix of entertainment and current affairs made it the most popular show on the new channel
Discussion:
The Independent
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Upworthy moves into native advertising, inks ad deal with Unilever — Upworthy to Run Native Ads That Try to Make You Feel Good — Viral Site Eyes Revenue, Signs Unilever as Sponsor — Ad Age Digital Conference 2014 — After two years of building a formidable traffic machine …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Thanks:@joshluger
Paul Carr / PandoDaily:
Editor of Gawker's “Intern Horrors” section no longer suing Gawker over horrible internship — A small twist yesterday in the impending class action lawsuit by a group of former unpaid interns against Cayman island-based, champions of the oppressed, Gawker Media.
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
AOL to try long-form video with documentary series ‘Connected’ — AOL's online video network is going long on a new documentary series. The New York company's AOL On Network, currently best known for quick-hit Web videos, has commissioned the series “Connected” as its first foray into …
Discussion:
MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable, USA Today, Globes Online, Tubefilter and Deadline.com
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Former Times Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt talks about new vertical, The Upshot — David Leonhardt gives us The Upshot — On March 6, New York Times employees gathered at the Times Center to hear about the ambitious projects that four of their colleagues are working on.
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