Mediagazer: Just in: Vice News journalist Simon Ostrovsky reportedly being held by security forces in Slovyansk, Ukraine. (Matthew Keys/@matthewkeyslive)

12:22 PM ET, April 22, 2014

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Jennifer Khoury Newcomb / Comcast Voices:

Comcast Response to Netflix's Opposition to Time Warner Cable Transaction — Netflix's opposition to our Time Warner Cable transaction is based on inaccurate claims and arguments. There has been no company that has had a stronger commitment to openness of the Internet than Comcast …

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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Netflix opposes Comcast-TWC merger over ‘anticompetitive’ concerns — Netflix has come out in opposition of Comcast's proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable, writing in a letter to shareholders that the merger would give the combined service provider “even more anticompetitive leverage” …

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Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Netflix Beats Expectations With 4M New Subscribers, Earnings Of 86 Cents Per Share — Netflix today released its first-quarter financial results, with the company beating analyst expectations. For the first three months of the year, the company reported earnings of 86 cents per share on revenues of $1.27 billion.

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Crayton Harrison / Bloomberg:

Netflix Calls Out AT&T for Lackluster Streaming Performance — Netflix Inc. (NFLX:US), stepping up its criticism of Internet service providers, called out AT&T Inc. (T:US) for offering video-streaming speeds that trail even those of phone companies with inferior technology.

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David Leonhardt / New York Times:

New York Times launches The Upshot, aims to make data journalism part of “daily news cycle” — Navigate News With The Upshot — You have no shortage of excellent news sources — sources that expertly report and analyze news as it happens. Like you, those of us at The Upshot rely on those sources every day.

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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Here comes The Upshot, the new explanatory journalism effort from the New York Times

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Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

An Exlcusive Interview With Aereo CEO Ahead Of Supreme Court Trial — Today, the David-vs-Goliath moment that we've all been waiting for will finally arrive. In just a few short moments, Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia and his legal team will enter the Supreme Court Courthouse to make final oral arguments against multiple broadcasters.

Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
Aereo's Supreme Court case could catch TiVo and others in its crossfire

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@vicenews:

We are aware of @SimonOstrovsky's situation and are working to ensure the safety and security of our friend and colleague.

Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive:

Just in: Vice News journalist Simon Ostrovsky reportedly being held by security forces in Slovyansk, Ukraine.

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Richard Turley, Businessweek's creative director, leaving for MTV — Businessweek's creative director leaves — Richard Turley, the creative director of Bloomberg Businessweek, is leaving the publication for MTV. “[I]t's time for me to learn something new and work with different content …

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

Felix Salmon to Leave Reuters — Felix Salmon, a prominent writer at Reuters on finance and the news media, said on Monday that he was leaving the news agency. — Mr. Salmon declined to release details of his new job when reached by phone on Monday, but in an email sent to colleagues he explained he was …

Discussion: @jeffjarvis, @nytfridge, @rolfewinkler, MediaWire Daily and Talking Biz News

Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:

Vogue.com staffing up; site to be relaunched in September during NY Fashion Week — Vogue.com in Expansion Mode — Vogue is in the process of expanding its Web site, WWD has learned. The magazine, which redesigned its site in 2010, is amassing a bigger staff comprised of a mix of new hires …

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Jack Shafer:

Intelligence Community Directive 119, a gag order that makes the public less safe, not more — The top spook's stupid gag order — The nation's top spy has prohibited all of his spies from talking with reporters about “intelligence-related information” unless officially authorized to speak.

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Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News:
DNI bars US Intelligence Community from leaking even unclassified information to media

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Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:

Study: households spent 10% less at Amazon in states where online sales tax introduced — Amazon Sales Take a Hit in States With Online Tax — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is taking a hit in states that are collecting an online sales tax. — In one of the first efforts to quantify the impact …

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