Mediagazer: EU competition chief to examine Amazon, Hachette e-book spat (Reuters)

8:50 AM ET, June 5, 2014

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EU competition chief to examine Amazon, Hachette e-book spat — (Reuters) - The European Commission's anti-trust officials are investigating a row between online retailer Amazon and French publisher Hachette. — Amazon has delayed the delivery of some Hachette Book Group titles and removed …

Bloomberg:
Amazon Feud With Publishers to Escalate as Contracts End

Discussion: Mediashift, Guardian, New York Times and Gigaom

Trevor Timm / Guardian:

Four ways Edward Snowden changed the world and why the fight's not over — Encrypted Gmail. Transparency from mobile providers. Maybe even a legal ‘revolt’ against ‘Orwellian’ surveillance. But until we get real reform, NSA and Co may survive in the shadows

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Hill, @jayrosen_nyu, @policy, TechPresident, NPR, The Hill and blogs.technet.com

Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

Lara Logan returns to CBS, will likely be back on 60 Minutes in the fall — Lara Logan Back at Work on ‘60 Minutes’ — The correspondent has been on the bench for seven months after anchoring an erroneous report about the Benghazi attacks. — Lara Logan has returned to work, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Discussion: CNNMoney.com, The Wrap, Associated Press, TVNewser, Talking Points Memo, Kirk LaPointe's …, @marisaguthrie, New York Times, Mediaite, New York Magazine and The Huffington Post

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

New Tow Center report examines current state of data journalism, takes inputs from journalists, academics, and more — Read some of the smartest thinkers on data journalism in this new Tow Center report — In order to consider the future of data journalism, you have to start by looking at the past.

Discussion: @trasel, @niemanlab and Project News

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Daily Beast executive shuffle: CEO departs, editor and digital officer to be managing directors, Conde Nast veteran will advise — Leadership changes at The Daily Beast — Five months after parting ways with founding editor Tina Brown, The Daily Beast is making more changes to its top management team.

David Meyer / Gigaom:

You can't break copyright by looking at something online, Europe's top court rules — Internet users who look at copyrighted material online aren't breaking copyright by doing so, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on Thursday. — Before you splutter “Well duh” …

Discussion: blog.nla.co.uk, @managingip, The IPKat and news.prca.org.uk

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

BBC, Channel 4 and ITV agree £100m-plus Freeview Connect deal — Broadcasters aim to secure future of free-to-air service on smart-TVs in move that could challenge YouView platform — The BBC, Channel 4 and ITV have agreed a £100m-plus deal for a Connect service on smart TVs

Discussion: dtg.org.uk, seenit.co.uk, Broadband TV News and Pocket-lint

Joe Fassler / The Atlantic Online:

Rosenthal hopes a younger, news informed audience that's interested in op-ed will embrace the NYT Opinion app — Who's Going to Buy The New York Times's New Opinion App? — When The New York Times announced its new mobile app, NYT Now, in April, it did more than release a new piece of software to the world.

Discussion: Medium, @sewellchan, @badewilde, @kevinroose, @nycjim, @suzykhimm, @niemanlab, Flavorwire, New York Magazine, Gawker and App Advice

Andrew Rosenthal / New York Times:
NYT launches NYT Opinion, a $6/month subscription and app for op-eds, editorials, and curated online commentary

Discussion: TechCrunch, FishbowlNY, New York Times, New York Times, The Awl, @edmundlee, Capital New York, The Next Web, Mashable, Gizmodo, @felixsalmon, @henryctaylor and @yancyfaith

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

In addition to Soundcloud, Twitter also reportedly considered acquiring Pandora and Spotify — Last month, a Recode rumor suggested Twitter was looking to buy Soundcloud, only to have a WSJ rumor say that “the numbers didn't add up” for a deal to go through.

Discussion: Financial Times

Associated Press:

France lifts restrictions on D-Day video coverage — PARIS (AP) — France on Wednesday dropped restrictions on live video coverage of ceremonies this week marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, ensuring that millions of viewers across the world will be able to watch the event as it unfolds.

Discussion: Poynter and Guardian

Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Kushner's Freedom newspapers lurched from one strategy to another; print focus isn't working — The newsonomics of the Orange County Register's swerves all over the freeway — Pity Aaron Kushner's poor driving instructor. We can easily imagine the then-16-year-old's driving inclinations as he first took the wheel.

Discussion: Media Nation, LA Observed, @vosdscott, @niemanlab, @johnrobinson, @stevebuttry, The Huffington Post, @jbenton, @jayrosen_nyu, @jeffjarvis and JIMROMENESKO.COM

Ben Beaumont-Thomas / Guardian:

Film streaming and downloads to overtake box office in 2017 — The growing popularity of downloads and streaming services like Netflix means that Blu-ray and DVD sales are declining — Netflix's HQ: the streaming service is eating into DVD sales. Photograph: Graham Whitby Boot/Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd.

Discussion: Gigaom, Variety, Digital Spy and The Wrap

Dawn McMullan / INMA:

Raju Narisetti says “storytelling could be the key to the industry's long-term relevance” — Can storytelling be the industry's savior? — Media companies want to tell stories. Brands want to tell stories. Audiences want to hear stories, yet now crave an experience with their content.