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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Digital Media Veteran Greg Coleman Jumps From Criteo to BuzzFeed President — BuzzFeed Inc. has brought on digital advertising veteran Greg Coleman as the company's new president. — Mr. Coleman replaces Jon Steinberg, who left BuzzFeed a few months ago to become Mail Online North America's CEO.
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
A US spy agency stole a scoop from The Intercept and gave it to the AP — Spy Agency Stole Scoop From Media Outlet And Handed It To The AP — WASHINGTON — The Associated Press dropped a significant scoop on Tuesday afternoon, reporting that in the last several years the U.S. government's terrorism watch list has doubled.
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Andy Coulson charged with perjury in Tommy Sheridan case — Former News of the World editor accused of lying in evidence he gave about phone hacking at trial of ex-Scottish Socialist MSP — Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World, has been formally charged with three counts of perjury in a hearing at in Scotland.
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Press Association, BBC, Daily Mail, The Drum and Home on News
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Dish swings to $213M Q2 profit, loses fewer subscribers, sees continued growth in Hopper — Dish Loses Fewer Subs, Boosts Financials in Second Quarter — The satellite TV giant, led by chairman Charlie Ergen, swung to a second-quarter profit — Dish Network on Wednesday reported improved second-quarter financials.
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Reuters and Press Release
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Warner beats Wall St expectations, posts quarterly profits of $850M — Time Warner Second-Quarter Earnings Rise — HBO drives growth as Warner Bros. and Turner also record higher profits. — Time Warner, led by CEO Jeff Bewkes, on Wednesday reported higher second-quarter earnings amid continued strong growth at HBO.
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
Fox Withdraws Proposal To Buy Time Warner — And Time Warner Shares Are Crashing — Fox has withdrawn its plans to purchase Time Warner, according to an announcement the company made Tuesday. — Time Warner shares are down 11% post-market on the news. — Reports of an original proposal …
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Axel Springer SE:
Axel Springer profits from strong growth of digital business models … In the second quarter of the current financial year, Axel Springer's operating results continued the dynamic growth trend of the first three months, thanks in large part to consistently strong growth in its digital activities.
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brecorder.com, RTTNews and Reuters
Angela Haggerty / The Drum:
Johnston Press chief ‘confident’ as revenue falls, profits rise and net debt drops by £125m in H1 — Johnston Press has cut its net debt by £306.4m to £181.6m following a refinancing package earlier this year, according to its half-year results.
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Scotsman, Guardian, Reuters, RTTNews, Prolific North and HoldTheFrontPage
John Plunkett / Guardian:
BBC staff agree two-year pay deal but plan strike ballot over job cuts — Unions accept revised offer of extra £800 for people earning less than £50,000, with £650 rise for those earning more — Trade unions have agreed a new two-year pay deal with BBC management weeks …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Splits and privatization: Gannett's announcements show a new class of US newspaper companies built on financial engineering — 10 takeaways from Gannett's blockbuster announcements — The newsonomics of splitting up media companies, with Gannett maybe next
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Guardian, @pmarca, Chicago Tribune, @niemanlab, @jbenton, Digiday, Talking Biz News and USA Today
Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Sydney Morning Herald's Mike Carlton resigns over Gaza column reaction — Columnist leaves after being told he would be suspended for abusing readers criticising his article on the Israel-Hamas conflict — Mike Carlton was to be suspended for his reaction to reader criticism.
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Huffington Post to launch Arabic-language website with editorial staff based in London — The Huffington Post is to launch an Arabic-language website with editorial staff based in London. — HuffPost Arabi “will be a first-of-its-kind online news destination for the 300+ million people in the Arab world …
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