Mediagazer: Dish swings to $213M Q2 profit, loses fewer subscribers, sees continued growth in Hopper (Georg Szalai/Hollywood Reporter)

1:55 PM ET, August 6, 2014

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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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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Dish's Charlie Ergen: In the future, most TV viewing won't happen on TV — TV viewing is shifting form televisions to mobile devices, which is one reason why Dish plans to launch an internet TV service by the end of this year. — Dish still wants to launch its internet TV service by the end of this year …

Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

On earnings call, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes refuses to comment on Fox takeover bid — Bewkes Won't Comment On Fox Takeover Bid — CEO says strategy is working — Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said he would have little to say about Rupert Murdoch's attempt to take over the media conglomerate.

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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.

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Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:

Irish broadcaster RTÉ plans mobile journalism conference in March 2015 — RTÉ announces mobile journalism conference for March 2015 — MoJoConIrl will bring together key players in the field of mobile journalism to discuss technology and storytelling, and to share experiences …

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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Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Wikimedia slams ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling, creates page for Wikipedia link removal notices — After publishing its first-ever transparency report, the Wikimedia Foundation has issued fresh criticism over the controversial ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling introduced by the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) earlier this year.

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Joe Miller / BBC:
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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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Hacked Off executive director Joan Smith: Guardian and Indy are better off with no regulator than with IPSO — Hacked Off's new executive director believes The Guardian and Independent are currently better off with no regulator than signing up for the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).

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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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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:

Pandora strikes deal with artists through a group representing over 20,000 independent labels — Hear that? Pandora and artists finally reach sweet harmony — Pandora's first ever direct deal with labels marks a new age for artist relations at the Web's top streaming-music service …

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Jay Yarow / Business Insider:

AOL misses EPS estimates, but beats expectations on Q2 revenue, up 12% to $606.8M — AOL Reports Another Strong Quarter, Makes Marissa Mayer and Yahoo Look Even Worse — AOL delivered a solid earnings report Wednesday morning. — It beat expectations on revenue and EPS, which was down 3% compared with a year ago.

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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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