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8:15 AM ET, August 7, 2014

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Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
Netflix now has more subscription revenue than HBO  —  Netflix CEO Reed Hastings humble-bragged on Facebook today: + Reed Hastings on Facebook He's right.  (About the financials, at least—Silicon Valley, an HBO sitcom about tech startups, was really bad.)  Here's how HBO's subscription revenue compares …
Discussion: Business Insider and Reed Hastings
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Crowdfunding bid to acquire Rupert Murdoch's Times and Sunday Times  —  Idealists of the world unite!  An organisation calling itself Let's Own The News has launched a crowdfunding campaign with the aim of acquiring the Times and Sunday Times.  —  It believes £100m would do the job …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Maker Studios Claims Former CEO Owes $325K as Result of Disney Merger (Exclusive)  —  After a judge refuses the digital video company's bid to kill Danny Zappin's claims, the new Disney subsidiary files a cross-complaint.  —  Since former Maker Studios CEO Danny Zappin filed a lawsuit alleging …
David Cuen / BBC:
BBC launches first social media-only news service - for Thailand  —  On 22 May, the Royal Thai Armed Forces staged a military coup and soon after international channels including BBC World News TV were taken off air temporarily.  It was clear then that, to fill the international news void …
Bob Dietz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Q&A: Pakistan's Hamid Mir speaks about climate for press freedom following attack  —  In April, Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir was shot multiple times shortly after a CPJ delegation met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who pledged to take several steps to improve journalist security.
Monica Anderson / Pew Research Center:
The job market tightens, but new journalism grads remain upbeat  —  Job growth for recent journalism and mass communication grads stalled in 2013 with minority students hit particularly hard by the slowdown, according to a new University of Georgia survey of nearly 1,800 bachelor's and master's degree recipients.
Michael McWhertor / Polygon:
Twitch implements YouTube-like system for blocking copyrighted audio  —  Twitch users now need to be more vigilant about the music they play while making gameplay videos.  Starting today, Twitch is now scanning videos for unauthorized third-party audio — in-game and ambient music — and automatically muting that content.
Heidi Moore / Guardian:
Spin-offs, break-ups and dropped bids: can big media survive without moguls?  —  As news conglomerates break apart, the Rupert Murdochs of the world need to look further down the food chain for the next great money-makers  —  If Time Warner was hoping for a major league suitor, Rupert Murdoch just dropped Fox's acquisition offer.
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
Google's YouTube Buys Mobile Video Startup Directr  —  In its latest effort to boost advertising by small businesses, Google said its YouTube unit had acquired Directr, a mobile-video app used by small businesses to create marketing videos.  —  No purchase price was disclosed.
Discussion: AndroidHeadlines.com
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Russell Simmons' All Def Digital Closes $5M in Series A Financing  —  All Def Digital, Inc. (ADD) has closed $5 million in Series A financing, the company said on Wednesday.  —  The investment is led by new media venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, with participation from Advancit Capital, Nu Horizons Investments and e.ventures.
Discussion: Variety
Myles Udland / Business Insider:
Fox earns $0.42 per share on $8.42B revenue in Q4, beating estimates  —  Fox Earnings Beat Expectations  —  21st Century Fox reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $0.42 on revenue $8.42 billion.  —  Analysts were looking for adjusted earnings per share of $0.38 on revenue of $8 billion, according to data from Bloomberg.
 
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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Dish's Charlie Ergen: In the future, most TV viewing won't happen on TV
Discussion: Variety and Hollywood Reporter
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Hacked Off executive director Joan Smith: Guardian and Indy are better off with no regulator than with IPSO
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
On earnings call, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes refuses to comment on Fox takeover bid