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11:20 AM ET, September 30, 2014

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New York Times:
Netflix, Weinstein Co. to simultaneously release “Crouching Tiger” sequel on Netflix and IMAX  —  With ‘Crouching Tiger’ Sequel, Netflix Takes Aim at Hollywood  —  In a first deal of its kind, Netflix and the Weinstein Company said Monday that they planned to release next year's sequel …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Piers Morgan joins Daily Mail Online as Editor-at-Large for the US  —  Piers Morgan joins Daily Mail Online  —  Piers Morgan, the former CNN anchor, has joined the UK-based Daily Mail Online as Editor-at-Large for the United States, where he will write commentary “several times each week” on major news stories.
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Judge Rules Against Grooveshark in Copyright Infringement Case  —  In the music industry's second big legal victory in a week, a federal judge in New York ruled on Monday that Grooveshark, an online music service long vilified by the major record companies, infringed on thousands of their copyrights.
Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
Amy O'Leary: Why the New York Times didn't publish its Innovation report  —  In a post earlier today, I asked the question I would have asked Friday at a panel on the New York Times Innovation report (I was at the microphone, next to speak, when time ran out).  —  My question:
Discussion: Poynter, @ivanlajara and @jayrosen_nyu
Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
The Toast hires Roxane Gay to lead new sister site ‘The Butter’  —  The Toast, the women's site co-founded by Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe, has hired author Roxane Gay to lead a new sister site called The Butter, Toast publisher Nick Pavich told Capital.
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Japan's SoftBank Eyes Stake in Legendary as DreamWorks Animation Talks Break Down  —  CEO Masayoshi Son has been negotiating with Thomas Tull's studio on a track separate from DWA talks  —  Japanese giant SoftBank has backpedaled from an active negotiation to acquire DreamWorks Animation, but it is not done shopping in Hollywood.
Brendan Sasso / Quartz:
FCC may treat some online video services like cable and satellite TV providers  —  The US is ready to redefine “television” to include the internet  —  The US Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to treat certain online video services like cable and satellite TV providers.
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
BSkyB leads $10M investment in native ad startup Sharethrough  —  Native Ad Startup Sharethrough Raises $10 Million  —  Sharethrough, an advertising startup that specializes in “native ads,” has raised $10 million in new venture funding.  The round was led by British Sky Broadcasting …
Deron Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Iowa reporters are teaming up to cover a tight Senate race  —  Eight papers use a new transparency tool to get a handle on the political ad wars  —  PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS — Politics has long been a key beat for Iowa media.  But today, political campaigns in the Hawkeye State …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Apple Suing Headphones Entrepreneur for Claiming to Be a Beats Co-Founder  —  Steve Lamar taken to court over what he's been tweeting  —  The story of how Beats Electronics was founded just got more interesting.  —  On Friday, the new Apple subsidiary filed a false advertising …
Jessica Davies / The Drum:
Publishers would be ‘fools’ to disregard wearables, says FT's CTO John O'Donovan as he discusses smart-watch opportunities and responsive-design pitfalls  —  The Financial Times' foray into smart watches has marked a major step in its strategy to build a contextualised, API-based digital portfolio …
BBC:
UK parody copyright law to come into effect October 1  —  Parody copyright laws set to come into effect  —  Changes to UK legislation are to come into force later this week allowing the parody of copyright works.  —  Under current rules, there has been a risk of being sued for breach …
 
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Michael Rondon / Folio:
Survey: city and regional mags rely on print revenue heavily; 40% plan new print products
Discussion: @mediatronic
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
The Guardian has a new format for liveblogs to make them more readable
Discussion: Capital New York and Guardian beta
 Earlier Picks: 
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
eMusic will no longer offer songs from big labels, focusing only on indies starting Oct. 1
Philip Blenkinsop / Reuters:
Belgacom strikes deal to offer Netflix in Belgium
Discussion: Variety and Multichannel News
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Vimeo Starts Attracting More Web Video Series, Viewers, But Advertisers Not Welcome
Discussion: @modestproposal1
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Literary Lions Unite in Protest Over Amazon's E-Book Tactics