Mediagazer: Japan's SoftBank Eyes Stake in Legendary as DreamWorks Animation Talks Break Down (Kim Masters/Hollywood Reporter)

10:30 AM ET, September 30, 2014

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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 …

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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.

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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News Corp:

News Corp to acquire US online real estate business Move Inc for $950M — News Corp To Acquire Move, Inc. — New York, NY (September 30, 2014) - News Corp and Move, Inc. ("Move") announced today that News Corp has agreed to acquire Move, a leading online real estate business that brings consumers …

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