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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Leaning Forward, MSNBC Loses Ground to Rival CNN — Rachel Maddow, the biggest star on the MSNBC cable network, just posted her lowest quarterly ratings results ever. — “Morning Joe,” MSNBC's signature morning program, scored its second-lowest quarterly ratings, reaching an average …
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Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
Maker Studios CEO says Disney had to buy it to ‘remain relevant’ — Above: Ynon Kreiz of Maker Studios speaking at the 2014 VidCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. — When Disney plopped down $500 million earlier this year to buy Maker Studios …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney's Maker Studios Teams with Disney-Backed Fusion to Produce Block of TV Programming — Maker Studios, the YouTube multichannel network Disney acquired earlier this year, has reached another TV deal that falls under the Mouse House's corporate umbrella.
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Simon Van Zuylen-Wood / Salon:
“She's not ducking a fight”: How Margaret Sullivan transformed the role of the NYT public editor — As other ombudsmen fade into oblivion, Sullivan is reimagining the relationship between the Times and its readers — When Alessandra Stanley published her now-infamous essay on Shonda Rhimes …
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David Carr / New York Times:
YouTube's New York production studio set to open in November with a dedicated space for brands — YouTube Takes Manhattan — A few weeks ago, Zayna Aston, a communications executive at Google, met me at the company's offices in Manhattan to show me around YouTube Space New York …
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Yvonne Villarreal / Los Angeles Times:
AMC backs away from unscripted programming, re-shifts focus to scripted — AMC is undergoing a reality check. — The cable network is dropping most of its unscripted programs to re-shift its focus to maintaining its power in the scripted arena. — The network, in a short time frame …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Twitter, Google, AOL and Vice pitch content in London digital upfronts — Firms mimic US TV industry with showcases aimed at advertisers in a sign of growing significance of UK's digital media — A who's who of senior executives from Silicon Valley giants, including Twitter, Google …
Lee Hyo-won / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Korea to Debut Some Films Via Streaming Services — The local premiere of Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler rom-com ‘Blended’ will come on IPTV services — Amid the surge of the South Korean online market for movies in recent years, Warner Brothers Korea will make films without …
The Cambodia Daily:
Journalist Investigating Illegal Logging Shot Dead — A 49-year-old journalist reportedly investigating illegal logging in Kratie province was shot dead early Sunday morning. Within hours, police arrested three men—a commune police chief, a military police officer and a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces …
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Wall Street Journal:
Book publishers are using YouTube to identify potential bestselling authors — From YouTube Stars, Literary Lions — Book Publishers Sweep Video Site for a New Wave of Authors — Publishers seeking the next hit author have a new hunting ground: YouTube.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
BSkyB invests $500K in web-video aggregator Pluto.tv — BSkyB Invests in Internet-Video Startup Pluto.TV — British satcaster takes $500,000 stake in company, whose other backers include UTA's Jeremy Zimmer and Terry Semel — U.K. satcaster BSkyB has invested $500,000 in web-video aggregator Pluto.TV …
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Washington Post:
The Post to power technology at the University of Maryland, Columbia University student newspapers — The Washington Post today announces it will provide software and technology to the student newspapers at the University of Maryland (The Diamondback) and Columbia University …
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