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Washington Post:
FCC's Tom Wheeler signals split with Obama on net neutrality: “I am an independent agency” — The FCC weighs breaking with Obama over the future of the Internet — Hours after President Obama called for the Federal Communications Commission to pass tougher regulations …
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ZDNet, @carlquintanilla, @benpopper, @moorehn, The Hill, Engadget, The Verge and Gizmodo
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Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
Comcast agrees with Obama on net neutrality, except for the legal bit
Comcast agrees with Obama on net neutrality, except for the legal bit
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New York Times, Techdirt, New York Times, @jonlovett, @tcarmody and Vox
David L. Cohen / Comcast Voices:
Being for net neutrality and against Title II is completely consistent
Being for net neutrality and against Title II is completely consistent
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@gizmodo, @shaliniwsj, @buzzfeedben, @nxthompson, @chillmage, @rakeshlobster, @isaach, @willmcavoyacn, @tomgara, @jmcduling, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, TIME and The Hill
Reuters:
Top Yahoo shareholders, unhappy with Marissa Mayer, make direct plea to AOL CEO Tim Armstrong to explore merger — Exclusive: Some unhappy Yahoo investors asking AOL for rescue — (Reuters) - At least two top-10 Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) shareholders are so unhappy with Chief Executive Marissa …
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Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi invests $300M in Baidu's online video site, iQiyi — China's Xiaomi to Invest $300 Million in Baidu's Online Site iQiyi — Xiaomi has also partnered with Youku Tudou to jointly invest in the production and distribution of online video content and movies
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, WantChinaTimes.com, China Money Network and AsiaOne
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Reuters:
Xiaomi to buy stake in Youku Tudou as part of online video push — (Reuters) - Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd [XTC.UL] will acquire a stake in Chinese video streaming firm Youku Tudou Inc (YOKU.N), cementing ties between China's leading smartphone maker and one of the most popular content providers in the video-hungry country.
Bloomberg:
Will Ferrell's Funny Or Die Said to Consider Sale — Funny or Die, the comedy website founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, hired a financial adviser to evaluate options including a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. — The site is working …
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The Wrap, VideoInk, @rafat, AdAge, Business Insider, Variety and Hollywood Reporter
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Chief Defends Spotify After Snub by Taylor Swift — Spotify is the future. Spotify is the enemy. Spotify doesn't pay enough. Spotify is music's best bet for revenue growth. — Since it arrived in the United States from Sweden in 2011, Spotify has been cast as both hero and villain …
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@pkafka, TechCrunch, VatorNews, @hilaryr, Quartz, @carr2n, Techdirt, Electronista, RAIN News and BBC
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Daniel Ek / Spotify Blog:
Spotify has paid music industry $2B to date, $1B since last year; has 12.5M paying subscribers; top artists to exceed $6M/year in payments
Spotify has paid music industry $2B to date, $1B since last year; has 12.5M paying subscribers; top artists to exceed $6M/year in payments
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TorrentFreak, TechCrunch, Plagiarism Today, USA Today, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Re/code, App Advice, The Wrap, CNET, Businessweek, Fast Company, The Next Web, Gigaom, Business Insider, blogs.ft.com and Mashable
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Bandcamp to help musicians launch their own subscription services — Artists will be able to set their own price, release exclusive songs and send messages to their keenest fans — Bandcamp launched in 2008 as a way for musicians to run their own online stores selling their music …
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@dada_drummer, Billboard, @davidegreenwald, Music Ally, @tehshrike, Tone Deaf, HITC, The Verge, hypebot and Medium
Susan E. McGregor / Nieman Lab:
Mesh networks and offline wireless tools could help news orgs to deliver news without the web — Can mesh networks and offline wireless move from protest tools to news? — In the rush to get from here to there, not many travelers in Boston's South Station are likely to notice …
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@emilybell and @knightlab
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
BBC Panorama documentary ‘deeply irresponsible’, says Mazher Mahmood — Investigative reporter known as the ‘fake sheikh’ says delayed exposé's sources are not credible and it is not in public interest — The Sun on Sunday reporter Mazher Mahmood has accused the BBC …
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International Business Times
Jackson Connor / The Huffington Post:
The New Yorker To Premiere Docu-Series On Amazon Instant Video — The New Yorker has teamed up with Amazon to produce a half-hour documentary series titled “The New Yorker Presents,” Amazon announced in a statement on Tuesday. — Slated to premiere exclusively on Amazon Instant Video …
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Los Angeles Times, Slate, FishbowlNY and The Next Web
Nic Christensen / mUmBRELLA:
ABC to allow consumers to buy content in its back library through iView — The ABC is set to offer consumers the ability to access their favourite programs to buy on iTunes once the"catch up window" has expired on its iView service, from next year. — Director of television …
Guardian:
BBC is considering a commercial subsidiary that could include flagship show Panorama — Panorama could be split from BBC in shakeup — Flagship show and parts of current affairs could be moved out of corporation into commercial subsidiary — The BBC is considering moving flagship show Panorama …
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@davidjhendy and broadcastnow.co.uk
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Jonah Lehrer working on book about digital life … NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Lehrer, the best-selling author whose career was derailed after he acknowledged fabricating Bob Dylan quotes, is collaborating on a book about virtual life. — Portfolio announced Tuesday that it had acquired …
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Poynter, Guardian, Gawker, New York Magazine, bookforum.com, Politico and FishbowlNY