Mediagazer: How Henry Blodget Convinced Jeff Bezos to Give Him Millions (Peter Kafka/Re/code)

5:30 AM ET, November 13, 2014

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Sony launches PlayStation Vue web-based TV service with all major broadcast and some cable networks, testing in NYC with broad rollout in Q1 2015 — Sony to Introduce Web-Based TV Service — Sony is pressing play on a new web-based television service that represents an attempt to transform …

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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Tells Silicon Valley He's Open To Obama Net Neutrality Plan — WASHINGTON - On Monday, President Barack Obama went public with his support of an aggressive approach to protecting net neutrality. Shortly after that, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler told …

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Amy Schatz / Re/code:
No Net Neutrality Rules Until 2015 as Disagreements About Plan Continue

Discussion: Reuters, USA Today and Electronista

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

How Henry Blodget Convinced Jeff Bezos to Give Him Millions — Back in the first tech bubble, Henry Blodget became famous by betting big on Jeff Bezos. Now Bezos has bet on Blodget, by putting his own money — twice — into Blodget's Business Insider site. — How'd that happen? And why'd that happen?

David Lieberman / Deadline:

DreamWorks Animation & Hasbro In Merger Talks; Deal With Hearst Looming — EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks Animation is deeply engaged in two potentially game changing negotiations that could transform the company — including one with Hasbro to forge a family entertainment powerhouse to be called DreamWorks-Hasbro.

Discussion: New York Times, @lucas_shaw, Business Insider, @rwmead and @vfxsoldier

Today's Zaman:

Turkish journalist Mehmet Baransu faces sentence of 2 to 7 years on charges of insulting President Erdogan on Twitter — Journalist Baransu faces 7 years for insulting Erdoan on Twitter — A prosecutor from the Anatolia Courthouse has opened a criminal case against well-known Turkish …

Discussion: @wexler

Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkish state TV fined for favoring Erdogan in election coverage

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Irving Azoff Threatens to Yank 20,000 Songs from YouTube (Exclusive) — The industry heavyweight, representing Pharrell Williams and others, believes that YouTube hasn't made all necessary deals for its new subscription service and is prepared to take his clients off of the YouTube ecosystem

Casey Newton / The Verge:
YouTube announces YouTube Music Key subscription service; free invite-only beta starts Monday, will cost $7.99/month after 6 months

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

New York Times editor on China visa problem: 'We're a little bit hostages' — The troubles of the New York Times in getting China visas for its personnel flashed on the international stage during a Wednesday joint news conference with President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
At press conference with Obama, China leader lectures U.S. media

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Jack Dickey / TIME:

Taylor Swift's label says she earned less than $500K for domestic streaming the past 12 months; Spotify says it paid her $2M for global streaming in that period — Taylor Swift's Spotify Paycheck Mystery — Spotify and Swift's record label provide new figures to defend themselves …

Discussion: CNNMoney.com, Page Six, CNET, Variety, Business Insider, The Verge, Associated Press, @cullend, @brianstelter and Rolling Stone

Bill Adair / Poynter:

Ben Smith, @crushingbort and @blippoblappo talk about plagiarism — I teach a journalism ethics class at Duke University that focuses on issues of trust. I spend about half the semester exploring the pros and cons of anonymous sourcing, the other half on plagiarism and fabrication.

Discussion: Gawker, @elongreen, The Daily Beast and Our Bad Media

Andy Fixmer / Mashable:

FCC to release Comcast and AT&T programming documents for review at its Washington HQ, and other secure sites, on Nov. 17, will not allow remote access — How much does MTV really cost? We're about to find out — The Federal Communications Commission plans to lift the veil …

Discussion: Bloomberg

Marc Graser / Variety:

Live Nation, Vice Media Form Digital Platform for Music Programming — Live Nation Entertainment and Vice Media have formed a joint venture to produce and distribute music programming on digital platforms. — The new digital network will launch in early 2015, and feature hundreds of hours …

Discussion: Tubefilter, AdAge, Reuters and @withdrake

Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:

Google, Spotify, & Pandora bet a computer could generate a better playlist than you can — Google, Pandora, and Spotify haven't exactly advertised it, but they are all working on using a type of artificial intelligence called “deep learning” to make a better music playlist for you.

Discussion: @benschrauwen and @ylecun

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Chicago Tribune managing editor leaves to pursue personal interests — Jane Hirt, who helped lead the Chicago Tribune newsroom through the dark days of bankruptcy and into an unfolding digital future, is stepping down as managing editor to pursue personal interests, the Tribune announced Wednesday.

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Sudarshan Varadhan / Reuters:
Tribune shareholder urges asset sale, share buyback

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Ashby Jones / Wall Street Journal:

Appeals Court to Take Another Look at ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Copyright Ruling — A federal appeals court is revisiting an earlier decision to order Google Inc. to take down a controversial YouTube video in which an actress was unwittingly portrayed making anti-Muslim statements.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Ars Technica, Variety and Hollywood Reporter