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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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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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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, @jonlovett, @tcarmody, New York Times and Vox
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
CNN Digital gets a new executive team — CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker announced new leadership for its CNN Digital team Wednesday morning. — Andrew Morse, who oversees domestic newsgathering as S.V.P. for CNN US, will also now oversee editorial and operations for CNN Digital as well, adding the title of G.M.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Twice-delayed Panorama on Mazher Mahmood set to go out tonight - 'One day he'll thank me' says programme source — Facebook Like — Tweet Widget — Panorama's twice-postponed investigation of Sun reporter Mazher Mahmood is set go ahead tonight at 8.30pm.
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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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Guardian, @meiriontweets and International Business Times
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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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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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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Guardian, broadcastnow.co.uk and @davidjhendy
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
MPAA launches WhereToWatch site, listing legal movie and TV streams in continued fight against piracy — Here's Another Movie and TV Search Site. This One's From Hollywood. — There are so many places to find movies and TV shows. They're on TV! They're on the Internet!
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Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, Business Insider, Engadget, Los Angeles Times and The Next Web
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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Billboard, Music Ally, Tone Deaf, @davidegreenwald, @dada_drummer, @tehshrike, HITC, The Verge, hypebot, RAIN News, Electronista and Fast Company
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, @lifewinning and @knightlab
Belfast Telegraph:
UK Culture Secretary promises greater press protections in proposed British Bill of Rights — Rights Bill to protect journalists — Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has promised protection for the free press in a new British Bill of Rights — Legislation introduced to fight serious crime …
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Guardian, Guardian, RT, Daily Mail, Telegraph and George Brock