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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute — Amazon and Hachette announced Thursday morning that they have resolved their differences and signed a new multiyear contract, bringing to an official end one of the most bitter publishing conflicts in recent years. — Neither side gave details of the deal …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:
In new agreement with Amazon, Hachette will set prices for its ebooks — Updated: Amazon and Hachette finally reach deal; Hachette will set its ebook prices — Amazon and book publisher Hachette have finally reached a deal in the contentious and public negotiations that have been going on since May …
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Forbes, AdAge, Publishers Weekly, Media & Entertainment and GalleyCat
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
John Cook out as First Look Media's Intercept EIC, will return to Gawker Media to run investigations — John Cook leaves The Intercept — Intercept Editor-in-Chief John Cook is leaving the publication and returning to Gawker Media to run investigations, an individual with knowledge of the hire tells Poynter.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
John Cook's rehire is sign of new, integrated editorial approach at Gawker Media — John Cook is returning to Gawker Media as part of what the company's editorial director, Joel Johnson, calls its “first executive-level, meta-level team.” — Gawker Media will “almost certainly” …
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Mashable, @gregorydjohnsen and @abeaujon
Emily Steel / New York Times:
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, PlayStation Vue — Sony is pressing play on a new web-based television service that represents …
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New York Times:
NYT responds to Chinese President Xi: The Times won't alter its coverage to meet the demands of any government — A Response to President Xi Jinping — During their summit meeting in Beijing, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China made much of their agreement to ease visa restrictions …
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Gawker, FishbowlDC, @pekingmike, @jswatz, @kiritradia and @isaacstonefish
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Capital New York:
Q&A with Choire Sicha on The Awl's redesign, paying writers, and banner ads — The 60-second interview: Choire Sicha, co-founder, The Awl network — CAPITAL: The Awl's website relaunched yesterday. How long has this redesign been in the works? Why was this a good time for the site to be upgraded?
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@haleymlotek, @pieratt, @jayrosen_nyu, @jakeswearingen and @choire
Kate Holton / Reuters:
BSkyB's price tag for Europe deal rises to 6.9 billion pounds — (Reuters) - BSkyB (BSY.L) said on Wednesday the price for acquiring Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland (SKYDn.DE) had risen to 6.9 billion pounds after a greater number of investors signed up for the German offer than expected.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BSkyB to be rebranded as Sky after takeover of European sister companies
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Variety, @benfenton, Advanced Television and Life Style Extra
Andrew Golis / Medium:
This., one-link-a-day sharing network, launches in invite-only beta — Make “This.” Yours — We launched the beta of This. today. Which is pretty great. — This. is a site we've been building to help people find and share the web's best stories, ideas and arguments.
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@nczeitgeist, @lpolgreen, @thisdotcm and Mashable
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt decree could lead to release of jailed Australian al-Jazeera journalist — Ruling on deportation of foreign prisoners raises hopes that Peter Greste could be freed before the end of his sentence — Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste could be returned to Australia before the end …
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.
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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Major record labels pressure digital services to curtail free-trial periods but execs say free drives paid — Era of Free Digital Music Wanes — Artists and Labels Prod Music Services to Convert Listeners to Subscribers — Enjoy the free tunes while you can: The party may be winding …
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
More potential victims of fake sheikh come forward after BBC documentary — Lawyer Mark Lewis says he has been contacted by three people since airing of Panorama exposé of Mazher Mahmood — Three more potential victims of the former News of the World reporter Mazher Mahmood contacted …
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The News International, and breaking, @peteprodge, BBC, The Independent, Guardian, Daily Mail and Guardian
Guardian:
Google's French arm faces daily €1,000 fines over links to defamatory article — Paris court orders parent company to remove links across global network, following right to be forgotten online ruling — Google's French subsidiary has been ordered to pay daily fines of €1,000 unless links …
The Huffington Post:
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
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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 Erdogan on Twitter — A prosecutor from the Anatolia Courthouse has opened a criminal case against well-known Turkish …
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The Huffington Post and @wexler
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Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkish state TV fined for favoring Erdogan in election coverage
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