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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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JIMROMENESKO.COM, Publishers Lunch, TwitLonger, LA Observed, ABC News, @elongreen, GeekWire, @jackshafer, @brianstelter and EW.com
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Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:
In new agreement with Amazon, Hachette will set prices for its ebooks — Updated: Amazon and Hachette have officially reached a new contract — Amazon and book publisher Hachette Book Group have finally reached a deal in the negotiations that have been going on since May, the companies announced in a press release Thursday.
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Forbes
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 — 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
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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FishbowlDC, @kiritradia, @isaacstonefish, @pekingmike and @jswatz
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NYT correspondents overextending time in China over fears their colleagues won't get new visas
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Poynter, New York Times, @comradewong, @panphil, @prchovanec, Fox News and Inside Higher Ed
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
At press conference with Obama, China leader lectures U.S. media
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Committee to Protect …, NY Daily News, The Hill, The Huffington Post, Washington Post, Mediaite, ABC News, New York Times, @dloesch and @mikiebarb
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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London Evening Standard, Sky News, RTÉ, The Drum, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, The Next Web, NASDAQ.com and Reuters
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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
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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Business Insider, Bloomberg, Forbes, USA Today, Bloomberg, @lucas_shaw, C21Media, WPRI-TV, @rwmead, @vfxsoldier and CNBC
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 and @thisdotcm
Capital New York:
Q&A with Chorie 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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@pieratt, @haleymlotek, @jayrosen_nyu, @jakeswearingen and @choire
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom Plans to Boost Non-Nielsen-Based U.S. Ad Sales to 50 Percent — “Everyone wants our channels,” Philippe Dauman says about the appeal of the company's networks despite recent carriage disputes — Viacom is looking to “significantly” grow its U.S. advertising revenue that doesn't depend …
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Deadline, New York Times and Multichannel News
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.
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Ars Technica, Los Angeles Times, Variety and Hollywood Reporter
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 …
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 …
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TechCrunch, Business Insider, CNNMoney.com, The Next Web, Electronista, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, Page Six, @cullend, @brianstelter, Associated Press, Variety, Digital Spy, CNET and Rolling Stone
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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Light Reading, USA Today and Electronista
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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@wexler
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Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkish state TV fined for favoring Erdogan in election coverage
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