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Chet Kanojia / All Aereo:
Aereo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says “challenges have proven too difficult to overcome” — The Next Chapter — A little over three years ago, the team at Aereo set out to build a better television experience for the consumer. — We began this journey because we were frustrated …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Andy Coulson leaves prison after serving five months of 18-month term — Ex-News of the World editor and Downing Street communications boss will have to wear electronic tag as condition of early release — Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor and Downing Street communications boss, has been released from prison.
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Leela de Kretser / Capital New York:
Rebekah Brooks spotted in New York Post offices as speculation grows about her future role at News Corp
Rebekah Brooks spotted in New York Post offices as speculation grows about her future role at News Corp
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Pro-independence daily paper the National to launch in Scotland — Pilot launch of new daily tabloid, from the same stable as the Sunday Herald, will cost 50p and have print run of 50,000 — Scotland is to get a new newspaper, the National, which will be the first Scottish daily to support independence.
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Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed:
Uber document shows it sought to hire researcher to “weaponize facts” against incumbent taxi and limo industry, not journalists — Uber Sought To Hire Opposition Researcher To “Weaponize Facts” — A document obtained by BuzzFeed News points to taxi industry targets, not journalists.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
BuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith Says His Uber Scoop Didn't Need a Disclosure
BuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith Says His Uber Scoop Didn't Need a Disclosure
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Re/code:
Re/code drops comments on its site, noting that most discussion takes place on social media — A Note to Re/code Readers — Like all websites, Re/code is in a constant process of iteration. So, starting today, you'll notice a few changes on our site, and we wanted to let you know about them.
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Murray Stassen / Music Week:
Technics to launch hi-resolution music download service in Germany and UK in January — Technics launches high-res music download service — Audio brand Technics is launching Technics Tracks, a 24-bit hi-resolution download service. — Available in the UK and Germany from January 2015 …
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Changes at FT to promote thinking ‘in digital terms’ — Editor Lionel Barber says changes are planned for next year to reflect the importance of multimedia journalism — The Financial Times is planning “big changes” in the newsroom for 2015 as its journalists “increasingly …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Future Publishing cuts more than 400 jobs as part of restructure — Total Film publisher reports £35.4m loss in year to end of September, with digital making up 63% of total ad revenue — Future Publishing has reported a £35m loss, as the embattled publisher revealed it has cut …
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Bloomberg:
Disney Expands Shanghai Media Group Partnership to TV — Walt Disney Co. (DIS) plans to expand a partnership with state-owned Shanghai Media Group to include co-production of movies along with development, distribution and marketing of television shows. — The alliance will boost local …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Former Fake Steve Jobs and HubSpot content marketer Dan Lyons to head up Valleywag in January — Dan Lyons Used to be Fake Steve Jobs. Now He's the Chief Valleywag. — Valleywag's chief editor Nitasha Tiku just left for The Verge. Here's her replacement: Dan Lyons …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube Music Awards to Return in 2015, But Not as a Live Event — Vidsite pacts with Vice Media to produce original content for March 2015 event — YouTube, as part of its stepped-up push into the music biz, will bring back the YouTube Music Awards next March and has renewed a pact with Vice Media to produce it.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS, Dish Network Agree to Short-Term Extension to Avoid Blackout — CBS and Dish Network are avoiding a blackout by agreeing to a short-term contract extension Thursday evening while negotiations continue. — The crux of the deal involves the expiration of Dish's deal to carry CBS' 29 O&O stations in 17 local markets.
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Yet Another Study Shows US Satire Programs Do A Better Job Informing Viewers Than Actual News Outlets — By now it's sadly clear that the nation's satirical news programs do a significantly better job at reporting the news than most of the nation's actual news outlets, despite a fraction of the budget and experience.