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Globe and Mail:
Jian Ghomeshi charged with four counts of sexual assault — Former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi is facing five charges in relation to a sexual assault investigation. — Mr. Ghomeshi, 47, faces four counts of sexual assault and one count of “overcome resistance - choking,” Toronto police said in a news release.
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torontopolice.on.ca, Toronto Star, CBC News, canoe.ca, www.montrealgazette.com, British Columbia and Poynter
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
The Sun's Whitehall editor not guilty of making unlawful payments to public official — Clodagh Hartley cleared by Old Bailey jury of arranging unlawful payments of £18,000 for stories which included details of the budget — A senior journalist on the Sun's political team has walked free …
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Guardian, Press Gazette, BBC, Telegraph, @fleetstreetfox, @tvkev and @rachelfabmag
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Mail Online revenues grow 41% to £62m in 2014 — Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday's continuing decline in advertising and sales offset by digital platform's increases — Mail Online has grew revenues by more than 40% to £62m in 2014, almost completely offsetting the advertising …
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Poynter, Press Gazette, Life Style Extra, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and City A.M.
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
European MP urging breakup of Google counsels law firm that represented German Magazine Publishers association, earns $15-75K annually from it — European Legislator Urging the Breakup of Google Has Ties to a Law Firm — Andreas Schwab, a German member of the European Parliament …
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The Loop
David Gilbert / International Business Times:
EU pushes Google to obey right to be forgotten requests from EU residents worldwide, including .com domains — EU Regulators Want ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Ruling Extended to Google.com — Regulators in Brussels have announced they believe links removed from search engines under …
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Gigaom, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and The Verge
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Sun+ reports 225K readers pay for its digital bundle, almost double the 117K reported Dec. 2013 — Sun+ signs up 225,000 paying subscribers — News UK title near doubles number paying for access from last year, with majority taking up £7.99 per month package
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TheMediaBriefing, Press Gazette, Financial Times, Reuters, Journalism.co.uk, The Drum and Business Insider
Lilian Lin / Wall Street Journal:
As China Cracks Down on Illegal Videos, Lovers of Foreign TV Mourn … Chinese film and TV show buffs who love foreign flicks mourned this week after the launch of a new anti-piracy crackdown. — Shooter.cn, a local site that offers Chinese and English subtitles for pirated overseas online content, was shut down over the weekend.
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Foreign Policy, Tech in Asia, South China Morning Post, globaltimes.cn, Engadget, Reuters and TechCrunch
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Comedy Central, Nickelodeon Head to Google Chromecast — The streaming video stick has added seven new apps — Google is boosting content on its Chromecast streaming stick ahead of the holiday season. The company announced Tuesday that it has added seven new apps including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and Sesame Street Go.
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Google Chrome Blog
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Vimeo earned more in 2 days for High Maintenance than potentially 2 years of YouTube ad sales — Vimeo Charging $8 for Six Episodes of ‘High Maintenance’ — The company is continuing to test the pay model with the project it picked up from FX — A version of this story first appeared …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
UK recording industry seeks review of law allowing fans to copy music — Copyright legislation permits people who have legally purchased music to make duplicates, prompting legal action from industry bodies — The UK music industry is seeking a judicial review of new legislation allowing music fans …
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Press Association
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Slingbox Melds YouTube with Pay-TV Services — Sling Media has upgraded the guide for its high-end SlingTV and Slingbox 500 place-shifting devices to bring YouTube videos — in resolution up to 1080p HD — delivered in an integrated way alongside live cable or satellite TV channels.
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Multichannel News
Mark Wilson / BetaNews:
GreatFire.org and BBC punch uncensored news through the Great Firewall of China — The Great Firewall of China is renowned for the restrictions it places on what Chinese citizens can access online. Free speech advocates have long called for the Chinese government to allow access to the wider web …
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