Mediagazer: Netflix targets international audiences with “Marco Polo”: $90M original series debuts December 12 (Emily Steel/New York Times)

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Netflix targets international audiences with “Marco Polo”: $90M original series debuts December 12 — How to Build an Empire, the Netflix Way — John Fusco, creator of the Netflix series “Marco Polo,” narrates a scene in which the 13th-century traveler enters the court of Kublai Khan.

Discussion: @carr2n, Business Insider, @jyarow, @venkatananth and Washington Post

Kelly J O'Brien / Columbia Journalism Review:

The Espionage Act, Eric Holder's legacy on press freedom, is sufficiently vague enough to be dangerous to journalists — Eric Holder's lasting damage to press freedom — The attorney general's rocky relationship with the media — The fact that outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder …

Discussion: @cjr

Ted Johnson / Variety:

Netflix, Facebook, Twitter Voice Support for Google in ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Case — Netflix, Facebook and Twitter are among the companies siding with Google as it defends itself against an actress' effort to force YouTube to remove the inflammatory “Innocence of Muslims” video that sparked protests in the Muslim world.

Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:

TiVo Q3 shows increase in subscriber base, now 5.1M, compared with 3.9M a year ago — TiVo Revs, Subscribers Record Uptick — TiVo's third-quarter financial results witnessed higher revenue, strong gains in its subscriber base — but lower expected net income.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and NASDAQ.com

Bruce Brown / Columbia Journalism Review:

The Obama administration continues to strong-arm journalists into revealing sources — By now, everyone knows the feds have been handing out record numbers of subpoenas to journalists hoping to scare them into giving up their sources. The troubles of New York Times reporter James Risen …

Discussion: @cjr and Latest News & Headlines

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Guidelines Published By European Regulators — Europe's Article 29 Working Party, the body comprised of data protection representatives from individual Member States of the European Union, has now published guidelines on the implementation of the so-called 'right …

Discussion: Engadget

John Glenday / The Drum:
Bing begins implementation of ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling

Discussion: The Next Web

Hanna Hindstrom / Al Jazeera America:

Slaying of journalist casts doubts on Myanmar's democratic reforms — Human rights activists suspect Par Gyi was tortured to death in military custody — YANGON, Myanmar — When Par Gyi's body was exhumed from a shallow muddy grave in eastern Myanmar, it was barely recognizable.

Reuters:

Content recommendation company Outbrain files confidentially for an IPO, seeks a $1B valuation — Advertising company Outbrain files for possible Nasdaq listing -WSJ — Advertising company Outbrain Inc filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, @tomgara, @rafat, @raju, @jeffjarvis, @jayrosen_nyu and Gigaom

Michelle Castillo / Adweek:

News Sites Top List of Slowest-Loading Web Pages — Ads may not appear before users move on — Our fragmented attention spans are so fickle that if something doesn't grab us in the first few seconds, we're likely to turn away. — Research by Web performance monitoring company Catchpoint Systems suggests …

Discussion: VentureBeat, @palewire and @erickschonfeld

Alison Griswold / Slate:

Uber takes “disciplinary actions” against New York GM Josh Mohrer, accused of tracking a journalist's location without consent — Uber Takes “Disciplinary Actions” Against Its Top New York Manager Over Privacy Violations — Uber said Friday that it has concluded an investigation …

Mugdha Variyar / International Business Times:

Chinese Activists Go on Trial for Protesting Media Censorship; Lawyers Claim Human Rights Violation — Chinese rights activist and writer Guo Feixiong will go in for trial on Friday, 15 months after he was arrested for his protest against media censorship in the country.

Discussion: Human Rights Watch and Associated Press

John Pletz / Crain's Chicago Business:

Narrative Science shifts focus to data-driven stories for businesses, raises $10M led by USAA — Narrative Science raises $10 million from USAA — The tale of Narrative Science, a Northwestern University spinout that uses algorithms to turn data into stories, is getting more interesting.

Discussion: Re/code, Gigaom, Business Wire and VentureBeat

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:

UK High Court orders ISPs to block access to 32 more piracy sites, including Demonoid, Isohunt and more — UK Piracy Blocklist Expands With Demonoid, Isohunt, IPTorrents and More — The list of websites that are blocked in the UK for facilitating copyright infringement is getting longer and longer.