Mediagazer: UK set to be first country in which more than half of ad spend goes digital (Mark Sweney/Guardian)

5:25 PM ET, December 1, 2014

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Jim Bankoff / LinkedIn Pulse:

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
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Chris Sutcliffe / TheMediaBriefing:
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Brian X. Chen / New York Times:

Apple faces potential damages of $350M in iTunes antitrust lawsuit going to trial in December — Star Witness in Apple Lawsuit Is Steve Jobs — SAN FRANCISCO — Three years after his death, Steve Jobs is very much a presence in courtrooms across the country. — And that's not necessarily good news for Apple.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

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Greg Gilman / The Wrap:

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Variety:
Sony's New Movies Leak Online Following Hack Attack

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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:

Vodafone in talks for Tesco's loss-making pay-TV service — Vodafone is looking to acquire Blinkbox, the video streaming service, as it gears up to move into the broadband and pay-TV markets — Vodafone is poised to take over Tesco's loss-making on-demand entertainment service Blinkbox …

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

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Associated Press:

Murder case behind Serial podcast phenomenon heads to appeals court — Baltimore reporter Sarah Koenig's investigation into a 2000 conviction is running in parallel with a legal process Adnan Syed's lawyer calls his ‘last best chance’ — A 15-year-old murder case that landed a popular teenager …

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

UK set to be first country in which more than half of ad spend goes digital — More than 50% of £15.7bn advertiser spend will go on digital and online media in 2015 beating print, cinema, buses, billboards, TV and radio combined — The UK is predicted to become the first country …

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