Mediagazer: Murdoch: Digital Gives TV Business Chance to Innovate (Jon Lafayette/Broadcasting & Cable)

5:26 PM ET, December 9, 2014

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George Packer / New Yorker:

Amid a couple of dispiriting events, the changes at The New Republic best highlight the ongoing crisis in journalism — The Real Crisis of Journalism — Two dispiriting events in the world of magazine journalism coincided last week. The first is the collapse of Rolling Stone's story …

Emily Bell / Guardian:

Can Silicon Valley disrupt journalism if journalists hate being disrupted? — Facebook's Chris Hughes says he doesn't want to ‘listicalize’ the New Republic. Then why is Buzzfeed still winning the internet? — “It is frustrating to me personally that there was a perception we would listicalize the place.

Guy Vidra / The New Republic:

Guy Vidra writes open letter to TNR readers, says company will invest in tech and editorial — A Letter to Our Readers — Today I want to address the recent changes at The New Republic on our own pages. It is important to me to outline the vision for this critically important institution.

Discussion: Poynter, @mmoyr, @hawthornelat, @theshrillest, Talking Points Memo, @daniellarison and @daveweigel

Erin Griffith / Fortune:

HBO to outsource streaming technology behind standalone service launching in 2015 to MLB Advanced — Exclusive: HBO to outsource streaming technology in blow to ‘backstabbing’ CTO — The future of HBO Go is unclear. In a major strategic shift, HBO will license the technology underpinning …

Discussion: @leokitty, Business Insider, Engadget, @alexweprin, @pkafka, @eringriffith, @karlbode, @adamnash, The Verge, WebProNews and BGR

Todd Spangler / Variety:

HBO's CTO Otto Berkes, co-creator of Xbox, resigns after HBO outsources the tech for its planned streaming service — HBO CTO Otto Berkes Resigns, as Network Enlists MLB to Build OTT Platform — HBO chief technology officer Otto Berkes is leaving the premium cable network …

Discussion: @alexweprin and @eringriffith

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Economist Editor John Micklethwait becomes Bloomberg's Editor-in-Chief, Matt Winkler stepping down — Matt Winkler steps down as Bloomberg News EIC — Matthew Winkler will step down as editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News. Economist Editor John Micklethwait will be the news organization's new editor-in-chief.

Mike Reynolds / Multichannel News:

Discovery Communications partners with Hulu, making content available to Hulu subscribers — Discovery Communications Inks Hulu Pact — Streaming Service Gains Access Across Programmer's Portfolio — Discovery Communications has made a significant foray into the streaming arena inking …

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, TVbytheNumbers, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, FierceCable, WorldScreen.com, The Inquisitr News and Broadcasting & Cable

Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:

SoundCloud in discussions to raise about $150M at a valuation expected to top $1.2B — SoundCloud's Valuation Could Top $1.2 Billion With New Fundraising — SoundCloud, a popular music and audio-sharing service, is in discussions to raise about $150 million in new financing at a valuation …

Discussion: VentureBeat, Inc.com, @joshconstine and @evelynrusli

Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

Murdoch: Digital Gives TV Business Chance to Innovate — 21st Century Fox's COO says MVPDs are moving too slow — The killer app on digital is television, said James Murdoch, chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox. — Asked about Fox's digital strategy at the 42d annual UBS Media Conference …

Discussion: Variety

Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web:

Amazon-owned Twitch acquires esports agency GoodGame — Game streaming service Twitch has just announced that it has acquired esports agency GoodGame. — In an announcement Twitch stated: … According to Twitch, GoodGame will help broadcasters better monetize their feeds by doing …

Discussion: Variety and Business Wire

Clyde Haberman / New York Times:

Grappling With the ‘Culture of Free’ in Napster's Aftermath — Napster: Culture of Free Napster: Culture of Free — In 1999, a file-sharing program created in a Boston dorm room sent shock waves across the music industry and served notice that a major cultural shift was underway.

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

The New York Times open-sources its Hive crowdsourcing platform — A couple of months ago, the New York Times rolled out an interesting project called Madison, in which the newspaper asked readers to help the paper identify old print ads by going to a website and answering questions …

Discussion: Nieman Lab, nytlabs ← Research … and AdAge

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

Meet Chuck C. Johnson, divisive blogger drawing hate and praise in the dark corners of Twitter — What Is Chuck Johnson, and Why? The Web's Worst Journalist, Explained — If you were active on social media this weekend, you may have noticed frequent references to a website called “GotNews” and a writer named Charles C. Johnson.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, @hello_tailor, @elongreen, @mariabustillos, @johnmcquaid, @noltenc, BuzzFeed and Bloomberg Politics

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

YouTube app on Apple TV gets YouTube's full video library, predictive search, channel subscriptions, and ads — YouTube's Apple TV Gets a New Look, More Videos ... and Ads — YouTube has spent the last couple years overhauling the apps it provides for different devices, but it has steered clear of Apple TV.

Discussion: MacRumors, @johnpaczkowski, @laurengoode and App Advice