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Krishnadev Calamur / NPR:
The Interview now available to rent for $5.99 or purchase for $14.99 through YouTube, Google Play, Xbox Video, and SeeTheInterview.com — Sony To Stream ‘The Interview’ On YouTube, Other Sites Starting Tonight — Sony Pictures' The Interview, the comedy that centers on a plot to assassinate …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Netflix in Talks to Stream ‘The Interview’ as Starz Releases Pay TV Rights (EXCLUSIVE) — YouTube, Google Play and Xbox will also offer the Sony comedy — Netflix is in talks with Sony Pictures to make “The Interview” available for streaming by its subscribers.
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Jordan Raup / The Film Stage:
Sony Releases Official List of Theaters Playing ‘The Interview,’ Now Available on VOD — Watch Jonny Greenwood Perform Tracks From ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘The Master’ In 75-Minute Concert — Trailers … Christoph Waltz Discusses the Relevancy of ‘Big Eyes,’ Importance of Genuine Storytelling, and More
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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
What does it mean to run “product” in a news organization? Hayley Nelson's big challenge at Wired — f there's a news outlet you would expect to be ahead of the curve in digital media, it might be Wired. The San Francisco-based magazine of technology has been at it longer than just about anyone …
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki encourages experimenting with professional content and new business models, like subscription-based Music Key, to grow revenues — YouTube's Chief, Hitting a New ‘Play’ Button — This fall, Susan Wojcicki, the chief executive of YouTube, appeared on a panel …
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
New York Times Insider: Multi-Million Dollar Shortfall Causing Drastic Cuts — The New York Times building. (Photo by Arman Dzidzovic/ New York Observer) — Yesterday, New York Times readers were treated to a beautifully nuanced and balanced and richly detailed feature about a topic very much in the mix.
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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
MPAA Secretly Settled With Hotfile for $4 Million, Not $80 Million — It's been nearly a year since Hotfile was defeated by the MPAA, resulting in a hefty $80 million dollar settlement. — While the public agreement left room for the file-hosting service to continue its operations …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Ex-News of the World journalists given go ahead to sue for unfair dismissal — Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup get green light from employment tribunals to take action against News Group Newspapers — Two former News of the World journalists who were jailed for hacking the phones …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
AP denies Pyongyang bureau under North Korean control — The Associated Press is pushing back on a report its bureau in North Korea is nearly completely controlled by the North Korean government. — In a lengthy article for NKNews.org, Nate Thayer, a former AP stringer …
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Lisa Campbell / Bookseller News:
Simon & Schuster allows libraries in UK, Australia, and New Zealand to lend full 14K ebook catalog — S&S UK permits library e-lending for all titles — Simon & Schuster UK is to allow libraries to lend its full catalogue of nearly 14,000 e-book titles, effective immediately.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
DirecTV, Disney Ink Multiyear Pact That Includes Internet-Video Rights — The Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV have reached a multiyear distribution deal, which gives the No. 1 satellite TV broadcaster rights to ESPN, ABC and Disney Channel online-video services.
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Nellie Bowles / Re/code:
Mic tailors news topics and format for millennials, aiming at college-educated 25-year-olds — Mic.com, the Most Earnest Millennials in the Room — One thing that has become clear this year is that we, the millennials, like our news in special millennial-friendly packaging.
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Peter Greste / Sydney Morning Herald:
Peter Greste sends greetings from a cell in Cairo — I write to all our friends and supporters from my jail cell in Mazraa Prison, Cairo. — As we approach Christmas and the rather inauspicious anniversary of our arrest on December 29, there is a temptation to become morose over our continued detention.
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