Mediagazer: CEO of Redbox Parent Company Outerwall Steps Down (Hollywood Reporter)

12:50 PM ET, January 20, 2015

Top News:

David Lieberman / Deadline:

Surprise CEO Change At Redbox Parent Sends Shares Tumbling — Shares of kiosk giant Outerwall are down more than 11.6% in pre-market trading after the company disclosed without explanation that J. Scott Di Valerio has resigned. Board member Nora Denzel will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a long term replacement.

Hollywood Reporter:

CEO of Redbox Parent Company Outerwall Steps Down — The CEO of Redbox parent company Outerwall, J. Scott Di Valerio, has stepped down and resigned from the Board, Outerwall announced Tuesday. — Board member Nora M. Denzel will serve as interim CEO, as the board initiates a search process to identify the next CEO.

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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Sources say The Sun newspaper has quietly dropped its topless ‘Page 3’ section following campaign by critics

CNNMoney.com:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:

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Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:

Deloitte Says Millennials Will Spend $62 Billion on Media in 2015 — Everybody knows the under-35 crowd are less avid consumers of traditional media than their parents. — Yet a new forecast from Deloitte predicts that North America's 83 million 18- to 34-year-old millennials …

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

Journalists, lawyers, social workers form Professionals for Information Privacy Coalition to oppose UK police spying — Lawyers and social workers join forces with journalists to call for curb on police spying powers — Lawyers' groups and social workers have joined forces with the National Union …

Richard Verrier / Los Angeles Times:

Sources: DreamWorks Animation may cut over 350 production and support jobs in California — DreamWorks Animation plans substantial layoffs — Stung by a series of box office misfires and failed sale attempts, DreamWorks Animation plans a substantial number of layoffs, two people familiar with the matter said.

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Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:

BBC refuses $150M bid from independent TV producers Avalon and Hat Trick for BBC3 — BBC Won't Sell Youth Network Despite $150 Million Bid — The BBC has said it will not accept a a takeover bid from two independent British TV production houses for the public broadcaster's 11-year-old …

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