Mediagazer: YouTube Kids Free App Launches on Apple's iTunes, Google Play (Todd Spangler/Variety)

4:10 PM ET, February 23, 2015

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

Dish Network Founder Charlie Ergen Stepping Back Into CEO Role — When Dish Network President and CEO Joe Clayton retires on March 31, company Co-founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen will step back into those top day-to-day jobs. — “Over the last four years, Joe's leadership has been instrumental …

Discussion: Variety, Bloomberg Business, Home Media Magazine, @sherman4949, Financial Times, Hollywood Reporter, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Business

Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:

In 2014 Q4, Dish loses 65K subscribers but revenue rises 5.3% to $14.6B, net income up 17% to $945M — Dish Loses Subscribers, But Ups Revs 5% — Dish Network was hit with a net loss of subscribers for the fourth quarter 2014 — a reversal of a slight gain a year ago.

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, Bloomberg Business, The Huffington Post, Multichannel News, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal and 24/7 Wall St.

Mike Collett-White / Reuters:

Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina dies in Pakistan aged 34 — (Reuters) - Maria Golovnina, Reuters bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan who was widely loved and admired for her courage, compassion and professionalism, died in Islamabad on Monday. — Maria, 34, was found collapsed …

Discussion: @alicesperi and @omarwaraich

Firstpost:
Reuters Pakistan bureau chief Maria Golovnina found dead

Discussion: Agence France-Presse, Samaa TV News, Hindustan Times, IBNLive, International Business Times, Geo tv | Geo News, The Express TribuneThe …, Pakistan Today and The Economic Times

Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:

Tim Molloy Named Editor of Boston.com — Boston.com named Tim Molloy as its new editor Monday, the website announced. — Molloy joins the Boston news website as its chief editor from PBS' Frontline, where he served as digital engagement editor after twenty years working as an editor …

Discussion: Poynter, Media Nation, NetNewsCheck Latest, @adam_bryant and BostonGlobe.com

CBC News:

Mohamed Fahmy's retrial in Egypt adjourned until March 8 — 'It's another circus of a retrial,' after 2 witnesses don't show, says Fahmy, seeking deportation to Canada — Fahmy's retrial in Egypt adjourned until March 8 2:23 — The retrial of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy …

Discussion: Toronto Star, Daily News Egypt, Cairo Post, Al Jazeera English, CBC News, Guardian and Global News

BBC:
Alaa Abdel Fattah: Egypt jails activist-blogger for five years

Discussion: Daily News Egypt, ABC, euronews, International Business Times, Ahram Online, @mffahmy11, Associated Press, Global Voices and Associated Press

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

Apple expanding its editorial efforts, hiring music journalist for iTunes team in London — Apple hiring for iTunes role with ‘specific expertise in music journalism’ — A recruitment ad for an ‘Editorial Producer’ within Apple's iTunes team in London hints at plans to beef …

Discussion: The Next Web, RAIN News, @jessicasuarez, CNBC, TechCrunch, Business Insider and hypebot

Will Carty / The Twitter Blog:

Twitter announces that it is backing the FCC's net neutrality proposal — Why Twitter faves #NetNeutrality — The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to act on a “net neutrality” proposal that will put vital consumer and competitive protections back on the books …

Discussion: Ars Technica, NetNewsCheck Latest, TechCrunch, BetaNews, Wall Street Journal, @demandprogress, VatorNews, Gigaom, The Hill, @dliebelson, Consumerist, @gigibsohnfcc, @darth, @policy, The Next Web and Re/code

Michelle Goldberg / Washington Post:

Feminist writers are so besieged by online abuse that some have begun to retire — Michelle Goldberg, a contributing writer at the Nation, is the author of “The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World.” — Jessica Valenti is one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation.

Discussion: @ahiatt, @j_nb, @awid and @sheshouldrun

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

Save Our Sources victory as Government agrees interim controls on police viewing journalists' call records — The Government is to use to rush through interim measures to stop police viewing journalists' phone records without judicial oversight in a move that signals victory for the Press Gazette Save Our Sources camaign.

Discussion: Guardian

Johan Ahlander / Reuters:

Swedish reporter says freed after being held by Syrian government forces — (Reuters) - A Swedish freelance journalist who went missing close to areas controlled by Islamic State militants told Swedish media he had been freed after a week being held by Syrian government forces.

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube Kids Free App Launches on Apple's iTunes, Google Play — YouTube has officially launched a free app designed for kids 5 and younger, in a bid to capture more viewing from the ankle-biting demo — in a safe and secure walled garden. — The free YouTube Kids app includes videos from Jim Henson Co. …

Discussion: The Next Web, SocialTimes, YouTube Blog, CNET, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, Guardian, Mashable and VideoInk

Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:

Comcast Accused of Paying Off Al Sharpton in $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit — Today, Comcast and Time Warner Cable were served with a lawsuit from a group of African-American media owners seeking $20 billion — yes, “billion,” with a “b” — for discriminatory practices …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap

Ruth Reader / VentureBeat:

BuzzFeed poaches Re/code's John Paczkowski, NYT's William Alden, Popsugar's Nicole Nguyen, and Nieman's Caroline O'Donovan for SF bureau — Buzzfeed unveils its next step for growth in San Francisco — Buzzfeed is building out a team of Silicon Valley reporters in an attempt to change the way we talk about tech.