Mediagazer: Interview with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on the impact of ad-funded models on artists, and the importance of Amanda Palmer's new campaign (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally)

9:05 PM ET, March 4, 2015

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Sources: HBO's new streaming service to be called “HBO Now”, will cost $15/month, include Apple TV as launch partner — HBO In Talks With Apple To Be Launch Partner For Coming Web Service ‘HBO Now’: Exclusive — HBO is in talks with Apple to make Apple TV one of the launch partners …

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AP considering legal action for Clinton docs — The Associated Press is considering legal action for extremely long delays on its Freedom of Information Act requests for records related to Hillary Clinton's tenure at the Department of State. — “We have not received any documents yet …

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James King / Gawker:

Former Daily Mail US writer talks about the publication's dishonesty, sensationalism, plagiarism, more — My Year Ripping Off the Web with the Daily Mail Online — On July 11 of last year, I arrived to work at the MailOnline newsroom in New York City and saw Keith Poole, our managing editor, standing outside smoking a cigarette.

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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:

Tribune Publishing Q4 misses earnings estimates, revenue down 5.5% to $457M, ended 2014 with 659K paid digital users, 61K digital-only subs — Tribune Publishing Company Misses Earnings Estimates, Tops Revenue Expectations — Tribune Publishing Company (TPUB) unveiled its fourth quarter 2014 financials …

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Weak Tribune Publishing and Scripps earnings make the case for spinning off newspapers

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D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
E.W. Scripps reports almost 28% jump in Q4 broadcast revenue, 7.9% fall in newspaper revenue in final earnings report before merger with Journal Communications

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

AP will use software to write NCAA game stories — Automated Insights, a company that provides language generation software to The Associated Press and other organizations, announced Wednesday the news cooperative will use the software to produce thousands of stories about collegiate sports.

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Andy Lack leaves post at Broadcasting Board of Governors — Andy Lack, the former NBC executive rumored to be considering a return to the network, has stepped down from his position as CEO and director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the agency announced Wednesday.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Andrew Lack's return to NBC would drive a major executive shakeup and “near-guarantee” the reinstatement of Williams as Nightly News anchor

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Guardian:

BBC to broadcast Delhi rape documentary banned in India on BBC4 tonight at 10pm — India's Daughter: BBC brings forward airing of Delhi rape documentary — Film on brutal attack on Jyoti Singh to be broadcast in UK on Wednesday night despite being banned by Indian authorities

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Arunima / IBNLive:
India plans legal action against maker of film about Delhi rape, asks that documentary not be broadcast anywhere in the world

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Annie Banerji / Agence France-Presse:
India bans broadcast of BBC film showing gang-rapist

Brent Lang / Variety:

Major theater chains to boycott Netflix-owned drama over simultaneous streaming and theatrical release plans — Major Theater Chains to Boycott Netflix's ‘Beasts of No Nation’ — Major theater chains will boycott the release of “Beasts of No Nation,” the Cary Fukunaga drama that Netflix bought …

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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:

Interview with Hearst exec Steve Swartz on investment in business media, spinouts, and streaming — Cosmo Aside, Information Is Sexy for Hearst — Magazine and TV giant invests in business media and young digital brands — As chief executive of Hearst Corp., Steve Swartz leads …

Discussion: Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY

Wall Street Journal:

Nielsen acquires eXelate for about $200M to expand into serving programmatic advertisers — Nielsen to Acquire Data Specialist eXelate — Measurement giant Nielsen said it has acquired eXelate, a data and technology company that helps digital advertisers better target online advertising.

Discussion: AdAge, MediaPost, PR Newswire and TVNewsCheck.com

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

Interview with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on the impact of ad-funded models on artists, and the importance of Amanda Palmer's new campaign — As Amanda Palmer joins Patreon, CEO Jack Conte tells us why (interview) — “What most people don't really understand is that all content creators …

Discussion: hypebot, Wired, Guardian, hypebot and Digital Music News

Brian Fung / Washington Post:

Netflix tries to explain its apparent sudden flip-flop on net neutrality — A top Netflix exec is probably wishing he'd stayed in bed. — The company's chief financial officer, David Wells, told an investor conference Wednesday that Netflix isn't “pleased” about the Federal Communications …

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