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Om Malik confirms Gigaom, the pioneering tech news site he founded, is shutting down — A statement about Gigaom — Gigaom is winding down and its assets are now controlled by the company's lenders. It is not how you want the story of a company you founded to end.
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Gigaom, unable to pay creditors in full, ceases all operations, does not currently intend to file for bankruptcy — About Gigaom — Gigaom recently became unable to pay its creditors in full at this time. As a result, the company is working with its creditors that have rights to all of the company's assets as their collateral.


Apple Watch is yet another platform on which incumbent publishers got access ahead of indies — The Internet is Rigged — This isn't the Internet we signed up for... It was the inherent beauty of the web. I had access to the same tools and the same publish button as any big time brand.
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@benwerd and @dangillmor
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Not much new detail for news organizations in the final unveiling of the Apple Watch — Apple just concluded its final unveiling of the Apple Watch — along with some other interesting business — Monday afternoon. The Verge has as good a roundup as any of all the announcements, and video will be posted shortly.
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Medium, TVNewser, Forbes, Mashable, CNN, TechCrunch, Zero Hedge, Pocket-lint, USA Today, Bloomberg View, AdAge, streetfightmag.com, Guardian and AgencySpy


HBO CEO approached Apple about HBO Now deal, calls the plan “additive” and not an inducement to cut pay-TV cord — Apple's HBO Now Deal Has Been in the Works for a Year — The Apple-HBO deal announced today was set in motion a year ago. — In the spring of 2014 …
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Deadline, @pkafka, @edmundlee, @johnpaczkowski, timewarner.com and VideoNuze Analysis
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Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance — Justice presides with her scale and sword at Frankfurt am Main. — Photo by Roland Meinecke, licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0. — Today, the Wikimedia Foundation is filing suit …
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VentureBeat and New York Times


Sources: Apple backs down in effort to offer $7.99/month rate for its upcoming subscription music service as labels reject pricing below $9.99/month — Fight Between Apple and Spotify Could Change Digital Music; Labels Said to Reject Pricing Below $9.99 — A renewed focus on the value …
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AppleInsider, @sterlewine, The Verge, MacRumors, App Advice and Business Insider


China's weekend box office eclipses the US but strategic partnerships and increased opportunities for crew and talent could revitalize US film industry — China's Weekend Box Office Eclipses the U.S. - And That's Not a Bad Thing — The box office grosses of China's leading movies were bigger …
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Variety


With more police wearing cameras, fight over privacy vs. public records law begins in Florida; who gets access and at what cost — With more police wearing cameras, the fight over footage has begun in Florida — MIAMI — As more police departments equip their officers with body-worn cameras …


News Corp CEO Robert Thomson sees opportunity for Realtor.com, also expects revenue growth in book publishing — News Corp C.E.O. on exploiting ‘mayhem’ at Trulia, online news ‘kleptocracies’ — As News Corp. expands its presence in the real estate arena, the company plans to exploit the recent combination of Zillow and Trulia.


Coming soon to The Huffington Post: documentaries and scripted shows — Expect to see more videos when you visit The Huffington Post. A lot more. — The popular news web site, which already has a live streaming channel called HuffPost Live, now says it also wants to make documentaries …


Director Christopher Nolan calls on Hollywood to preserve film as a medium, says that we'll need film prints and projectors forever — Christopher Nolan Urges Hollywood to Step Up Efforts to Preserve Film — One month after Kodak announced deals with the Hollywood studios to keep film alive …