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Horace Dediu / Asymco:
Market saturation, rising monthly fees, lack of innovation, and broadband expansion make cable TV's decline inevitable in the US — Peak Cable — Paying for TV has been a curious consumer phenomenon. There was a time when TV was free to consumers. It was delivered as a broadcast …
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Mashable, @jayrosen_nyu, @cisco_mobile, Beyond Search, Medium and TechCrunch
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Power of NYT print subscribers: provide more than 70% of revenue, very engaged in digital offerings too — The Curious (and Vital) Power of Print — WHO buys the print edition of the newspaper? Just a few Luddites who wouldn't know a smartphone if their horse-drawn buggy crushed it on the cobblestones?
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Rolling Stone expects Columbia University's review of its controversial campus rape article in about two weeks, will publish in full — Rolling Stone to publish review of campus rape article soon — Columbia University's review of Rolling Stone's disputed article about a college gang rape …
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New York Times and WBAA
Guardian:
Guardian appoints Katharine Viner as editor-in-chief — Guardian US chief who also set up Australian operation will take over from Alan Rusbridger this summer — Katharine Viner has been appointed the editor-in-chief of the Guardian, the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history.
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Emily White / Medium:
The shortcomings of digital audio: no sharing, saving, or playlist creation, but plenty of ads — Where is the Instagram for Audio? — An invested listener envisions an upgraded podcast sharing experience — When I listen to a really excellent episode of a podcast, I rarely share it with anyone.
Discussion:
@gbullard
Financial Times:
Universal pushes Spotify to add limits to its free tier during licensing negotiations — Universal takes on Spotify freemium model — The “freemium” model used by Spotify to amass 60m users and 15m paying subscribers around the world is facing a new challenge just months …
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Engadget, IBNLive, @mgsiegler, PCMag Australia Feed, VentureBeat, Telegraph, Rolling Stone and The Verge
Tara Conlan / Guardian:
BBC draws up plan to stop in-house production being sold to private sector — Director general plans to transfer production of its hit shows such as EastEnders and Doctor Who into a new company called BBC Studios — A plan to protect shows such as Doctor Who, EastEnders and Mrs Brown's Boys …
Press Gazette:
Former News of the World royal reporter Ryan Sabey is third journalist convicted over payments — A former News of the World royal reporter from east London has been convicted of using a soldier in Prince Harry's regiment as a paid tipster, it can now be reported.
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Guardian
Matthew Gilbert / Boston Globe:
Cable networks invest more in documentaries, driven by ratings successes like PBS's “The Roosevelts” and HBO's Monday programming — TV is giving documentaries their due — You'll be forgiven if you've felt rather glum about televised nonfiction in the past 15 years.
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New York Times
Jane A. Peterson / New York Times:
Watch magazines, with a loyal print readership that often collects issues, try to broaden digital profile — Digital Is a Change in the Watch Magazine World — SINGAPORE — Tropical rain clouds hovered at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club as a model dressed cowboy-style thrust his wrist toward …
David Pitt / Associated Press:
Meredith, which focuses mostly on women's magazines, has 8M monthly subscribers across titles — Magazine publisher Meredith finds success focusing on women — 7 photos — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The nation's top publisher of magazines and websites for women has its origins …
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Media Wire Daily
Sam Thielman / Adweek:
Google to test TV ad-tracking in Kansas City Fiber homes; buyers only pay for ads shown, and ads will appear on DVRed programs — Google Fiber May Have Created a Game-Changer: Real Measurement of TV Ad Views — Want to know exactly how many people saw your ad on TV? Want dynamic insertion?
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