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Google partners with Mummy producer Sean Daniel Co. to make its augmented reality game Ingress into a TV show — Google Takes Its Web Game to TV — When Google launched a gaming studio five years ago, it was largely an effort to keep a valued employee. Now, the first game developed by the studio …
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The Verge, Telegraph, CNET, Pocket-lint, Engadget, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, AndroidHeadlines.com and Beyond Search
Guardian:
News of the World reporter's conviction for paying for leaks overturned — Prison officer in same case is cleared as court of appeal rules that Judge Charles Wide misdirected the jury — The controversial police investigation into journalists paying for leaks from public officials …
Andy Carvin / Medium:
Independent Yemeni news outlets sacked, journalists kidnapped — I just got off the phone with Sameer Jubran, editor and co-founder of the independent Yemeni newspaper and website, Al Masdar. According to Jubran, the news organization's headquarters was just sacked by Houthi militants.
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Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:
New SEC rules allow film fans to invest in Hollywood productions rather than donate via crowdsourcing — SEC Ruling Changes Game for Hollywood Film Financing — The rules for movie financing were radically redrawn Wednesday by a landmark Securities and Exchange Commission ruling that opens …
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@lafavealan, @grking, SeedInvest Blog, bizjournals and Washington Post
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
New York City explosion shows the potential for mobile live streaming via Periscope to change news, offering mass access to live video seconds after an event — Periscope and live video are changing the internet forever — 2K — days until TNW Conference Europe. Join 3,500 people on April 23-24.
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Wall Street Journal, Medium, Mashable, Wired.co.uk, TechRadar.com, @dan_benenson, @sfiegerman, @suztennant, @iateyourmic, @derscharni, The Verge and Ubergizmo
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic Online:
Jonah Peretti says NYT should make print edition more expensive before going online only — One Way to Phase Out Newspapers: Make Them a Luxury Good — There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint. Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate.
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@jbenton
Adam Lusher / The Independent:
Clean Reader: New app will ‘clean up’ bad language in e-books — Lady Chatterley's Lover and Trainspotting may never be read in quite the same way again. To the fury of authors, a new app has been introduced for e-books that can cover up the rude words in electronic versions of novels and offer a “politer” alternative.
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Boing Boing, Daily Mail, Guardian, Daily Mail, @roseedmunds and CNET
Brianna Lee / International Business Times:
Mexico Press Freedom: Attacks On Journalists Surged 80% Under Peña Nieto, Report Finds — Every 26 hours, a journalist in Mexico gets attacked, according to statistics released this week by a London-based rights organization. That figure is part of a lengthier report detailing intimidations …
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Reuters
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Snapchat's US audience profile from ComScore explains why media is obsessed with the company: 45% 18-24-year-olds, 26% 25-34-year-olds — Here's the Chart That Explains Why Media Companies Are Obsessed With Snapchat — Why are media companies and advertisers clamoring to work with Snapchat?
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@sandeepish, @navybook and @edsuh
Reporters Without Borders:
Proposed French surveillance law poses a threat to the confidentiality of journalists' sources — New intelligence bill poses threat to journalists — A bill giving France's intelligence services new powers to monitor communications, which Prime Minister Manuel Valls submitted to the council …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Former Beats CEO David Hyman launches invite-only Chosen, a talent-show-like game app — Startup Chosen Launches App That Turns Singing Competitions Into Mobile Game — Company founded by David Hyman, former CEO of Beats Music and Gracenote — Silicon Valley startup Chosen is taking …
Bloomberg Business:
Time Warner's HBO May Add Turner Shows to Web-Only Service — (Bloomberg) — Time Warner Inc. is considering broadening its planned HBO Now online service to include shows from its Turner Broadcasting networks such as TBS and TNT, according to people with knowledge of the plans.
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