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Facebook says a dip in reach numbers for publishers in February was due to a data glitch, not a real decline in delivery of posts — Facebook claims Newsfeed dip for news sites was a mere ‘bug’ — Facebook giveth traffic. Hath Facebook taken it away? — The social network …
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The Whip, The Awl, @mikeisaac and @mathewi

Hollywood Reporter Inks Content Partnership With China's Tencent — The Hollywood Reporter has entered into a multi-year content deal with Tencent. The partnership will see THR's news, features and videos syndicated across platforms of the China-based web giant.
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Investor's Business Daily, @justinaknope and New York Times

News website partly funded by EU launches in UK ahead of possible in-out referendum — European Union news and policy website EurActiv has today launched a new website specifically for the UK. — The site, which is part-funded by the EU and also relies on company sponsorship …

Unlicensed foreign films and TV series to be removed from Chinese video streaming sites today — Rules Tightened for Foreign Content on China's Online Video Platforms — Unlicensed foreign films and TV series are to be removed from China's powerful online video platforms from today.
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Charter Communications to acquire cable operator Bright House in $10.4B stock-and-cash deal, will control 73.7%, partnering with Advance/Newhouse and Liberty — Charter Communications to Buy Cable Operator Bright House Networks — The deal, valued at $10.4 billion, comes as the pay-TV industry rapidly consolidates
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Talking Biz News, New York Times and Ars Technica

Vice's head of content Alex Miller talks about covering UK elections, staying in global hotspots like the Ukraine, using new tools like Snapchat, and more — Vice's election will feature ‘freakishly young, smart and angry people’ — Content boss Alex Miller on covering the polls …

The Indianapolis Star took a bold stand in print but forced the editorial into a standard Gannett template online — When your newspaper wants to make a big statement, make sure you're making it online too — Indiana's passed a bill that many say allows state-sanctioned discrimination …
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Poynter, @jayrosen_nyu, @ryansholin, @samkirkland, @dansinker, Politico, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Huffington Post and MarketWatch
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Source: Owner of Gristedes grocery chain, John Catsimatidis, made a bid larger than Cablevision's $1 for The Daily News — Daily News Said to Get Bids From Cablevision and Billionaire Grocer — The billionaire owner of the grocery chain Gristedes, and the owner of Newsday …
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Bloomberg View, New York Post, The Huffington Post, Poynter, Variety and The Wrap

State Dept. denies journalist Tice has been seen in custody in Syria — WASHINGTON — State Department officials on Monday denied a French news report that a missing American journalist has been seen in captivity in Syria and that the Syrian government has acknowledged holding him.
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Berkshire Hathaway buys 2 small Virginia newspapers, The Martinsville Bulletin and the Franklin News-Post, from Haskell Newspapers — Berkshire Hathaway buys 2 small Virginia newspapers — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company has added two small Virginia newspapers to its collection …

How NPR doubled its podcasting revenue in 2014 by pruning offerings and using cross-promotion, and how it expects to double revenue again in 2015 — Inside NPR's podcasting strategy — In January, months after “Serial” rocketed to the top of the iTunes podcasting charts and ignited …

Comcast CFO to Step Down and Run $4 Billion Investment Arm for Comcast — Comcast Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis is leaving the cable giant to launch a new Comcast-funded investment company that will focus on investing and operating “growth-oriented” companies, the company said Tuesday.