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5:25 PM ET, April 3, 2015

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 Top News: 
Wall Street Journal:
Disney to invest $250M in fantasy sports site DraftKings, valuing company at $900M; DraftKings commits to spending over $500M on ESPN ads  —  Disney to Invest $250 Million in Fantasy Site DraftKings  —  Walt Disney Co. is investing $250 million in online fantasy sports business DraftKings Inc. …
Adam Epstein / Quartz:
The FCC is considering regulation to treat internet TV services more like traditional pay ones  —  The really important policy affecting the future of TV that no one is talking about  —  The future of television in the United States may hinge, oddly enough, on the government's interpretation of an 80-year-old law.
Discussion: Pocket-lint
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
The New York Times is planning to offer its NYT Now app for free within weeks, currently costs $8 per month  —  Times plans to make NYT Now mobile app free  —  The New York Times is expected to announce in the coming weeks that its NYT Now mobile app will become a free product with a number …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish rebrands DishWorld as Sling International, offering 200 channels in 18 languages to US customers, starting at $15 per month  —  Dish Rebrands DishWorld as ‘Sling International’ Over-the-Top Service  —  Dish Network, the No. 2 satellite TV service in the U.S., announced that DishWorld …
Andy / TorrentFreak:
EMI granted summary judgement in Grooveshark copyright case, forcing proactive anti-piracy policy  —  Grooveshark Publishes Proactive Anti-Piracy Policy  —  Throughout Grooveshark's history the company has come to rely on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Agence France-Presse:
Paris supermarket hostages sue French media for revealing their location during live coverage of the siege  —  Paris supermarket hostages sue media over live coverage  —  Paris (AFP) - Six people who hid in a supermarket refrigerator during January's Islamist attacks in Paris have sued French media …
Peggy McGlone / Washington Post:
Government report finds Library of Congress lacking in digital technology and central management  —  America's ‘national library’ is lacking in leadership, yet another report finds  —  The federal government's watchdog agency released a critical report Tuesday on the Library …
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Comedy site Funny or Die to open D.C. office, hires former White House staffer  —  This is not a joke: The comedy Web site responsible for getting President Obama between two ferns is opening a Washington outpost.  —  Funny or Die's new D.C. office will be helmed by Brad Jenkins …
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Hulu beats lawsuit claiming it illegally shared user data with Facebook  —  The “Like” button collects data, but there's no master list of videos watched.  —  Online video provider Hulu has decisively won a lawsuit claiming it violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) …
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Net neutrality suits may claim lack of notice and authority by FCC and may target specific provisions such as ban on paid prioritization
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
9th Circuit rules Netflix isn't subject to disability law
Discussion: The Hill and @ryanmerkley
Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
NYPD Claims It Can't Find ‘Widely-Circulated’ Memo That Cut Off Press Access To Precinct Crime Blotters
Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
AOL to host Fox Sports' game highlights and shows online
Andrew Hampp / Billboard:
Sprint Denies Investment In Jay Z's Tidal As Aspiro Delists From Nasdaq Stockholm
Discussion: New York Post and USA Today
 Earlier Picks: 
Cassie Werber / Quartz:
In the UK, televised pre-election debates are a strange new phenomenon
Discussion: BBC, Reuters and Mashable
Patrick Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Times Censored Its Own Report Of A Terrorism Trial
Discussion: @dlepeska
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
BBC and BitTorrent partner to offer 10-episode Doctor Who bundle for $12
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The Economist's Tom Standage on digital strategy and the limits of a model based on advertising
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Bild and Paris Match claim to have seen Germanwings crash video, but won't share or explain its provenance, raising ethical questions