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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Capital to become POLITICO New York as parent company sets expansion plans — Capital will be rebranded and relaunched as POLITICO New York as part of an expansion at its Beltway-based parent company, which is gearing up to roll out new satellite publications across the U.S. and Europe.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Politico launching sites for New Jersey and Florida, plus Playbook tipsheets in New Jersey, California, Illinois, and Massachusetts — POLITICO to rebrand ‘Capital New York,’ expand to New Jersey and Florida — As part of its expansion into states, POLITICO will rebrand 'Capital …
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New York Times and Gawker
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Politico Europe hires Alex Spence for media, as slew of hires, bureaus is announced — POLITICO Europe has hired Alex Spence as its European media correspondent, a sign that readers of the soon-to-launch venture can expect aggressive coverage of the continent's industry sagas.
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@ryanheathwriter, Guardian, @djpolitico, @joepompeo and @annelaumen
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Netflix stock up over 10% after beating estimates for new subscribers: 2.3M in US, and 2.6M non-US; Q1 revenue of $1.57B — Netflix Adds 4.9M New Members In Q1, Sending Shares Up More Than 10% — Following the bell today, Netflix reported its first quarter financial performance …
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Wall Street Journal, Re/code, Forbes, Quartz, Business Insider, @richbtig, The Verge and USA Today
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
New ASME guidelines remove barriers to editors creating ad content and publishers selling magazine cover ads — Magazine Trade Group Overhauls Advertising Guidelines — Now OK for Editors Make Ads — The American Society of Magazine Editors has overhauled its guidelines …
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@heyfeifer and @jayrosen_nyu
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American Society of Magazine Editors:
New ASME guidelines recommend that native advertising be clearly labeled and distinguished from editorial content — Editorial Guidelines — ASME Guidelines for Editors and Publishers — The true value of a print or digital magazine brand lies in its relationship with its readers.
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Poynter
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
NYT Now relaunching as free app on May 11 — The New York Times will relaunch NYT Now as a free app on May 11 in a bid to attract younger readers who get their news on mobile devices. — Additionally, the Times' core mobile app will relaunch April 24 in conjunction with the debut of the Apple Watch …
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Poynter, FishbowlNY, The Next Web, Bloomberg Business, Bloomberg Business, @bydanielvictor, @jasonabbruzzese and @the_fjp
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
The recent loss of two top execs demonstrate the Voice of America's recent decline — Signs of Turmoil Seen for Voice of America — WASHINGTON — When David Ensor announced last week that he was stepping down as the director of the Voice of America, critics saw the move as the latest sign …
David Lumb / Fast Company:
Reddit announces Upvoted Weekly curated newsletter highlighting stories from across communities — NOW YOU CAN GET REDDIT IN NEWSLETTER FORM — Three months ago, Reddit launched Upvoted, a podcast exploring significant Reddit stories. Its 14 episodes have received 600,000 total downloads so far …
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WebProNews, Mashable, reddit and The Next Web, Thanks:@steverubel
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Netflix to adopt HTTPS for customer streams over next year, roll out new TV interface — Netflix will make browsing movies more secure within the next year — In addition to admitting his company's recent net neutrality blunder, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings also used his quarterly letter …
Sriram Sharma / India - The Huffington Post:
Indian companies Cleartrip, NDTV, and Newshunt pulling out of Internet.org, citing commitment to net neutrality — Blow To Internet.org As Indian Internet Companies Begin To Withdraw — A day after Flipkart exited from the Airtel Zero platform, Cleartrip, NDTV, Newshunt and the Times Group announced …
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Business Standard, @sampitroda, YourStory.com, ZDNet and Mashable
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
News Corp confirms Rebekah Brooks is in talks on new digital business — Rupert Murdoch publisher's former UK chief, who was cleared of phone-hacking charges last year, is unlikely to be involved with the Sun, according to sources — Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has confirmed …
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exaronews, The Independent, International Business Times, @craigsilverman, Press Gazette and Western Morning News