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6:30 PM ET, April 29, 2015

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Amy Mitchell / Pew Research Journalism Project:
State of the News Media 2015  —  Call it a mobile majority.  At the start of 2015, 39 of the top 50 digital news websites have more traffic to their sites and associated applications coming from mobile devices than from desktop computers, according to Pew Research Center's analysis of comScore data.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
91% of Americans over 12 listen to AM/FM radio, more than half to online radio; podcast listeners have doubled since 2008  —  Online radio, podcasts on the rise  —  Traditional AM/FM radio continues to reach the majority of the country while online radio and podcasts are …
Discussion: PRNewser and Journalism.org
Alex Weprin / Capital New York:
Time Warner execs: TV has to adapt to an on-demand world  —  TV, both traditional linear television and streaming services like Netflix and HBO Now, are moving to an on-demand world, Time Warner C.E.O. Jeff Bewkes told analysts this morning on the company's earnings call.  “All TV will be going on-demand,” Bewkes said.
Discussion: AdAge
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Reggie Ugwu / BuzzFeed:
Instagram's @music account, its first official content vertical, will showcase popular and emerging artists  —  Instagram Launches Dedicated Music Channel @Music  —  The Facebook-owned social network's first category-specific vertical will showcase popular and emerging artists.  —  Jared Eberhardt / Instagram
Benjamin Freed / Washingtonian:
More than 800K NPR clips now available for embedding on any website  —  NPR Clips Can Now Be Embedded on Other Websites  —  The network is making 800,000 clips available to post inside other websites.  —  Ever hear a memorable public-radio story segment that you've wanted to share …
Discussion: NPR.org
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Hulu Sets Mammoth ‘Seinfeld’ Licensing Deal Worth Nearly $180 Million  —  In another sign that Hulu is stepping up its game, the digital video giant has landed the SVOD rights to “Seinfeld,” cutting a deal with Sony Pictures TV for all 180 episodes of the enduring NBC comedy.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A&E's History Channel expansion H2 expected to be turned over to Vice for 2016 channel launch  —  A&E's H2 Channel to Become Vice  —  A&E Television Networks's H2 is history.  —  The Hearst and Disney-owned media company has pulled the plug on the historical and science-skewing channel and will be rebranding it as Vice.
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
FCC offers largest telecom providers $1.7B in subsidies to expand rural broadband  —  FCC Makes $1.7B Available for Rural Broadband  —  Price cap carriers have 120 days to commit  —  The FCC is offering the largest telecom providers $1.7 billion in subsidies to expand broadband …
Jack Goldsmith / Lawfare:
Q&A with New York Times Managing Editor Dean Baquet on publishing CIA intelligence, accountability, and more  —  Interview With Dean Baquet, Executive Editor of New York Times, on Publication Decisions About Intelligence Secrets, and More  —  On April 25, two days after President Obama announced …
Discussion: Techdirt
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Top publisher for video on Facebook is UK's Lad Bible with 1.6B views/month, according to Tubular Labs ranking; BuzzFeed makes the top 10 with 320M views/month  —  Here Are the Top Publishers For Facebook Video  —  Over the past couple of years, the advertising world has awakened to the fact …
Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
Apple's iTunes Store woes continue as sales of books, music, and videos fell 4 percent in Q2  —  Apple today reported that sales of digital media fell 4 percent in the second quarter of 2015 and by 5 percent for the first six months of its fiscal year 2015.  —  The disclosure came …
 
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Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
Two dozen writers join Charlie Hebdo PEN award protest
Discussion: CNNMoney and bookforum.com
Melissa Bailey / Nieman Lab:
Collaborating across borders: European journalists band together to track the migrant crisis
Alexander Klöpping / Medium:
Blendle CEO Alexander Klöpping: pay-per-article works for journalism but not news, and other lessons from the startup's first year in business
Discussion: PublishingLab and @dryfe, Thanks:@alexandernl
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Worldwide Takes 25 Percent Stake in U.K. TV Production Firm Curve Media
Discussion: Guardian
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press:
Polish authorities say Russian reporter a danger to Poland
Discussion: ABC News
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Sky targets 70 redundancies in production services arm
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation to increase investment in online by 40% over the next three years
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
The New Yorker teams up with WNYC on national radio show and podcast
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @gregorydjohnsen
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Vox CEO Jim Bankoff on the VC money deluge, social networks as friend or foe, branded content, competition with clickbait, and more
Discussion: Poynter, Bloomberg View and @whatthebit
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Two AJAM Executives Resign Following Ex-Employee Lawsuit