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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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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Pew annual report on news ranks top online-only sites, finds small audience increases for local and network TV news, struggling cable news, digital ad strength — State of the News Media 2015 — A new ranking of digital sites — The Pew Research Center's 12th annual State …
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Journalism.org
Jack Smith IV / The New York Observer:
Daily Dot confirms funding round; sources say it raised about $10M from another media company — The Daily Dot's Island of Misfit Reporters Raises Over $10 Million — The Internet's own hometown newspaper has grown rapidly to become NYC media's best-kept secret
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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 — Vox CEO Speaks to the Third Phase of Web Media — Strong brands with authority will outlast ‘clickbait’ as ad spending shifts online
CNBC:
Twitter shares close down 18% on Q1 revenue of $436M that missed expectations, and weak forecast — Twitter closes 18% lower on disappointing report — Twitter's earnings came out early, and the stock halted for trading. CNBC's Mary Thompson reports on the first trade as the stock resumed trading.
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Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation to increase investment in online by 40% over the next three years — ABC to spend aggressively on expanding digital audience — Head of news Kate Torney outlines growth plan, saying corporation intends to increase investment in online services by 40% over next three years
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Two AJAM Executives Resign Following Ex-Employee Lawsuit — Breaking: Following the filing of a lawsuit by a former employee today, Al Jazeera America's executive vice president of human resources Diana Lee and the executive vice president of communications, Dawn Bridges, have both resigned.
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TVNewser, Washington Post, @erikwemple and Variety
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.
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Wall Street Journal, Deadline, UPROXX, @tcarmody, Mashable, @chriswelch, Engadget and The Verge
Darren Fishell / Bangor Daily News:
Reade Brower and Chris Miles acquire MaineToday Media and its subsidiaries including Portland Press — Press Herald papers purchased by midcoast businessman Reade Brower — PORTLAND, Maine — Midcoast businessman Reade Brower has reached a deal to purchase MaineToday Media …
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@marypols and @mattderienzo
David Lieberman / Deadline:
NBCU Teams With AOL To Cross-Promote And Co-Produce Web And TV Content — Most broadcasters are trying to persuade advertisers to keep spending on TV instead of diverting dollars to the online video providers making sales pitches at this week's NewFront presentations in New York.
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Broadcasting & Cable and Variety
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
The New Yorker teams up with WNYC on national radio show and podcast — The New Yorker and WNYC are working together to produce a new national radio show and podcast set to premiere this fall. — The one-hour weekly program, which does not yet have a name or launch date …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Mode, formerly Glam, now allows readers to curate a personalized content feed — Mode Media Combines Its Websites Under A New Social News App — The digital media company formerly known as Glam is launching a new product today for finding curated stories in topics like entertainment, food and fashion.
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Adweek and Multichannel News
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
At NewFronts, Yahoo announces 14 new shortform series, added to its digital magazines — NewFronts: Yahoo Extends Live Nation Deal, Adds 14 Digital Series — Yahoo revamped its video strategy ahead of the 2014 NewFronts, now the tech giant is back when a number of pickups that signify it is doubling down on that plan.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
NBC Sports Live Extra app now available for Apple TV and Roku, will require cable subscription to watch — NBC Sports launches on Apple TV, but cable is required for live streams — NBC Sports Live Extra is the newest “channel” available on Apple TV, and it promises to deliver over 3,000 live streams to viewers each year.
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NBC Sports Pressbox, Awful Announcing, 9to5Mac, NBC Sports Pressbox, The Official Roku Blog, Engadget and AppleInsider
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Time Inc. CTO Colin Bodell betting on technology to jumpstart growth across all titles — The Amazon vet who is bringing order to Time Inc.'s tech sprawl — Traditional publishers like to talk about the trust they've built up with readers and advertisers over time.
Tim Peterson / AdAge:
YouTube to roll out several films over next two years with AwesomenessTV, will premiere globally on YouTube — YouTube Is Making Movies With AwesomenessTV, Original Series With Four of Its Stars — YouTube is entering the movie business. — The Google-owned online video service …
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
Maker Studios Will Develop Online Videos With Marvel And Other Disney Units
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Adweek, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, CNET and Variety
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube to Fund Smosh, Fine Bros., AwesomenessTV Original Content
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Re/code, Pocket-lint, Bloomberg Business, VideoInk and AdAge
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