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Circa's core ideas are compelling but it has been unable to find a large enough audience to attract additional investment — Circa, the buzzed-about mobile news app, is running out of money — Back in December, News Corp's Raju Narisetti sent in his contribution for our annual Predictions for Journalism package.
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@chrisboutet and @justinnxt
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Mobile news app Circa seeking a buyer after failing to secure a new round of venture funding — Exclusive: News app Circa is seeking a buyer — Mobile news app Circa is seeking a buyer after failing to secure a new round of venture capital funding, Fortune has learned.
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GeekWire, @khoi, @chrisboutet, TheBadPrince, SiliconANGLE, @eringriffith, Poynter, @kimbui, @rafat, Wall Street Journal, @danprimack, @craigmod, @adamlashinsky, @davidclinchnews, @ajs, @margarita, @mikeisaac, @harrymccracken, @rosental and @bronwen

Music streaming service Grooveshark shuts down to settle infringement — (Reuters) - Online music streaming service Grooveshark, admitting “very serious mistakes,” shut down its operations as part of a settlement with major record labels, joining the ranks of several now-defunct peers sued over copyright infringement.
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New York Times, Re/code, The Atlantic, Mashable, Variety, VentureBeat, Billboard, The Next Web, Wired.co.uk, Computerworld, CNET, Vulture, The Independent, Grooveshark and Pitchfork


Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications have held acquisition talks with Bright House — Bright House Emerges as a Player in the New Cable Drama — Comcast's failed bid for Time Warner Cable puts spotlight on Newhouse business — The collapse of Comcast Corp. 's bid to acquire …
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New York Times, Consumerist, Salon, Reuters, Hollywood Reporter and The Huffington Post
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Spotify raises $350M at $8B valuation: Sources — Music streaming service Spotify raised $350 million in a new funding round, sources told CNBC. Before the recently raised cash, the company was valued at $8 billion. (Tweet this) — Goldman Sachs' institutional clients took part in the fundraising, sources added.
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RAIN News, VentureBeat and Business Insider


BBC Jimmy Savile abuse report delayed at police request — Metropolitan police says publication of Dame Janet Smith's report could prejudice ongoing investigations — The BBC has decided to delay publication of the report into sexual abuse at the corporation after police said it could prejudice ongoing investigations.
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Yorkshire Post and BBC


NFL secured agreements with CBS, Fox and NBC to prevent reporters from tipping draft picks in advance on social media — Good N.F.L. Draft Show or Good Journalism? League Makes Its Choice Clear — The N.F.L. draft should feel like Christmas for Adam Schefter of ESPN …
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The Big Lead, Poynter, Reynolds Center, @jayrosen_nyu, @steve_tornio, @agoot18, @bpmoritz, @fmanjoo, The Big Lead, @markberman, Bleacher Report, @bernardsimon, @dangillmor and Forbes


Hong Kong's South China Morning Post Launches International Edition (Q&A) — Hong Kong's oldest English-language newspaper launched an international edition in April as it seeks to capitalize on the world's growing interest in China. — The South China Morning Post will look to expand …
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Washington Post, @dawnc331 and @recode


HuffPost Australia hires Tory Maguire as first editor-in-chief — HuffPost Australia, a joint venture between The Huffington Post and Fairfax Media, has appointed News Corp journalist Tory Maguire as its first editor-in-chief. — The news and opinion website is due to launch …
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Guardian, @ariannahuff and mUmBRELLA


Latest episodes of the top 100 iTunes podcasts: 186 ads total, no ads on one-third, many ads have coupon codes making it easy to measure return on investment — Inside the weird world of podcast advertising — The most listened-to podcasts come mostly from public radio: Serial, Invisibilia, This American Life.


Tidal's Uphill Battle: Top Exec Speaks Out on “Unfair” Media and Who Really Wants It Dead — Tidal executive Vania Schlogel says the platform isn't about the rich getting richer; it's about nurturing struggling artists. She also explains the truth beyond Jay Z's tweets and tackles Apple rumors head on …
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Rolling Stone


A&E Networks still needs carriage deal with DirectTV in order to launch Vice channel on TV — New Vice cable channel needs to clear DirecTV — A+E Networks is ready to move forward its new Vice cable channel, but it still needs to make a deal with satellite video provider DirecTV to carry it.
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Adweek