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Grooveshark:
Grooveshark ceases operations as a result of settlement with major record companies, offers apology — Today we are shutting down — Today we are shutting down Grooveshark. We started out nearly ten years ago with the goal of helping fans share and discover music.
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
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, Salon, Reuters, Hollywood Reporter and The Huffington Post
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Dan Primack / Fortune:
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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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
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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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
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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Stan Alcorn / Marketplace.org:
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.
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Dominic White / Sydney Morning Herald:
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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Emmet McDermott / Hollywood Reporter:
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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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Daily Caller News Foundation hires Mark Tapscott, executive editor of the Washington Examiner, and two of its reporters — Daily Caller nabs Examiner's executive editor — The Daily Caller News Foundation, the 501(c)(3)-arm of the conservative media company, has hired the executive editor …
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Vox Media announces it's offering its CMS, Chorus, to advertisers, partnering with agency DigitasLBi, and unveils plans for video series — Vox Media begins to monetize its ‘magical’ content platform — Chorus, Vox Media's content platform and analytics system, has long been considered …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
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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Peter Hobson / The Moscow Times:
Sanoma sells United Press, publisher of Moscow Times, to former Kommersant chief executive, also sells minority stake in Vedomosti — Russian Businessman Buys The Moscow Times — Finnish media group Sanoma said Thursday it would sell The Moscow Times to a Russian businessman …