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12:45 PM ET, May 5, 2015

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Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Washington Post testing ways to extend tablet experience to mobile web for select readers, new site and mobile apps to be released for all by late summer  —  The Washington Post to test new web experience for expanding readership  —  Following success of tablet app launched last year, Post considers extending to the web
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The Upshot at The New York Times used IP addresses to deliver a story rewritten for specific locations  —  The Upshot uses geolocation to push readers deeper into data  —  When you're writing about how place — be that a neighborhood or a city — affects a child's chances of getting out of poverty …
Alina Selyukh / Reuters:
Netflix calls on FCC to reject proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger  —  (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reject the pending $48 billion merger of AT&T Inc and DirecTV as currently proposed, according to regulatory disclosures posted on Tuesday.
Discussion: FierceCable
Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:
Disney tops expectations in Q2 with $2.1B in revenue and a 14% YoY increase in EPS to $1.23  —  Disney Stock Hits All-Time High After Surprisingly Strong Q2 Results  —  The Walt Disney Company's stock soared to an all-time high Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected earnings …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery Communications Q1 Profit Rises 8.7% On Distribution Revenue  —  Discovery Communications said first-quarter profit rose 8.7% as the company was able to increase the amount of revenue it gleans from distributing its programming via cable and satellite outlets, even as advertising revenue …
Matthew Zeitlin / BuzzFeed:
McSweeney's Looks To Raise $150,000 Through Kickstarter  —  Literary publications are going directly to their readers for funds — and the Eggers empire is looking to raise the most.  —  The San Francisco publishing house/literary magazine/quarterly/humor website/podcast empire McSweeney's …
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Hearst Magazines International names Rudy Konyushkov as chief technology officer  —  Hearst Magazines International Names Chief Technology Officer  —  Hearst Magazines International (HMI) has named Rudy Konyushkov chief technology officer.  Konyushkov will continue to serve as CTO of Hearst Shkulev Media …
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
CBS Sports and USA NOW Channels Now Available on Apple TV  —  The Apple TV has gained two new channels today in CBS Sports and USA NOW, bringing on-demand sports, drama, comedy, sitcoms and more programming to the set-top box in the United States.  The new channels should be appearing …
Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
Machinima Is Ready to Own the Comic and Gamer Audience  —  When it comes to digital content for die-hard millennial fans of gaming, comics and other geek-out subjects, Machinima is one of the top purveyors in the space.  However, even though it was one of the early multi-channel networks …
Ben Fox Rubin / CNET:
Amazon partners with JetBlue to offer Prime video as in-flight entertainment  —  Amazon Prime video to stream aloft with JetBlue  —  The deal marks Amazon's first content partnership with an airline carrier.  The service comes later this year.
Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
A founding editor of Tech City News launches The Memo in UK, aiming for accessible tech news using curation and original stories, including election monitor  —  The Memo to explain ‘at a glance’ why technology news matters  —  New site launched this week aiming to offer a bigger picture …
Chris Heller / The Atlantic:
The Business of The Onion: How America's Best Satirical News Source Makes Money … The Onion had a problem: It fell behind the times.  The mock newspaper hadn't printed an issue on actual paper since 2013, and in the period since, it never redesigned its website.
Discussion: bookforum.com and AdExchanger
 
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Ryan Gajewski / Hollywood Reporter:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
DirecTV Q1 revenue up 4% to $8.14B, 60K new subs added
Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Comcast releases Xfinity Share app, which lets X1 subscribers live stream and share photos and videos to set tops and mobile phones; available for iOS, Android
Neil Midgley / Guardian:
Sky News and BBC News channel face digital-driven reorganisations as they struggle to keep up with the speed of social media
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
By hosting live events, former magazine editor Tina Brown practices “theatrical journalism”
Discussion: @choire
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Condé Nast Names Joy Marcus, Former Head of Dailymotion, General Manager of Digital Video
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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