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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 …
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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 …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu Pacts with 5 More Cable Operators to Resell Subscription-Video Service — Hulu is bringing its over-the-top video streaming service into more cable lineups. — One week after announcing Cablevision Systems would sell its subscription-video service to customers, Hulu said it has inked deals …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
DirecTV Q1 revenue up 4% to $8.14B, 60K new subs added — DirecTV U.S. Subscribers Rise in First Quarter, CEO “Confident” on AT&T Deal — DirecTV on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings and improved U.S. subscriber trends. — The satellite TV giant, led by CEO Mike White …
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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.
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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 …
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
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Comcast spent $336M on failed attempt to buy Time Warner Cable; TWC spent $219M — Comcast spent $336 million on failed attempt to buy Time Warner Cable — And Time Warner Cable spent $219 million of its own. — Comcast spent $336 million over the past year-plus on its failed attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable.
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Tali Arbel / Associated Press:
Comcast now has more Internet than cable subscribers after reaching parity in Q1 with 22.4M
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Gaiman, Bechdel, Spiegelman, Packer, Mafisi, and Mabanckou agree to host tables at PEN gala, replacing writers who withdrew in protest over Hebdo award — Gaiman, Bechdel Among New Table Hosts at Pen Gala — NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman and Alison Bechdel are among …
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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 …
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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 — Comcast Lets X1 Subs Stream Live Video to Set-Tops — ‘Xfinity Share’ App Supports Live & Recorded Video, Photos
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Campaign Coverage via Snapchat Could Shake Up the 2016 Elections — During the 2008 presidential race, two online upstarts, Politico and The Huffington Post, elbowed their way onto the rope line and, for better or for worse, helped change the way campaigns were covered. In 2012, it was BuzzFeed's turn.
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Mark Joyella / TVNewser:
Senior vice president of outreach at Al Jazeera America, Marcy McGinnis, resigns; move follows departure of two top executives last week — Marcy McGinnis Resigns at Al Jazeera America — Marcy McGinnis, senior vice president of outreach at Al Jazeera America, has resigned, TVNewser has learned.
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Al Jazeera America CEO Fires Back at ‘Absurd’ $15 Million Anti-Semitism, Gender Bias Suit
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