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Andrew Hampp / Billboard:
Sony Music removes original recordings from SoundCloud pages of more than six artists, including Adele, Hozier, Kelly Clarkson, in licensing impasse — Sony Pulls Hozier, Adele, Miguel, Others From SoundCloud In Licensing Impasse — Sony Music has removed original recordings …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Huffington Post marks 10th anniversary with new look — The Huffington Post is marking its tenth anniversary with the first substantial redesign of the site since it was created. — The fresh look, which was launched on its mobile site this week, will still feature its signature Splash …
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Wall Street Journal:
Spotify in talks with companies that make content for YouTube and traditional media firms for new web video service — Spotify Laying Plans to Enter Web Video Business — Closely-held streaming service has been reaching out to companies that make content for YouTube
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Chelsey Dulaney / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. Revenue Falls 8.7% Amid Weak Advertising Demand — Company puts its London executive offices, the Blue Fin building, up for sale — Time Inc., the publisher of magazines such as People, Sports Illustrated and Real Simple, said its revenue fell 8.7% in the first quarter of the year …
Ted Johnson / Variety:
NCTA's Michael Powell Says Cable Industry's Reputation Contributed to Public Policy Defeats — CHICAGO — Michael Powell, the CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn., said that the cable industry is “highly conscious” that defeats in some recent major public policy fights are in part due to its reputation with customers.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC's Tom Wheeler Defends Net Neutrality, Comcast-TW Cable Merger Opposition
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Al Jazeera America dismisses CEO Ehab Al Shihabi, replacing him with Al Anstey, previously managing director of Al Jazeera English — Al Jazeera America gets a new CEO — Amid turmoil that has seen the departure of three high level executives and a lawsuit from a former staffer in recent days …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Al Jazeera CEO Is Demoted, Not Fired, In Day of Intrigue
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Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook's new video business is awash with copyright infringement and celebrities are some of the biggest offenders — Facebook's video views are skyrocketing — but there's a dark side to this growth. The social network also has a serious problem with copyright infringement …
IAB:
IAB study: 24% of US adults watch original digital video at least once a month, up 13% from last year — Connected TVs & Smartphones Neck-and-Neck in Consumer Device Preference for Streaming Original Digital Video Programming — A quarter (24%) of the American adult population …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times moves discussion of print edition out of daily meeting, print still seen as “critical” to the paper — N.Y. Times accelerates digital-first effort — The New York Times will take another step in its effort to prioritize digital this week by shifting the time and focus …
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Nicolas Becquet / Journalism.co.uk:
Media companies prioritizing digital must redirect resources, stop amplifying and focus on quality — Five paradoxes of a dying press — Nicolas Becquet, journalist, L'Echo — Credit: Image by NS Newsfalsh on Flickr. Some rights reserved — This is an extract from an article …
Evan Ramstad / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minneapolis Star Tribune buys alt-weekly City Pages from Voice Media, will cease publication of its entertainment weekly, Vita.mn — Star Tribune buys Twin Cities alt-weekly City Pages — The Star Tribune will halt publication of its entertainment weekly, Vita.MN.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror statement showing 10 per cent revenue fall reveals seven axed newspapers made £4.5m in 2014 — The seven regional newspapers closed down by Trinity Mirror at the end of last year had a combined revenue of £4.5m in 2014. — A trading update issued by the regional …
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Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Banjo raises $100M from SoftBank to build out software that detects events in real time, using images; Sinclair Broadcasting using the tool for reporting now — Banjo Raises $100 Million to Detect World Events in Real Time … Banjo started four years ago as a simple app …
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