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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Bill Simmons' ESPN contract will not be renewed, Grantland said to be unaffected by departure — Bill Simmons and ESPN Are Parting Ways — Bill Simmons, who built a personal empire at ESPN and is one of America's most influential sports personalities, will leave the media giant when his contract expires in the fall.
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James Andrew Miller / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Shocking, Abrupt Divorce of Bill Simmons and ESPN — The co-author of the definitive history of ESPN, Those Guys Have All the Fun, reports on how the network and its biggest star met their bitter end. — The union of Bill Simmons—columnist, commentator, on-air personality …
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@basche42, @jayrosen_nyu, Awful Announcing, The Big Lead, Forbes and The Week
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Grantland Publisher David Cho Is Leaving, Too
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Awful Announcing, E! Online and Business Insider
Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg Business:
Yahoo sues former employee Cecile Lal, saying she broke a confidentiality agreement by leaking proprietary information to author Nicholas Carlson — Yahoo Sues Ex-Staffer Claiming She Gave Secrets to Writer — Yahoo! Inc. sued a former employee over claims she “brazenly” …
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BuzzFeed, @nichcarlson, Re/code, @mikeisaac, @harrymccracken, @dangillmor, @kevinroose and @sarahfrier
Jim Romenesko:
MediaShift breaks away from PBS.org … Glaser answers some questions after the jump. — Did PBS.org cover all of your expenses and pay your salary? — PBS funded us partially from 2006 until 2014, then cut off funding, but gave us the option of selling, spinning off, or staying put.
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Jamie Rigg / Engadget:
EU aims to remove regional restrictions on digital goods by 2017 — Being an EU citizen means you can grab your passport, head to the airport and travel freely among the 28 EU member states. When you arrive at your final destination, however, and fire up Netflix in your hotel room …
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EU Press Room, BBC, The Hill, BetaNews, Variety, The Next Web, Light Reading, VentureBeat, The Verge, Bloomberg View, Intellectual Property Watch, VentureBeat and Wall Street Journal
Caitlin Petre / Tow Center for Digital Journalism:
The Traffic Factories: Metrics at Chartbeat, Gawker Media, and The New York Times — A report by Tow Fellow Caitlin Petre. — PROJECT LEADER: — Acknowledgements — I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those employees of Chartbeat, The New York Times, and Gawker Media who shared their time, insights, and experiences with me.
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Lene Bech Sillesen / Columbia Journalism Review:
To reach overseas and local communities the NYT is publishing stories like its nail salon exposé in a variety of languages — Why a New York Times nail salon exposé is published in four languages — While doing dogged shoe leather reporting for her New York Times investigative series …
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New York Times, CBS Boston, Reynolds Center and New York's PIX11
David Gauthier-Villars / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify's 2014 revenue rose 45% from previous year to €1.08B, but losses widened to €162M — Spotify Revenue Rises in 2014 but Still in Red on Heavy Investments — STOCKHOLM—Spotify AB, the Swedish online music streaming company, recorded a sharp rise in revenue last year …
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New York Times, Reuters, eWeek, International Business Times, TrustedReviews, App Advice, Forbes, StreamDaily and hypebot
Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
Online production company Defy Media averaged 500M video views per month last year and 22M app installs — Defy Media Shows Off Its Small Yet Mighty Presence — Online production house Defy Media might not have as many creators on its roster as multi-channel networks do …
Michael Lewis / Toronto Star:
Omni drops multi-language newscasts Monday as Rogers cuts 110 jobs from TV operations; will replace news with half hour interactive current affairs programs — Omni drops multi-language newscasts as impact of streaming services is felt — Rogers Media Inc. cuts 110 jobs from its television operations …
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Apple's new music service to push subscriptions, but could also offer a free trial and samples — Apple's New Music Service Will Push Paid Subscriptions, With Free Samples — Apple wants people to pay for its streaming music service. But that doesn't mean it won't let people listen for free, too.
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AppleInsider, Engadget, TechCrunch, App Advice, The Next Web, SlashGear, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, BGR, AppleInsider, @caseynewton and VentureBeat
Cora Currier / The Intercept:
U.S. Government Designated Prominent Al Jazeera Journalist as “Member of Al Qaeda” — The U.S. government labeled a prominent journalist as a member of Al Qaeda and placed him on a watch list of suspected terrorists, according to a top-secret document that details U.S. intelligence efforts …
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The Independent, @ali_gharib, The Verge, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Mediaite, Broadcasting & Cable, @ararmaher, WebProNews and Committee to Protect …
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