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10:45 PM ET, May 15, 2015

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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Before Stephanopoulos recused himself from campaign debate, Republicans had already told ABC they didn't want him as moderator
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Mediaite
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
A Weak Apology Won't End George Stephanopoulos' Clinton Problem
Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Bill Simmons will not appear again on ESPN platforms, including Grantland  —  ESPN president John Skipper addresses Bill Simmons' departure … There will be no farewell columns, podcasts or television appearances for Bill Simmons on ESPN.  —  SI has learned that ESPN and Simmons have worked …
Matthew Kassel / The New York Observer:
17 People Who Should Write the New York Times Media Column  —  It's impossible to replace David Carr, the New York Times media columnist who died in February.  But according to a recent report in Variety, the paper is on the lookout for a new writer and has whittled its search …
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Four of the first five US publishers to use Facebook's Instant Articles plan to sell their own ads and keep all of the revenue  —  Publishers Willing to Give Facebook Their Articles, but Not Their Ad Sales  —  Branded Content Could Find a Home in Instant Articles  —  2015 Programming Roundup
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Jacob Silverman / The Baffler:
Twitter's new features have all favored advertisers and made it more unsuitable for genuine user interaction  —  Tweet If You Love the Sweet Sound of Advertising  —  Almost all of Twitter's recent changes have favored advertisers.  / Adobe  —  According to Wall Street, we haven't been clicking and tweeting nearly enough.
Discussion: @thebafflermag
Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
At Cannes, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos rebuffs claims that the company could undercut European film market  —  Netflix's Ted Sarandos Heckled at Cannes: “You Will Destroy the Film Ecosystem in Europe”  —  Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos came under fire …
Discussion: The Verge, Variety and Deadline
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Bloomberg Business:
Netflix in talks with Jack Ma-backed Chinese media company Wasu, others, as it tries to enter the country's $5.9B online video market
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Sources: Al Jazeera America's Ehab Al Shihabi is gone despite saying last week he would remain as COO  —  News executive who refused to leave is gone  —  The ousted boss of Al Jazeera America who declared last week that he would remain at the company as chief operating officer has not been seen …
Discussion: TVNewser, Politico, The Wrap and Poynter
Carrie Waltemeyer / CJR:
Profile of NowThis, which claims 130M monthly total views in April across platforms  —  What's next for NowThis?  —  Since the story was first being reported, NowThis has seen total views in a single month across platforms go from 72 million to upwards of 130 million.
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Daily News bidding down to its final three suitors  —  The auction for the troubled Daily News is going down to the wire, with only three bidders remaining.  —  The deadline is May 18, although sources say it's a soft finish line that may be extended if two bidders are close or need a little …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Robert Cookson / Financial Times:
Sources: Several European mobile operators plan option to block ads on their networks this year, consider blocking Google ads by default to force concessions  —  Mobile operators plan to block online advertising  —  Several mobile operators plan to block advertising on their networks …
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Anonymously run music service using “Grooveshark” name is sued by record labels, loses domains, then moves to new domain  —  Record Labels Sue ‘New’ Grooveshark, Seize Domains  —  Earlier this month the long running lawsuit between the RIAA and Grooveshark came to an end.
Discussion: The Next Web and Plagiarism Today
 
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: EU regulators are planning to fine Apple under the DMA, after it failed to let developers steer users to cheaper deals and offers outside the App Store

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees and tells staff in an email that it is eliminating its advocacy and global programs divisions

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