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10:05 AM ET, May 22, 2015

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Apple wants local TV stations in its Apple TV service, complicating negotiations with broadcast TV networks, hence may not launch in early fall  —  Apple Wants Local TV in Its Apple TV Service, Which Means Apple TV Could Be Delayed  —  If Apple launches a TV service, it won't be the first company …
Alan Travis / Guardian:
Theresa May's plan to censor TV shows condemned by Tory cabinet colleague  —  Exclusive: Former culture secretary Sajid Javid told prime minister he was unable to support home secretary's proposal as it infringed free speech  —  A plan by the home secretary to introduce counter-extremism powers …
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:
Chinese Army newspaper calls for military role in Internet culture war  —  Claims West and “ideological traitors” use Internet to weaken Party's authority.  —  An article published today in the People's Liberation Army Daily, the official newspaper of China's military—and reprinted in part by Qiushi …
Elizabeth Jensen / NPR:
NPR will no longer feature a host's book on his or her own show  —  (Not) By The Book: On NPR Authors And NPR Airtime  —  NPR hosts, correspondents, producers and contributors write an awful lot of books, many of them eagerly anticipated by listeners who turn them into bestsellers.
Discussion: Poynter
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: Samsung's media unit, responsible for Milk Music, Milk Video, and Milk VR, lays off up to 15% of staff  —  Samsung's Content Unit Hit by Layoffs, Exec Departure (Exclusive)  —  Samsung's Media Solutions Center America, which is responsible for the company's Milk Music and Milk Video services …
Discussion: Ubergizmo and Business Insider
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Disney/Univision pump $30M into Fusion network  —  Sofia Vergara will be starring in a show on Fusion about her life.  —  Fusion is getting a cash infusion.  —  The news and pop-culture multiplatform outlet has received commitments from its owners — Disney and Univision …
Discussion: FishbowlNY and TVNewser
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Medium refines strategy, emphasizing network value over Total Time Read, considers tying contributor bonuses to metrics like follows and recommendations  —  What's Going On At Medium?  —  The publisher/publishing platform is rejiggering itself as a social network for readers and writers …
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Chairman Reached Out to Time Warner Cable, Charter CEOs  —  FCC's Tom Wheeler indicated agency not opposed to any and all potential cable deals  —  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has a message for cable chiefs: just because regulators leaned against the Comcast Corp. …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
DirecTV Launches Kids TV App for Apple Mobile Devices  —  DirecTV, the No. 1 U.S. satellite TV broadcaster, debuted a dedicated mobile-video app designed for children 5 to 10 available to subscribers for no additional charge.  —  The new DirecTV Kids app includes a selection of “kid-friendly” …
Discussion: Multichannel News
Kerry A. Dolan / Forbes:
Charges Dropped In Defamation Trial Against Angolan Journalist Rafael Marques  —  In a surprise development, the defamation charges against journalist Rafael Marques de Morais were dropped Thursday by the Angolan military generals who had brought them.  —  Marques had been charged …
 
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