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10:10 AM ET, May 26, 2015

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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Charter to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55B in cash and stock, including debt, values TWC at $78.7B; buys Bright House for $10.4B  —  It's Official: Charter to Acquire Time Warner Cable in Deal Valued at $78.7 Billion  —  Charter Communications, in which John Malone's Liberty Media owns a big stake …
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Charter Commmunications:
Charter Communications to Merge with Time Warner Cable and Acquire Bright House Networks  — Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR) (together with its subsidiaries “Charter") and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Charter CEO “Confident” Regulators Will Approve Planned Deals, Touts Consumer Benefits  —  Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge said Tuesday he was “confident” on getting regulatory approval for its two big planned deals for Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
Discussion: @alexjamesfitz
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Sources: Twitter has held talks to acquire Flipboard in an all-stock deal valued at over $1B, but talks are now stalled  —  Twitter Has Held Talks to Acquire Flipboard  —  Twitter has been engaged in an ongoing series of talks to acquire Flipboard, according to multiple sources with knowledge …
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Post reporter's ‘espionage’ trial begins behind closed doors in Iran  —  Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial Tuesday on espionage charges in a closed-door session held more than 10 months after he was detained, Iran's official news agency reported.
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
NoW news editor ‘used hand signal’ to tell Andy Coulson of phone hacking  —  Former news editor of defunct tabloid tells court that hacking was ‘systematic’ at paper and Andy Coulson knew about it when he was editor  —  A former News of the World news editor has told a criminal trial …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Police source leaked Milly Dowler messages, NoW reporter tells court
Discussion: @mwilliamsthomas and @lisaocarroll
Montreal Gazette:
Montreal news outlets end contract of longtime foreign correspondent, Francois Bugingo, accused of fabrication  —  TVA Group terminates contract of reporter accused of fabrication  —  The Journal de Montréal, Journal de Québec, and TVA Nouvelles announced Monday that they've ended …
Peter Kafka / @pkafka:
Associated Press:
Six of the ten highest paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to joint study by the AP and Equilar  —  MEDIA CEOS DOMINATE RANKS OF TOP-PAID EXECUTIVES  —  NEW YORK (AP) — They're not Hollywood stars, they're not TV personalities and they don't play in a rock band, but their pay packages are in the same league.
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and Jemima Khan among 98 confirmed legal claims against Mirror titles in wake of hacking scandal  —  Mirror Group Newspapers has now been sued by nearly 100 actors, sports stars and other individuals in the High Court in the wake of the hacking scandal at the titles.
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
How Spotify plans to apply to video what it's learned with music  —  Spotify's Tricky Pivot: Getting Passive Audio Listeners to Actively Watch Video  —  Spotify on Wednesday unveiled its ambitions to expand from music streaming into video and podcasts.  At a splashy press event in New York …
Hurriyet Daily News:
Erdogan tells New York Times to “know your place” after editorial criticizing criminal charges against Turkish editors at Hurriyet Daily News  —  Erdogan blasts New York Times: ‘Who are you?  Know your place’ … Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan has slammed a recent …
 
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
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Arif Durrani / MediaWeek:
Managing director Paul Hayes to leave News UK after 15 years
Agence France-Presse:
Sudan seizes print runs of nine newspapers in media crackdown
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Sarah Kessler / Fast Company:
Nieman Fellow Elaine Diaz will use flash drives to distribute news to Cubans without Internet
Discussion: @sarahfkessler