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Twitter rolls out auto-play video after several months of testing, applies to GIFs as well — Twitter Finally Rolls Out Auto-Play Video — Twitter is officially rolling out ads that will play automatically in a user's timeline, taking on the dominant forces in online video advertising — Google and Facebook.
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The Twitter Blog, @rmaster, @jackmarshall and @yoreekoh
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: 'I Don't Have Any Idea What I'm Going to Do Next' — Dick Costolo, who steps down as CEO of Twitter next month, isn't sure what he'll do after leaving the company, but one thing's for sure — it won't include stand-up comedy. — “I don't think it would be a smart move …

With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers
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Om Malik and Techcircle.in


Former Guardian Editor Janine Gibson to Head BuzzFeed's British Operation — Janine Gibson, a former senior editor at The Guardian who left the newspaper recently after being passed over for its top editor's post, will join BuzzFeed as the editor in chief of its British operation.
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Guardian, BuzzFeed, FishbowlNY, Gawker, @buzzfeedben, @shani_o, Talking Points Memo, @marksweney, @mccollumashley, @sulliview, @hblodget, @matt_tucker, @jimwaterson, @brianstelter, @christinebohan, @sdkstl, @lukelewis, @lmoses, @dangillmor, @jamesrbuk, @vivian, @brianstelter, @doreeshafrir, @davidclinchnews and @rupertmyers


A look inside BuzzFeed as it strengthens news coverage and prepares to launch its news app on iOS on Thursday — Rieder: BuzzFeed a burgeoning journalistic force — NEW YORK When Mark Schoofs arrived from ProPublica to launch BuzzFeed's investigative reporting unit in January 2014 …
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CNNMoney, @aaronmedwards, @timherrera, @moorehn, @reformedbroker and @alexandrazaslow


New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet on Facebook, Apple partnerships, says biggest risk is not to go where readers go — The Times, on becoming an ‘airplane company’ — The New York Times recently struck up partnerships with Facebook and Apple to host some of its content directly …
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@raju, @joepompeo and @gabrielsherman

PBS NewsHour and NPR Announce Joint Election Coverage — Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2015) - At the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors meeting today, NPR and PBS NewsHour announced an agreement to work together during the 2016 elections.
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FishbowlDC, @brianstelter, @mlcalderone and Poynter

Washington Post launches news app on all Android devices — The Washington Post announced Tuesday that its news app, which was launched late last year on Kindle Fire tablets, is now available on all Android devices. — The app comes with six months of free access to Washington Post journalism …


The Trace, Bloomberg-Backed Journalism Startup, Tackles Gun Violence ‘Epidemic’ — NEW YORK — Gun enthusiasts have plenty of options for industry news and firearms reviews. And the National Rifle Association boasts its own media arm to amplify any perceived threats against Second Amendment.
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@mileskohrman and @erikwemple


Vox Media's programming arm, Vox Entertainment, hires Erica Winograd as head of development — Vox Entertainment Taps Fremantle Veteran as First Development Exec (Exclusive) — Vox Entertainment has made its first hire. — The content production and programming division of Vox Media …

Report: One-third of readers disappointed or deceived by sponsored content — About a third of news consumers in both the United States and the United Kingdom feel tricked or let down by sponsored content or native advertising, according to a new report released this evening by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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Huge Loss For Free Speech In Europe: Human Rights Court Says Sites Liable For User Comments — Last year we wrote about a very dangerous case going to the European Court of Human Rights: Delfi AS v. Estonia, which threatened free expression across Europe. Today, the ruling came out and it's a disaster.
Discussion:
Ars Technica UK and Media Policy Project


Bloomberg executive editor Jonathan Kaufman to run Northeastern journalism school — Bloomberg executive editor Kaufman to run Northeastern journalism school — Jonathan Kaufman, executive editor for companies news at Bloomberg, has been named the director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern University in Boston.


AMC Networks, host to Mad Men and The Walking Dead, to launch in UK later this year — Breaking Bad broadcaster to launch in UK this year — AMC Networks, also host to Mad Men and Fear the Walking Dead, to be available to BT customers via YouView platform
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Digital Spy


Cablevision CEO James Dolan says broadband is seven times more profitable than TV for the company — Cablevision CEO Touts Broadband Profits, “Cord Cutter” Packages — After Comcast's recent decision to abandon its planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable amid regulators' opposition …