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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Eddy Cue: Apple will pay rights holders on a per-stream basis during trial period — Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift for Free Streams After All — Taylor Swift isn't just the biggest pop star in the world. She's also the world's most effective Apple lobbyist.
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Taylor Swift:
Taylor Swift will withhold her latest album “1989” from Apple Music, says lack of royalties during three month free trial hurts smaller artists — To Apple, Love Taylor — I write this to explain why I'll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music.
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Leo Barraclough / Variety:
Sky stock rises 3.7% in wake of speculation about Murdoch takeover bid — Pay TV Platform Sky's Stock Spikes on Murdoch Stake Speculation — LONDON — The stock price of European pay TV platform Sky rose 3.47% to £10.74 ($16.70) early Monday on speculation that the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox …
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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Murdochs rebuff two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling rumors they are to make another takeover bid — Is the Murdoch family eyeing a fresh bid for Sky? — The Murdochs have rebuffed two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling talks they could be prepping for a takeover
Barbara Tasch / Business Insider:
Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour detained in Berlin on Egypt's orders has been freed — Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mans0ur detained in Berlin since Saturday will not be extradited to Egypt where he might face death penalty, Der Spiegel reports. The Al-Jazeera journalist had been arrested …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
BuzzFeed UK hires Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard — Reporter who exposed criminal boss David Hunt is second high-profile journalist from paper to join website — Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard is joining BuzzFeed UK, becoming the second high-profile journalist from the paper …
Peter Maass / The Intercept:
The story of Jeffrey Sterling, CIA source for reporter James Risen, who was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison — How Jeffrey Sterling Took on the CIA — and Lost Everything — THIS IS HOW it ended for Jeffrey Sterling. — A former covert officer for the Central Intelligence Agency …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia acquired by Sequential Brands Group for around $353M — The lifestyle media company has struggled in recent years, with a turnaround specialist CEO focusing on making it profitable over the past year and a half. — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has agreed …
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Associated Press criticized over photo of Ted Cruz with gun pointed at his head — AP photo shows a gun pointed at Ted Cruz's head — In an Associated Press image that drew comment and criticism on Twitter on Sunday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is seen speaking with what appeared to be a gun aimed straight at him.
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Steve Grove / The Official Google Blog:
Google launches News Lab to help journalists use tools, data sets, and media programs to help build the ‘future of media’ — Introducing the News Lab — It's hard to think of a more important source of information in the world than quality journalism.
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The Atlantic:
Retirement of current Librarian of Congress, with broad legal powers to shape US copyright policy, prompts discussion about what his successor should do — How a New Librarian of Congress Could Improve U.S. Copyright … Many things are said about the Librarian of Congress.
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Cheryl Cooky / FAIR:
Despite Soaring Popularity, Women's Sports Got More Coverage a Generation Ago — If someone told you that there is less coverage of women's sports on televised news programs today than there was in 1989, would you believe them? It would be reasonable if your response was “no.”
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