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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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Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat:
Study: Facebook on track to deliver two-thirds as many video views as YouTube does in 2015 — Facebook is nipping at YouTube's heels in the race for video viewers and advertisers — YouTube is the clear leader in video sharing and viewing, but Facebook is creeping up on the Google-owned giant.
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Marketing Land
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
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg, is leaving for the Wall Street Journal — Jeanne Cummings leaves Bloomberg for WSJ — Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg who had been head of Washington operations for the Mark Halperin-and-John Heilemann-led Bloomberg Politics project …
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FishbowlNY, FishbowlDC and @dylanbyers
Pando:
Pando relaunches with subscription model, says it needs 5,000 members to support its reporting — Welcome to a new Pando — Welcome to a brand new Pando! — From today, the newest articles on Pando will be available to members first. Membership costs just $10 a month (or $100 a year …
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@nelson, @fieldproducer, @mathewi, @davezatz, @petersterne, @rafat and @mathewi
Steve Grove / The Official Google Blog:
Google launches News Lab to help journalists use its tools and data sets “to help build the future of media”, partners with several media organzations — 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 New York Observer, TechCrunch, Marketing Land, Business Insider, @grove, BetaNews, @oliviama, VentureBeat, @dancow, GeekWire, The Verge, @om, @webbmedia and Engadget
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Politico Issues ‘Cultural Manifesto’ In Quest to Save Nonpartisan Political Journalism — NEW YORK — Politico Chief Executive Jim VandeHei issued a “cultural manifesto” Monday to staffers as the company moves into a new Rosslyn, Virginia, headquarters and continues an expansion in several states and Europe.
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Columbia Journalism Review
E&:
COO of Canada's Postmedia, Wayne Parrish, is stepping down after three and a half years — Postmedia COO Wayne Parrish Stepping Down — Postmedia Network Inc. has announced that Chief Operating Officer Wayne Parrish has decided to leave the Company, effective June 30, 2015.
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Globe and Mail
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Washington Post launches Talent Network, a new tool that allows freelancers to pitch stories to editors — The Washington Post unveils Talent Network — New digital tool aimed at extending the reach of Post coverage; Makes it easier for editors and freelancers to connect and collaborate on story assignments
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Nieman Lab, @dwallbank, @postbaron, @carloslozadawp, @digiphile and @philiprucker
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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Variety, @matthewkeyslive, New York Times, Guardian and Reuters
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Nestlé Will Be the First Brand to Run a Sponsored Periscope Stream — Since Twitter-owned Periscope launched in March, brands have been curious about how to turn livestreaming video into ads. Twitter doesn't offer Periscope ads yet, but a campaign from Nestlé this weekend shows …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
MinnPost introduces members-only content with MinnPost+ — Minnesota's nonprofit news outlet MinnPost hopes to show that membership has its privileges. Starting tomorrow, the site is launching MinnPost+, a new tier of “bonus content” only available to people who have donated $60 or more in a year.
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MinnPost
Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
German regulators extend 2002 Youth Media Protection Law to include adult-content e-books, ban their sale between 6AM and 10PM local time — Germany Says You Can't Sell Adult Ebooks Until After 10 PM — Why is it that many efforts made “for the children” are so stupid most tweens could point out the obvious flaws?
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The Next Web