Mediagazer: Circa: early and influential in mobile news in 2012, missed key things, and now overshadowed by plans of Apple, Twitter, and Facebook (David Cohn/Digidave)

10:40 PM ET, June 24, 2015

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Matt Galligan / Medium:

Circa is shutting down indefinitely after failure to monetize and close funding deals; CEO Matt Galligan says firm is working on deal involving underlying tech — Farewell to Circa News — It's with great disappointment that we let you know that Circa News has been put on indefinite hiatus.

David Cohn / Digidave:

Circa: early and influential in mobile news in 2012, missed key things, and now overshadowed by plans of Apple, Twitter, and Facebook — Quick thoughts as Circa shuts down — The news has broken - Circa is essentially shutting down. — While I haven't been with Circa for the last 10 months …

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Casey Newton / The Verge:

Circa offered an emotionless bundle of bullet points, which made for lousy social sharing and didn't work for newspapers either — Why Circa failed — A front page led by the day's biggest news. A selection of stories, chosen by editors, arranged more or less by importance.

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Wall Street Journal:

Facebook Instant articles to begin appearing in feeds this week; New York Times expects to post 30 stories/day, NBC to post 30-40/day — Publishers Prepare to Ramp Up News Distribution on Facebook's Instant Articles in Coming Days … Publishers are ready to ramp up content distribution …

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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon Prime Instant Video Adds Limited Support For HDR — Amazon announced today that it has rolled out, in limited fashion, support for HDR (high dynamic range) on Amazon Instant Video. It will initially only offer HDR videos to Amazon Prime members in the U.S., and only for one full series …

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The New York Times Company:

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David Benoit / Wall Street Journal:

Icahn sells rest of his Netflix stock, bets on Apple next — Icahn Exits Stage Right on Golden Netflix Trade — Carl Icahn sold out of Netflix Inc., one of his most lucrative trades in recent memory. — The activist announced Wednesday, via Twitter , he had shed the last of his position in Netflix …

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Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:

ABC News Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Overall Excellence; CBS News Snags Most Trophies — The Radio Television Digital News Association today announced winners of its 2015 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, recognizing outstanding work produced by radio, television and online news organizations.

Billboard:

Apple Music strikes deals with rights group Merlin and independent label Beggars Group after changing royalty structure during trial period — Apple Music Signs Beggars Group, Merlin: Sources — Beggars comprises the imprints 4AD, XL, Matador and Rough Trade and has had a hand in the careers of Adele …

Ann-Christine Diaz / Ad Age:

Soundcloud's Ominous Audio Recreation of the Berlin Wall Takes Radio Grand Prix at Cannes — The 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Radio Jury made an unconventional pick for this year's Grand Prix winner — a self-promotional piece for Soundcloud that replicated the Berlin Wall through audio.

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Eriq Gardner / Billboard:

Sony's stake in Spotify and the holdings of other labels come under fire in lawsuit saying musicians' royalties are being shorted — Sony's Equity Stake in Spotify Challenged in Lawsuit Claiming Artists Are Robbed — Having equity in Spotify might be smart, but if the money doesn't trickle …

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