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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Profile of DJ Zane Lowe, formerly of BBC's Radio 1, as he prepares for the launch of Apple's Beats 1 streaming radio — Zane Lowe, the D.J. Scratching Out Beats 1 for Apple — LOS ANGELES — “Check-check. One two-two-two-two-two. Hello hello hello.”
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Spotify acquires analytics firm Seed Scientific that included Beats Music as a client, will exclusively get access to services — Spotify Buys Beats' Analytics Provider Seed Scientific — Spotify wants to own big data about bands. Today it acquired analytics firm Seed Scientific to forge …
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Bloomberg Business, RAIN News, Media & Entertainment, Fortune, The Next Web and VentureBeat
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Taylor Swift Confirms 1989 Will Now Be On Apple Music
Taylor Swift Confirms 1989 Will Now Be On Apple Music
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Rupert Murdoch's chief of staff steps down — Rupert Murdoch's chief of staff, Natalie Ravitz, has stepped down from her position supporting the 84-year-old chairman of 21st Century Fox and News Corp., Capital has learned. — In a company memo obtained by Capital, Murdoch wrote that Ravitz …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fox Networks Names Brian Sullivan, Ex-CEO of Sky Deutschland, Digital Chief — 21st Century Fox has recruited Brian Sullivan — former CEO of Sky Deutschland — in the newly created role of president of digital for Fox Networks Group. — Sullivan, to be based in Los Angeles …
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The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Broadcasting & Cable
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
HuffPost to Launch Film and TV Divisions, Announces 24-Hour Online Video Network (Exclusive) — HuffPost 24 will offer live programming, short-form video, documentaries and original series. — More than two years after the launch of HuffPost Live, The Huffington Post plans to significantly boost …
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Politico, Digiday, @ariannahuff, Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, The Wrap, Business Insider, @joepompeo, Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Debating The New York Times' new beat to cover the superrich: it's not about “wealth porn” but rather recognizing a new Gilded Age — Is Greater Focus on the Superrich Right for The Times? — To some, it seems counterintuitive to cover the problems of economic inequality …
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@rispolimike, @megangarber, @mlcalderone, @romenesko, The Huffington Post and The New York Times Company
Neil McIntosh / BBC:
BBC is listing its web pages that have been removed from Google's search results due to right to be forgotten — List of BBC web pages which have been removed from Google's search results — Since a European Court of Justice ruling last year, individuals have the right to request …
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@declanm and The Next Web
Alan Murray / Fortune:
Fortune spent six months investigating Sony Pictures hack to warn other companies about the importance of cyber defense — How Fortune got inside the Sony hack — We have devoted 12,000 words in our July 1 issue to an extraordinary story by Peter Elkind on the now infamous cyber-attack …
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Deadline and Business Insider
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Peter Elkind / Fortune:
Inside the Sony Pictures hack: an investigation by Fortune, Part 1
Inside the Sony Pictures hack: an investigation by Fortune, Part 1
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Variety, @alansmurray, @danprimack, The Wrap, FishbowlNY and @raju
Sahil Patel / VideoInk:
Cinedigm Invests in Shout Factory, Will Reboot Its OTT Video Channel — Cinedigm has taken a minority investment in Shout Factory as the two companies expand their existing film-and-TV distribution partnership and plan for a digital future. — Per the terms, the companies …
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The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter and Broadcasting & Cable
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Bloomberg TV's New Show 'What'd You Miss' Aims for Broader Crowd — Bloomberg LP, one of the biggest names in buttoned-down business talk, is about to unveil a new TV show seeking instead to push the limits on a more broadly appealing kind of financial chatter.
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@antderosa and Talking Biz News, Thanks:@amandabcowie
Mark Little / Storyful Blog:
Founder Mark Little leaving Storyful after five years, with no specific future plans, but says options are endless — Mark Little on leaving Storyful, stronger than ever — Clichés are clichés because they are true. And that applies to my thought for the day: quit while you're ahead.
Amy Schatz / Re/code:
FCC proposes to close loophole that let Dish use discounts meant for smaller firms in a recent spectrum auction — FCC Proposes Killing Dish Loophole in Upcoming Airwaves Auction — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed Thursday to eliminate loopholes that allow Dish Network to score …
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Broadcasting & Cable, New York Times, Light Reading and The Verge
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix U.S. Viewing to Surpass ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC by 2016: Analysts — If Netflix were a Nielsen-rated TV network, the No. 1 streaming service would within a year have a larger 24-hour audience than each of the major broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — according to a Wall Street analyst firm.
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Bloomberg View, Business Insider, CINEMABLEND and GeekWire
Brian Rohan / Associated Press:
Committee to Protect Journalists says journalists face unprecedented threats in Egypt as government cracks down on press freedom — Watchdog: Journalists face ‘unprecedented’ threats in Egypt — 6 photos — CAIRO (AP) — Journalists face unprecedented threats in President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's Egypt …
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