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3:40 AM ET, June 26, 2015

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: @nravitz
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: @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 …
Discussion: Deadline and Business Insider
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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 …
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.
Discussion: @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.
Discussion: Poynter and @ainekerr
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 …
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.
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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Ahmed Aboulenein / Reuters:   CPJ says 18 Egyptian journalists, an all-time high, are behind bars because of their reporting
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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