Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:45 AM ET, June 26, 2015

Mediagazer

 Top News: 
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 …
RELATED:
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.”
Peter Elkind / Fortune:
Instead of hardening security defenses, Sony Pictures focused on offending North Koreans less, and was more afraid of security costs than risks  —  Part 2: The storm builds  —  We will take “a merciless counter-measure.”  —  On June 17, leaked emails show, Sony's appetite for mocking a “real persona” instantly diminished.
Discussion: @fortunemagazine and @danprimack
CBS News:
Family of missing journalist Austin Tice applauds new US ransom policy that helps families negotiate with kidnappers  —  Tice family: New hostage policy “excellent step forward”  —  Shares -  —  The new hostage policy announced Wednesday is a landmark shift in how the U.S. government …
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 …
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
HuffPost to Launch Film and TV Divisions, Announces 24-Hour Online Video Network  —  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 …
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 …
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Charter Will ‘Go Further’ Than FCC's Net Neutrality Rules in Merger With Time Warner Cable  —  Charter Communications said that it will commit to principles of net neutrality, like no blocking or throttling of traffic, as part of its planned merger with Time Warner Cable and acquisition of Bright House Networks.
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: Business Wire, @nravitz and The Wrap
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
Noor Zainab Hussain / Reuters:
Trinity Mirror to double cuts to £20m to offset falling print revenues  —  Trinity Mirror warns on revenue, to cut costs further  —  British newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror Plc (TNI.L) said it was targeting to double cost savings for the year from its earlier plans as weak print advertising took a toll on first-half revenue.
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 …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 9:45 AM ET, June 26, 2015.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Mediagazer: site main
Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer
Mediagazer Mobile: for phones
Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Mediagazer RSS feed
Mediagazer on X
Mediagazer on Mastodon
 
 
 More News: 
 Earlier Picks: 
Mark Little / Storyful Blog:
Founder Mark Little leaving Storyful after five years, with no specific future plans, but says options are endless
Discussion: Poynter and @ainekerr
Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Univision Ending Relationship With Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization Over Anti-Immigrant Remarks
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page