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Tara Conlan / Guardian:
BBC considering move to make news channel online only — Corporation understood to be looking into future of £66.2m TV channel and how live news is covered, with final decision yet to be made — The BBC is considering making its news channel online only following a similar cost-cutting move …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Cuts to the BBC would threaten the whole TV industry, says Pact chair
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Video chief Rebecca Howard to leave New York Times — Rebecca Howard, general manager of video at The New York Times, is set to leave the company later this month after less than two-and-a-half years on the job, sources familiar with the matter told Capital.
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Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
Bruce Headlam, New York Times' managing editor for video, moving to another senior newsroom role — Bruce Headlam out, too, in Times video shake-up — In a restrucuring of The New York Times' video operations, Bruce Headlam, managing editor for video, will leave that role for another …
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time acquires two youth-focused digital sports firms, SportsSignup and LeagueAthletics.com, digital scorecard firm iScore Sports, and events company inVNT — Time Inc. Acquires Youth Sports Firms, Creates ‘Sports Illustrated Play’ Unit — Time Inc. has acquired three youth-focused digital sports companies …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
GoPro hires former Hulu original series chief, Charlotte Koh, as head of features and series for content push — GoPro Hires Former Hulu Original Series Chief for Content Push (Exclusive) — GoPro is getting ready to step up its content game: Charlotte Koh, who used to lead Hulu's original …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Showtime officially launches streaming service for the web, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, and Playstation Vue, does not require a cable subscription — You can now subscribe to Showtime online — Showtime is now offering an online subscription, allowing customers to watch its shows and movies without also getting cable.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Concerns about copyright law lead to takedown from Medium of translated Thomas Piketty comments originally from Die Zeit — Copyright Takes Down High-Profile Translation Of Thomas Piketty's Comments On Germany & Greek Debt — Here we go again with copyright taking content away from the public, rather than the other way around.
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Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
CBS plans debt offering of $800M, with proceeds for general purposes including stock buyback — CBS to Issue $800M in Debt — Senior Notes to Help Repurchase Shares, Retire Debt — CBS said it will commence an $800 million offering of senior notes later this week, proceeds of which will be used to repurchase its own shares.
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Stowe Boyd / Gigaom Research:
Gigaom Research is relaunching under new owner Knowingly; existing subscriptions to be extended four months — Rebooting Gigaom Research — On March 9 2015, Gigaom ceased operations because of the insolvency of Giga Omni, the corporation behind the scenes.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix Moves Into Original Feature Films, Starting This October — Netflix is ready to become a home for feature films, giving the industry a new outlet for movie production in an era of declining ticket sales - a trend that has led to a large influx of what studios' believe will be sure-fire hits, like remakes and sequels.
Chris Sutcliffe / TheMediaBriefing:
How Norweigian publisher Schibsted's single log-in across all properties lets it successfully monetize mobile content — Schibsted's head of data: Publishers need to keep pace with tech companies to make money from mobile — Arvid Cedergen will be speaking at Monetising Media 2015 in London.
Nicola Davis / Observer:
Inside British Library's operation to digitize and preserve 300 years of newspaper content — Not fade away... how robots are preserving our old newspapers — In a Yorkshire outpost of the British Library, archivists using the latest conservation technology are racing to digitise 300 years …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Roll Call editor-in-chief Christina Bellantoni joins LA Times as assistant managing editor for politics — Los Angeles Times nabs Roll Call editor-in-chief Christina Bellantoni — The Los Angeles Times has hired Roll Call editor-in-chief Christina Bellantoni to serve as Assistant Managing Editor …
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