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10:00 AM ET, July 20, 2015

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Bloomberg Business:
Pearson to Explore Sale of Financial Times  —  Pearson Plc is exploring a sale of the Financial Times after receiving interest from potential buyers, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  London-based Pearson is sounding out possible bidders for the salmon-colored newspaper …
Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
Mashable turns to Asia as it looks to expand international reach  —  Digital news company Mashable is to launch operations in Asia as part of an aggressive international growth plan fuelled by $31m in venture funding the business has raised in the past 16 months.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Context is built into a story in The Washington Post's experimental “Knowledge Map”  —  How the Islamic State is leaving tech companies torn between free speech and security is a labyrinthine topic.  To fully understand it, readers should probably already have a good grasp on the spread …
Rhonda Richford / Hollywood Reporter:
French TV Giants End Talks to Merge Streaming Services Amid Netflix Competition  —  TF1, M6, and France Televions had been in discussion to create a “French Netflix.”  —  Talks between French channels TF1, M6 and France Televisions, as well as cable provider Orange, to merge their streaming services …
BBC Press Office:
BBC England director, Peter Salmon, to lead newly-created production division, BBC Studios; Helen Boaden to take over BBC England director role  —  Peter Salmon to be new Director of BBC Studios  —  The BBC has today announced that Peter Salmon is to be appointed the new Director of BBC Studios.
Discussion: Guardian
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
How The Inquisitr was duped into publishing a fake story on a Costco birthday cake  —  A story that has circulated widely on the Internet claiming the a customer complaint prompted the warehouse giant Costco to remove a dinosaur birthday cake design from its website has been deleted …
Discussion: @matthewkeyslive
Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
Amazon, Netflix, and Yahoo score record number of Emmy nominations  —  Netflix, Amazon get record Emmy nods  —  Netflix, Amazon and even Yahoo took home record numbers of Emmy Award nominations on Thursday, further validating streaming services that have become rivals to traditional television networks.
Discussion: Boston Globe, CNNMoney and Fortune
Ania Nussbaum / Wall Street Journal:
As ad revenue moves online, ad blockers struggle with the firms hired to circumvent them  —  As ad revenue moves online, ad blockers struggle with the firms hired to circumvent them  —  Last year, executives at streaming-video provider JW Player started noticing ads its clients had paid for weren't showing up on its platform.
Columbia Journalism Review:
How university foundations try to avoid public scrutiny—and what reporters can do  —  In 2012, College of DuPage President Robert Breuder paid $185 to taxidermize a cock pheasant.  He gave the bird, mounted on an oak stand, to an upscale campus restaurant, where it serves as a decorative piece.
Discussion: @tonymauro and @themarkdelong
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
How the rise of programmatic ad networks has deprioritized user experience for publishers  —  Why Web Pages Suck  —  John Gruber had strong words about Apple news site iMore:1 … It's that last line that should give Gruber, or anyone else complaining about crappy websites, pause.
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Felix & Paul Studios signs multiyear deal with Oculus to develop immersive VR experiences  —  Virtual Reality's Wannabe Spielbergs Ink Oculus Deal (Exclusive)  —  Who can make dinosaurs look even better than they do in 3D?  Felix & Paul Studios, which created 'Jurassic World …
 
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Tribune expands its Web-syndication business to video
Discussion: WWD
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With funding from First Look Media, journalist made a humorous web news show for women, tested it for six months
Discussion: @kelidailey
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Gawker Politburo:
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Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Dish talks to acquire T-Mobile stall, complicated by looming spectrum auction
Discussion: Multichannel News and DSLreports
Re/code:
Viacom Looks at Thrillist for Possible Acquisition
Discussion: @nickcicero and @mdudas
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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
 
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