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10:50 PM ET, July 21, 2015

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Thomas Gryta / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Poised to Approve AT&T's $49 Billion Acquisition of DirecTV  —  FCC Approval Would Clear Path for AT&T to Close Deal  —  Federal regulators are poised to approve AT&T Inc. 's $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV, according to people familiar with the matter, ending a review process …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC Chairman and Justice Department say they will approve AT&T Direct TV merger, with conditions on data caps, interconnection agreements, and fiber buildout  —  FCC Nears Approval of AT&T-DirecTV Merger  —  FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said that he is recommending approval of the AT&T merger …
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Denton works to calm Gawker staff; Leah Beckmann was asked to serve as interim editor in chief, John Cook as interim executive editor  —  Gawker's Nick Denton Tries to Calm Staff as Fallout Continues  —  THE STORY THAT JUST KEEPS ON GIVING: Gawker Media has now become the perfect Gawkerlike story — and no end appears near.
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Zach Schonfeld / Newsweek:
How to Rage-Quit Your Prestigious Media Job on Principle  —  There's a new trend in media, and it's publicly resigning prestigious editing gigs on principle.  —  You've fantasized about it.  We all have.  The best reason to take a top media job at this point is so you can one day make a big show of quitting it.
Discussion: Vox, @kbsmoke, @jordanm1125 and E&
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Q2 beats estimates with revenue of $1.04B, misses on earnings with $0.16 EPS  —  Yahoo's Q2 Manages A Slim Revenue Beat, But Its Per-Share Profit Of $0.16 Disappoints  —  Today, Yahoo reported its second-quarter financial performance, including $1.04 billion in revenue after discounting …
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Some New York Times Articles to Appear Free on Starbucks App  —  Starbucks and The New York Times Company announced on Tuesday that certain news articles would be made available free to members of the Starbucks loyalty program through the Starbucks mobile app.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
ESPN, Already Battling Rising Costs, Faces a Talent Drain  —  In just over two months, ESPN has lost three major personalities — a drain of renowned talent that is unusual in its suddenness.  —  First, Bill Simmons's contract was not renewed in early May.
Variety:
Penske Media Corporation, owner of Variety, acquires Gold Derby, a website that predicts who will win major entertainment award shows  —  Penske Media Corporation Acquires Gold Derby  —  Gold Derby, a website dedicated to predicting the winners at major entertainment awards shows …
Discussion: The Wrap and FishbowlNY
Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable:
Tegna to Sell Headquarters for $270 Million  —  Former Gannett TV division shopping for new digs  —  Tegna, as the former Gannett broadcasting division is known, has signed a contract to sell its McLean, Virginia headquarters to private investment group Tamares for $270 million.
Discussion: E& and Media Wire Daily
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Christopher Heine / Adweek:
GoPro introduces stock video licensing service, starting with 600 videos priced at $1K each and up  —  Brands Are About to Find Out How Powerful GoPro Videos Can Be  —  Spellbinding scenes captured by adventure seekers and even wildlife made GoPro the hottest video camera around.
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Google kills Streamus, a popular third party Chrome extension with 300K users that queued YouTube songs to play in background  —  How YouTube killed an extension with 300,000 users  —  Streamus, the Chrome extension that turns YouTube into a serious music service, has been neutered by Google …
Discussion: Tubefilter and Variety
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Ofcom: On-demand video on Vice's UK site will not be subject to the British Communications Act  —  Vice UK video services cannot be regulated by Britain, Ofcom rules  —  Media watchdog says as HQ is in US it falls outside British jurisdiction, contradicting earlier ruling by Authority for Television on Demand
Discussion: Advanced Television
Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
The Salt Lake Tribune, its future uncertain, offers to eliminate all its ads — for 10 bucks a month  —  The Trib is looking for members.  —  On Monday, The Salt Lake Tribune launched a membership program that was first announced last week.  Described as being for frequent visitors …
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune and Poynter
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
NFL Teases A New Subscription Service For On-Demand Games, Will Support Apple TV  —  The NFL is preparing to launch a new version of its Games Pass service, which will now include the ability to watch games on a wider selection of devices, including the Apple TV.
 
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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
BuzzFeed Food's videos were shared 66M times in June, watched over 360M times overall on Facebook
Alistair Dawber / The Independent:
Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria
Paul Revoir / Guardian:
BBC iPlayer ‘watched by more than 60 million people outside the UK for free’
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Cory Haik named WaPo's executive director of emerging news products
Discussion: Washington Post
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Harper's is launching a metered paywall; readers can read one story a month for free
Discussion: Folio and Harper's
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Inti Landauro / Wall Street Journal:
Charlie Hebdo's profits, normally distributed amongst shareholders, will be reinvested in the company in this year in act of good will following staff dispute
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
How KPCC in Los Angeles grew its Latino listenership while trying to keep its traditional audience
Alex Weprin / Capital New York:
W.W.D. strikes syndication deal with Tribune Publishing
Discussion: Folio and Media Wire Daily
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

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