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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
At Gawker meeting, Denton says editorial must take business and advertising concerns into consideration — The ‘Gawker tax’ is getting too high, Denton tells his staff — Gawker Media is a business. — That's the message that C.E.O. Nick Denton had for his editorial employees yesterday …
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Drama at Gawker and Reddit reflects practical limits of absolute freedom of expression, even for native Internet companies that have opposed self-censorship — Limits at Gawker? Rules at Reddit? Wild West Web Turns a Page — Facing the abrupt resignations of two of his top editors …
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Guardian, @adamweinstein, @mattbuchanan, Vox, @jonathanmahler, The New Republic, CNBC and Slate
Hadas Gold / Politico:
New York Times denies Nick Denton's claim that reporters' beats are changed to satisfy advertisers
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@hadas_gold and @petersterne
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Rupert Murdoch said to have asked Roger Ailes to back off Trump coverage, took to social media when Ailes refused — Rupert Murdoch Wants to Stop Donald Trump, But First He's Got to Rein In Roger Ailes — Has Fox News spun out of the media mogul's control? — Shares
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New York Times, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, @gabrielsherman, @mlcalderone, @amychozick, The Daily Caller and Fox News
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AP to Put Nearly 17,000 Hours of Archival News Footage on YouTube — News org, together with British Movietone, aims to promote licensing deals with filmmakers for video segments — The Associated Press is uploading more than 550,000 video clips to YouTube — covering news events dating back to 1895 …
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ap.org, Guardian, FishbowlNY, The Independent, @niemanlab, Poynter, 9to5Google, City A.M., The Next Web, Associated Press, Jezebel and Broadcasting & Cable
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Simmons to host weekly series on HBO debuting next year, deal includes work with HBO Sports, video podcasts and other digital platforms — Bill Simmons Lands at HBO — Bill Simmons, the well-known “sports guy” who departed ESPN amid clashes with the network's top brass, has found his next perch: HBO.
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New York Times, TVNewser, Re/code, Adweek, SI.com, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Talking Points Memo, Financial Times and Poynter
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
ESPN, Already Battling Rising Costs, Faces a Talent Drain
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TVNewser
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
BBC plans to cut 40 London-based jobs from Factual and Daytime division — Corporation aims to make cuts in division responsible for more 1,000 hours of programming a year as part of Delivering Quality First savings initiative — The BBC is planning to cut almost half the London-based production jobs …
John Temple / First Look Media:
John Temple, president of Pierre Omidyar's First Look, is leaving after a year to focus on personal work and life — My Job Is Done — The time has come for me to leave First Look. The company has reached a place where I feel comfortable putting the call of my own projects and my need for more personal time first.
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
MTV Programming President Susanne Daniels leaves to become vice president of YouTube originals — Susanne Daniels Jumping From MTV to YouTube — Susanne Daniels is exiting her post as programming chief at MTV to join YouTube in a newly created position leading the plaform's budding original content efforts.
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The Wrap, Deadline and Hollywood Reporter
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
The Washington Post files UN petition seeking Jason Rezaian's immediate release — The Washington Post has filed an urgent action petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asserting numerous violations of international law and seeking the immediate release of Post Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian.
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Washington Post, Washington Post, The Hill, Guardian, Poynter and The Wrap
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
FTC investigation into Apple heats up, music streaming services hit with subpoenas — The FTC has launched an investigation into Apple's dealings with competing music streaming services in its App Store, according to multiple sources. The investigation is targeting Apple's 30 percent fee charged …
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VentureBeat, Broadcasting & Cable, National Journal, The Hill, InsideSources and AppleInsider
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Spotify signs deal with electronic music site Beatport to bring over music and video content — Spotify Gains Access to Beatport Music and Videos — Spotify has struck a deal with the electronic music site Beatport that will bring it new music and video content, the latest step …
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The Rhapsody Blog, VentureBeat and Variety
Facebook Media:
Facebook now lets Page owners restrict their videos' audience by age and gender, add custom video thumbnails, and label videos based on interest categories — Customization and Control: New Tools for Video Publishers — We're building tools to help video publishers grow their businesses on Facebook …
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The Verge, The Next Web, SocialTimes, Search Engine Journal, BetaNews, Marketing Land, Mashable, The Next Web and VentureBeat
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
LeBron James' production company, SpringHill Entertainment, is forming a production partnership with Warner Bros. for movies, TV, and digital work — LeBron James Takes Shot With Warner Bros. — Basketball star, Maverick Carter form partnership with Time Warner unit to make movies, TV shows
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The Wrap, Forbes and Business Insider
BBC:
Andy Coulson ordered to pay £150,000 prosecution costs — Andy Coulson served five months of an 18-month sentence in jail — Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been ordered to pay £150,000 prosecution costs after his 2014 conviction for phone hacking.
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