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Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:
Apple Music nightmare: adding music doesn't work as expected, lost access to 4,700 songs after turning off the service — ∞ Apple Music is a nightmare and I'm done with it — I love Apple. I love them because they take difficult problems and come up with innovative, simple solutions.
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Daring Fireball, App Advice and BGR
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, The Hill, Variety, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Business Insider, Broadcasting & Cable and InsideSources
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Dustin Volz / National Journal:
Sen. Al Franken, Consumer Watchdog ask regulators to investigate Apple Music for possible anticompetitive practices — Al Franken Urges Federal Probe of Apple Music — The senator warns of limited competition and price increases due to Apple's new music-streaming service.
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The Hill, The Verge and AppleInsider
Ezra Klein / Vox:
In 3 years, media will become wire services that operate across many platforms, gaining audience, but losing ability to create custom designs — Is the media becoming a wire service? — I'm going to make some predictions about the future of the media in this piece, and they come …
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@davewiner, @lindastern, @saila, @alexgspence and @benmullin
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, Politico, @jonathanalter, Mediaite, Washington Post, @amychozick, Talking Points Memo, @mlcalderone, @gabrielsherman and The Daily Caller
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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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
Associated Press:
Turkey briefly blocks access to Twitter over bombing images — ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey briefly blocked access to Twitter on Wednesday to prevent images of Monday's deadly bombing from being broadcast and to stop Twitter users from calling for protests against the government …
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The Verge, Hurriyet Daily News and Wall Street Journal
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.
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@vivian, @jayrosen_nyu, @pierre and Poynter
James Tarmy / Bloomberg Business:
Startup Verisart is trying to catalog every piece of art on the market, using blockchain, aims to enable buying and selling art digitally — A Tech Startup Is Trying to Catalogue Every Piece of Art on the Market — And once it's catalogued, Verisart aims to help people buy and sell art digitally
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artnet News
Gurman Bhatia / Poynter:
NYT highlights columns and columnists with ‘Follow’ feature — Soon, when Thomas Friedman publishes a column in the New York Times, his fans won't have keep hitting refresh to find out. Instead, they'll be notified immediately. — With a tiny little bell in the corner …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The new Knight News Challenge winners want to make voting easier and election data clearer — An archive of campaign speeches, improved exit polling, and technology designed to make voting more accessible are among some of the ideas just announced as winners in the latest round of the Knight News Challenge, which focused on elections.
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VentureBeat, californiacivicdata.org, Knight Foundation and Knight Foundation
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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GeekWire, VentureBeat and Variety
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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Variety, The Wrap, UPROXX and Business Insider
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