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Brendan James / International Business Times:
Gawker names John Cook temporary executive editor, Leah Beckmann editor-in-chief, Hamilton Nolan deputy editor — Exclusive: John Cook Named New Top Editor At Gawker After Resignations — John Cook will be stepping up to temporarily serve as executive editor at Gawker Media …
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The Wrap, Mediaite, Folio, The Huffington Post, Tech Insider, @deep_beige, @felixsalmon and Poynter
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Mark Mooney / CNNMoney:
Hulk Hogan vs Gawker showdown put off until March — The Hulk Hogan versus Gawker smackdown has been put off until next year. — Florida Judge Pamela Campbell, who will preside over Hogan's lawsuit against the gossip site, said her docket was clogged with cases until March 2016.
Jennifer Palmieri / Hillary for America:
Clinton campaign writes New York Times Executive Editor Dean Banquet, slamming the rush to publish and the delay in correcting its story on emails — Letter to the New York Times' Dean Baquet — Dear Mr. Baquet: — I am writing to officially register our campaign's grave concern …
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CNNMoney, @clarajeffery, @fmanjoo, @jamesfallows, @ron_fournier, @mikiebarb, @jessefferguson, @markham, @felixsalmon, Mediaite, @brianefallon, @speechboy71 and Mother Jones
Re/code:
Sources: NBCUniversal close to investing $250M in BuzzFeed at a $1.5B valuation, also investing in Vox Media at a $850M valuation — NBCUniversal Poised to Make Big Investments in BuzzFeed and Vox Media — NBCUniversal is close to a deal to invest $250 million in BuzzFeed …
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The Awl, The Information, Business Insider, The Week, The Hill, Tech Insider, Gawker, New York Times, Mashable, bizjournals, Tubefilter, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Variety, The Wrap, Politico, BGR, @jeffweiner, Media Wire Daily, @mims, @edmundlee, FishbowlNY, @michaelroston and The Huffington Post, Thanks:@brooksandy
Jackie Calmes / Shorenstein Center:
Conservative media is pushing the Republican Party further to the right: a report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Jackie Calmes — Conservative Media's Influence on the Republican Party — A new paper by Jackie Calmes, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and national correspondent …
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@thtleader, @mattsheffield, Washington Post, @ingrahamangle, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple to launch new Apple TV set top box at WWDC with A8 chip, increased storage, enabling App Store, Siri, and HomeKit integration — Apple Will Debut New Apple TV In September — The new Apple TV is headed to market along with an App Store of its own. Next step: that long-in-the-offing subscription internet-TV service.
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Digital Spy, Pocket-lint, Mashable, Engadget, Tech Insider, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, Variety, VentureBeat, BGR, AppleInsider, The Verge, Daring Fireball and App Advice
Paul Sandle / Reuters:
Liberty Global ups stake in broadcaster ITV to 9.9 percent — European cable operator Liberty Global said it had raised its stake in ITV to 9.9 percent through a hedging deal but still had no intention of taking over Britain's biggest free-to-air commercial TV firm.
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Telegraph, Deadline, London Evening Standard, Bloomberg Business, Hollywood Reporter, City A.M., New York Times and Variety
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Gannett ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ Large-Market Acquisitions, Says New CEO — Strategy follows completion of spinoff from company's broadcast unit — Gannett Co. 's new chief executive said Wednesday that the publishing company is aggressively pursuing acquisitions of large-market properties …
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Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Germany is investigating two journalists at Netzpolitik tech and politics site for treason after they published secret spy documents — After publishing secret spy docs, German news site investigated for treason — Markus Beckedahl of Netzpolitik.org: “We don't know if we should cry or not.”
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BBC and @jeffjarvis
Hollywood Reporter:
Relativity Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; filing doesn't include sports and education divisions or joint venture with EuropaCorp. — Relativity Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — The move comes after Relativity spent months searching for a new lender
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New York Times, The Wrap, Deadline, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Variety
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Fuisz Media raise $10M Series A, led by Evolution Media Partners, for video ads that you can touch to get more information — Fuisz Media Raises $10 Million for Video Ads You Can Touch — The media business is obsessed with video ads. Justin Fuisz says his video ads are better — because you can click on them.
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Variety, bizjournals, Tubefilter and AdExchanger
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
James Woods Sues Twitter User for $10 Million Over “Cocaine Addict” Accusation — The actor files a defamation lawsuit against an individual who replied to his tweets about Barack Obama and Caitlyn Jenner. — Incivility on social media seems to be a regular occurrence …
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Mediaite, @jamesemajure, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Gawker, The Wrap and Guardian
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC cancels 3 hours of daytime programming as it moves toward hard news: The Cycle, Now With Alex Wagner, and The Ed Show — MSNBC Spikes Three Hours of Afternoon Lineup — MSNBC is canceling three more hours of daytime programming as it works to rechristen itself as a place for hard news …
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Mediaite, TVNewser, The Wrap, Politico, The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, Deadline and Hollywood Reporter
Financial Times:
Amazon pays $250m to sign departing Top Gear trio for new show — Matthew Garrahan in New York, Murad Ahmed and Henry Mance in London — Amazon has signed the departing presenters of BBC's Top Gear show in a blockbuster $250m deal, as internet groups continue to encroach on the terrain of traditional broadcasters.
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Former ‘Top Gear’ Hosts to Launch Series on Amazon
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