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10:00 AM ET, August 4, 2015

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Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
Sunlight Foundation, Melody Kramer, and 20 others media/tech projects get Knight Prototype Funds  —  Knight Foundation is giving 22 media and technology projects the chance to get one step closer to reality with a little help from the Prototype Fund.  The projects include open-source tools …
Discussion: Knight Foundation
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
How Mashable took user-generated content to create an animated story about Syria  —  When Louise Roug first saw the storyboards for Mashable's animation on a city in Syria, they were just rough outlines.  Then the animators started filling in the color.  —  “That's when I completely recognized parts …
Discussion: Mashable and @meganspecia
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter adds experimental News tab in Android and iOS apps, with tweets from pre-approved publishers  —  Twitter Experiments With A ‘News’ Tab  —  Twitter wants to make its best stuff easier to find.  —  Starting today, some U.S. Twitter users will see a News tab appear in their Twitter apps.
Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
fuboTV, a subscription-based OTT platform which livestreams soccer matches, raises $4M from investors, including Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian  —  fuboTV Scores $4M ‘A’ Round  —  Soccer-Focused OTT Service Aims to Add Content, Expand Platform  —  fuboTV, a subscription-based OTT platform …
Discussion: Media & Entertainment
Storyful / Medium:
How a Production Company Faked ‘Instagram Migrant’ Account  —  By Eliza Mackintosh, Storyful journalist  —  An Instagram account purportedly documenting a migrant's journey from Dakar, Senegal, to Spain began trending on Sunday after the Huffington Post shared a story about it.
Discussion: @alisongow and @chelm
Patrick Frater / Variety:
BBC Worldwide to launch its first video-on-demand services in India following deal with Tata Sky across TV, PCs, tablets and mobiles  —  BBC Worldwide In VoD Pact With India's Tata Sky  —  BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, is to launch its first video-on-demand …
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
The more brands use influencers for social ad campaigns, the less impact each influencer has  —  Cool Influencers With Big Followings Get Picky About Their Endorsements  —  Ricky Dillon, 23, who is known for creating quirky online videos, has millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
How AJ+ embraces Facebook, autoplay, and comments to make its videos stand out  —  It's been a year since AJ+, Al Jazeera's bet on a mobile-centric future, debuted.  AJ+ eschews a news website in favor of an app and focuses heavily on video, and its strategy for audience growth is dependent on social media.
Discussion: @niemanlab
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Inc. reports Q2 earnings of $24M one year after spin-off from Time Warner, CEO touts plan to reengineer business, confident in return to financial growth  —  More than a year after the company's spin-off from Time Warner, Joe Ripp touts “our plan to fundamentally reengineer the business.”
Discussion: Reuters, Time Inc. and Future Media Lab
Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
Kobe Bryant, China's Alibaba Team on ‘Muse’ Documentary  —  Bryant, Alibaba and Sina will also team up on branded products for online platforms.  —  Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced a wide-ranging deal with Kobe Bryant's company to release the L.A. Laker star's recent Showtime …
 
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David Ingram / Reuters:
Appeals court in District of Columbia will hear oral arguments in lawsuits challenging net neutrality on Dec. 4
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Chernin/AT&T joint venture Otter Media rebranding as Ellation, with new goal to build 30 to 50 paid niche video channels
Discussion: @jank0
Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal:
Advance/Newhouse, owner of Conde Nast, Bright House Networks, buys big data analytics firm 1010data for $500M
Discussion: VatorNews and @rkapkap
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Hank Green / Medium:
YouTube vlogger Hank Green accuses Facebook of distorting video viewing figures, hosting and encouraging stolen content