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In email memo, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti says NBCUniversal investment will allow the site to extend its reach to TV and film — Big News — I'm very excited to share that NBCUniversal has agreed to invest $200M in BuzzFeed and partner with us to extend our reach to TV and film.
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NBCUniversal announces a $200M investment in BuzzFeed, will explore strategic partnerships — NBCUniversal And BuzzFeed Announce Strategic Investment — NBCUniversal and BuzzFeed today announced that NBCUniversal has agreed to make a $200M equity investment in BuzzFeed …
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The web traffic for the world's biggest publishers dropped dramatically in April — and nobody can agree why — Many of the world's biggest and best-known online news publishers saw significant drops in traffic between March and April this year. It appears Facebook might be a culprit in some way …
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How The Skimm's passionate readership helped its newsletter grow to 1.5 million subscribers — To hear Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin tell it, when they launched their email newsletter The Skimm three years ago, they had no plan for creating an engaged community around it.
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New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan criticizes paper's Amazon story, says it needed more balance and context — Was Portrayal of Amazon's Brutal Workplace On Target? — Soon after The Times's massive takeout on the culture of Amazon's workplace ("Where overachievers go to feel bad …
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Study of how Wikipedia responds to breaking news, including speed of editing, use of sources, and range of contributors based on a sample story — How Wikipedia responds to breaking news — Wikipedia is capable of covering news like any news agency. Photo by Kai Mörk, freely licensed under CC BY 3.0 (Germany).
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Netflix increases standard monthly subscription in Europe from €8.99 to €9.99 — Netflix Raises Subscription Price in Europe — In order to “continue providing good series and films,” the streaming service increases its standard monthly subscription to just over $11.
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CNN International, BBC World News, CNBC didn't make clear that some shows were sponsored by NGOs, foreign governments, charities, says UK watchdog Ofcom — BBC World News, CNN International and CNBC broke sponsorship rules — News channels failed to make it clear that some current affairs programmes …
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Over 500 writers from around the world sign letter urging Mexico's president to end violence against press — Writers Call on Mexico's President to End Violence against Press — MEXICO CITY - A group of writers and artists from around the world, including Britain's Salman Rushdie …
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TV to get $10B in political ad spending during 2015-16 elections, digital to top $1B — Political Ad Spending to Hit $11.4B in 2016 — TV gets bulk of political dollars, but digital will top $1B, according to Borrell forecast — Political advertising is expected to reach a record $11.4 billion …
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New book, The BBC Today: Future Uncertain, reveals insider details behind BBC's negotiations with government over cuts — Revealed: the botched affair between government and the BBC — Last month's negotiations between the government and the BBC were far more intense and potentially malign …
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New Dr. Dre album with 25M streams in first week, nearly 500K downloads through iTunes, serves as test for Apple Music — New Dr. Dre Album Serves as a Test for Apple Music — When Apple introduced its new streaming service, Apple Music, at the end of June, one of the big questions hanging …
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