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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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Jonah Peretti / BuzzFeed:
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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Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
BuzzFeed partners with Yahoo Japan to launch Japanese version of the site
BuzzFeed partners with Yahoo Japan to launch Japanese version of the site
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
FOIA lawsuit shows State Department has 17K+ emails from Clinton aide Reines after earlier claims they did not exist, plans to produce them Sept. 30 — State Department Finds Thousands of Philippe Reines Emails It Claimed Did Not Exist — Earlier this year, Gawker Media sued the State Department …
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Raymond Snoddy / Mediatel:
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 …
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
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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Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Former Scripps Networks Interactive CEO John Lansing named as new chief of Broadcasting Board of Governors — John Lansing Named as New Chief of Broadcasting Board of Governors — WASHINGTON — John Lansing, a retired cable television executive, was named Monday as the new chief executive …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
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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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Six weeks into adoption of paywall plus pay-per-article model, Winnipeg Free Press has about 1,300 readers using system; overall web traffic is down 30% — Six weeks into its micropayment strategy, The Winnipeg Free Press preps for a “slow building process” — Fair or not, Winnipeggers have a reputation for being frugal.
Axel Bruns / The Conversation:
A look at digital media competition in Australia as Huffington Post Australia launches — Huffington Post is coming - but will Australians care? — The past few years have been positively revolutionary for the Australian news landscape. From a static and highly concentrated media market …
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Mdlina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Paul Smalera, ideas editor at Quartz, talks about getting started in journalism, favorite tools, key skills — ‘We are all internet reporters now’ - Q&A with Paul Smalera — Paul Smalera, ideas editor at Quartz, shares how he got into journalism and his advice for those starting out in the industry
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Magdy Samaan / Telegraph:
Egypt approves anti-terror law to fine journalists for ‘false’ reporting on attacks — Critics say the controversial law would stifle press freedom in Egypt and risk shutting down smaller newspapers — The Egyptian government has granted itself sweeping powers to combat terrorism …
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Frances Perraudin / Guardian:
UK-produced music videos from major labels on YouTube and Vevo will get age ratings under agreement between labels and British Board of Film Classification — Age ratings enforced for UK-produced music videos on YouTube and Vevo — Videos made in the UK by artists signed to major labels …
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