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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Sources: Apple escalates talks with Hollywood execs, seeking to have development and production teams ready by 2016 to compete with Netflix — Apple Eyes Move Into Original Programming (EXCLUSIVE) — The moment the media and technology industries have been expecting for years may finally be arriving …
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Luke Morgan Britton / NME:
Apple allegedly made bid for Jeremy Clarkson series ahead of new Netflix-style service
Politico:
Bloomberg begins layoffs; sources say layoffs are centered on D.C operations so far — Layoffs begin at Bloomberg — Bloomberg L.P. began implementing a round off employee layoffs in its newsroom on Tuesday, POLITICO has confirmed. — The downsizing, the size of which has been pegged anywhere …
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Kevin Dugan / New York Post:
Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg writer who was critical of the company in ‘climate of fear’ memo sent to senior execs, among 80 layoffs — Bloomberg writer behind ‘climate of fear’ memo among 80 layoffs — Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait
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Nick Summers / Engadget:
Samsung creating its own curated news app, UPDAY, for Galaxy devices, as it partners with Axel Springer for mobile media content — Samsung's creating its own curated news app for Galaxy devices — Apple isn't the only one developing an exclusive news service for its mobile customers.
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Nieman Lab, @mathewi and Softpedia News
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Vice Media Lands Carmelo Anthony for New Sports Channel — Carmelo Anthony is Vice Media's newest teammate. — Anthony, the New York Knicks star, has joined Vice's sports site as a founding partner of The Clubhouse, a new channel where well-known athletes, including Anthony and Rob Gronkowski …
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FishbowlNY and @ennisnyt
Jorge Ramos / Fusion:
Jorge Ramos of Fusion, Univision on being ejected from a press conference by Donald Trump — I won't sit down. I won't shut up. — I'm a journalist; my job is to ask questions. Donald Trump is a presidential candidate; his job is to explain to voters what he would do if he were elected.
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Pay Shrinks 42 Percent to $5.1 Million — Rupert Murdoch's wallet is thinner this year as his New Corp compensation dropped 42 percent to $5.1 million. — A regulatory filing on Tuesday showed the media mogul's pay down for the fiscal year ending in June compared to $8.70 million in 2014.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
As Rezaian verdict looms, Washington Post implores Iran to ‘serve justice’ — As Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian awaits a verdict in his Iranian espionage trial, the Post on Monday evening called on Iran to “serve justice and reassure the international community” by freeing its long imprisoned Tehran bureau chief.
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Washington Post and FishbowlDC
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon's Prime Instant Video Expands Offline Viewing to iOS, Android Devices — Subscribers to Prime can now download movies and TV episodes onto their iPhones, iPads and Android phones at no additional charge. — Amazon is making it easier for Prime subscribers to watch movies and TV shows.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
In response to competition, Condé Nast breaks with tradition, begins negotiating ad rates — On ad pricing, Condé Nast bows to the reality of digital — Digital media companies may aspire to be the “Condé Nast of the Web,” a nod to the publishing house's standard-setting reportage …
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@lmoses, mUmBRELLA and Media Wire Daily
Amnesty International UK:
Amnesty calls for release of three journalists working for VICE in Turkey — “It is completely proper that that journalists should cover this important story. The decision to detain the journalists was wrong, while the allegation of assisting Islamic state is unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre.”
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Agence France-Presse:
Two VICE journalists and their Iraqi translator charged with “engaging in terror activity” on behalf of ISIS, remanded in custody by Turkish court
Two VICE journalists and their Iraqi translator charged with “engaging in terror activity” on behalf of ISIS, remanded in custody by Turkish court
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Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed in talks to lease 250K-square-foot former Ford factory in Los Angeles — BuzzFeed Is Laying Groundwork For Major Expansion in Los Angeles — BuzzFeed is eyeing a big expansion in Los Angeles. — The rising digital media star is in discussions to lease a century-old former Ford auto factory …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Global Radio censured for running ads mimicking news on 46 stations — Broadcaster ran sponsorship with mobile operator 3, called The Good News, with “stories” that aped format of bulletin across 46 of its stations across UK — Global Radio has been rapped by the broadcasting regulator …