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7:25 PM ET, September 1, 2015

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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
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.
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.
Discussion: Nieman Lab, @mathewi and Softpedia News
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France 24:
Axel Springer, Samsung to collaborate in producing content exclusively for Samsung mobile devices
Nicolas Kayser-Bril:
Recent pressures on journalism across Europe by the judiciary threaten to set the industry back a decade  —  String of rulings bodes ill for the future of journalism in Europe  —  During the summer of 2015, European governments hit hard against journalists.  In Germany, Netzpolitik was almost charged with high treason.
Discussion: @nicolaskb
George Winslow / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS to stream some NFL games for free, no cable TV authentication required: two regular-season games, four playoff games, and the Super Bowl  —  CBS Plans Record NFL Streaming Coverage  —  NFL On CBS will stream two regular season games, four playoff matches and Super Bowl 50
Discussion: Variety, Quartz and CBSSports.com
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 …
Discussion: @ennisnyt and FishbowlNY
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Funny Or Die Hires Gary Sanchez's Owen Burke as First Editor-in-Chief, Promotes Chris Bruss to Digital President  —  Funny Or Die has promoted Chris Bruss to president of Digital Content and hired Gary Sanchez creative executive Owen Burke as the company's first editor-in-chief of content.
Discussion: Variety and Hollywood Reporter
Charles Recknagel / Guardian:
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who focused her reporting on government corruption, sentenced to 7.5 years in jail, vows to fight on  —  Azerbaijan journalist Khadija Ismayilova vows to continue fight from prison  —  Award-winning Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova delivered …
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.
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.
Discussion: Variety
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format  —  Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix today announced that they have formed a new open source alliance — the Alliance for Open Media — with the goal of developing …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Wikipedia Bans Hundreds Of “Black Hat” Paid Editors Who Created Promotional Pages On Its Site  —  Sometimes Wikipedia's reliance on volunteers to craft its online content comes back to bite them.  Case in point: this morning, the organization announced that editors on the English version …
Luke Morgan Britton / NME:
Apple allegedly made bid for Jeremy Clarkson series ahead of new Netflix-style service  —  Reports claim that Apple are preparing to launch a movie and TV streaming service to rival Netflix.  The tech giant recently launched their streaming platform Apple Music to rival the likes of Spotify …
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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
 
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