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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 — 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 …
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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France 24:
Axel Springer, Samsung to collaborate in producing content exclusively for Samsung mobile devices — Axel Springer, Samsung join forces in mobile media content — German media giant Axel Springer and Korean electronics group Samsung said Tuesday they are joining forces in a mobile media partnership.
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TechCrunch, Reuters and Android Authority
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
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Al Jazeera English, BBC, VICE News, Gawker, The Atlantic, Today's Zaman Mobile Edition, Mediaite, Hurriyet Daily News, Fusion, The Daily Caller, @marincogan and The Wrap
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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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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Poynter, @mathewi, @laura_nelson, @michaelroston, @willyblackmore and LA Observed
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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VentureBeat, Re/code, Variety, The Verge, Tech Times and Pocket-lint
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
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Letting Epix catalog go fits in with Netflix's strategy of building exclusivity, not quantity — Netflix Losing Flicks: Why It's Actually Smart to Shed ‘Hunger Games,’ Other Epix Movies — The “flix” part of Netflix is about to get less precise: Thousands of movies through its deal with Epix …
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Fortune, Slate, @davidpoland, Home Media Magazine, Variety, Forbes and Tech Times
BBC:
Phuketwan journalists Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian acquitted in Thai navy defamation trial — The journalists sued by the Thai navy — Two independent journalists in Thailand who were accused of defaming the Thai navy in an article about human trafficking have been cleared by a court in Phuket.
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Crikey, BBC, TIME, Reuters, MEAA web site, Guardian, mUmBRELLA, @oichutima, France 24, sbs.com.au and Sydney Morning Herald
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Defy Media Signs with WME to Develop TV and Film Projects, Inks RatPac Deal — WME has signed digital-media studio and programmer Defy Media — whose biggest brands include the Smosh comedy duo on YouTube — and Defy has also entered into a partnership with Brett Ratner and James Packer's …
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Tubefilter and Hollywood Reporter
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
TV networks are testing ways to overcome ad-blockers — TV Networks Confront Ad Blockers Erasing Their Commercials Online — CBS Blocks the Blockers While Fox Explores Friendlier Ad Models — Hulu and CBS.com won't show episodes to people using ad blockers, but the approach isn't universal.
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AdExchanger and Mashable
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