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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 …
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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Poynter, Featured Articles, @walsh_edel, @alexpendlebury9, Telegraph, Jezebel, The Huffington Post and Guardian
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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 — Turkish court arrests British journalists on terror charges: AFP — Diyarbakir (Turkey) (AFP) - A court in Turkey's southeastern city …
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Al Jazeera English, BBC, VICE News, Gawker, Poynter, The Atlantic, The Wrap, Today's Zaman Mobile Edition, @marincogan, Mediaite, Hurriyet Daily News, Fusion and The Daily Caller
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
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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.
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
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Jason Rezaian's Status Unclear After Iran Sentences 2
Jason Rezaian's Status Unclear After Iran Sentences 2
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Voice of America, Washington Post, The Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post and Guardian
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
Apple's addition of content blocking in OS X and iOS could make ad-supported business models unviable — Life After Content Blocking — By Jean-Louis Gassée Ad blocking started as an initiative by independent developers who wanted to improve our browsing experience.
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Nieman Lab, Wall Street Journal, @eugenekan, @donaldmcmichael, @lpolgreen, @aaranged, @counternotions, @raju, @jayrosen_nyu and @niemanlab
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Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
TV networks are testing ways to overcome ad-blockers
TV networks are testing ways to overcome ad-blockers
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Mashable and AdExchanger
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, @michaelroston, @willyblackmore, @laura_nelson and LA Observed
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, @davidpoland, Slate, Home Media Magazine, Tech Times, Forbes and The Wrap
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Hulu Pact Could Get Epix What It Wants Most: Comcast Carriage
Hulu Pact Could Get Epix What It Wants Most: Comcast Carriage
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Home Media Magazine, Variety and Re/code
Jess Jiang / NPR.org:
NPR celebrates tenth anniversary since launching its podcasts — NPR Podcasts Turn 10! — New technologies come with a big asterisk. We can never be sure whether they'll catch on and stick around for more than one or two seasons worth of holiday promotions.
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The Next Web, @nprextra, @radioworld_news, FishbowlDC, @npraskmeanother, @caitsandy and @ylichterman
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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Media Wire Daily and mUmBRELLA