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9:05 AM ET, September 1, 2015

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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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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 …
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Washington Post and FishbowlDC
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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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Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
TV networks are testing ways to overcome ad-blockers
Discussion: 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 …
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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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Hulu Pact Could Get Epix What It Wants Most: Comcast Carriage
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.
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 …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily and mUmBRELLA
 
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