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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple announces new Apple TV with touchpad remote, universal search, Siri, App Store, running on new OS called tvOS, starting at $149 for 32GB model — Apple Unveils A More Powerful Apple TV, Shipping In October — Confirming earlier reports, Apple unveiled the fourth-generation Apple TV today …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
What Apple's announcements could mean for news organizations: video apps, new Touch interface, iPads for reporting, faster launch time for Watch news apps — Apple announces an app platform for Apple TV, potentially big for news outlets investing in video — It's early September …
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, @jyarow, Pocket-lint, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Mashable and Digital Spy
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Greenpeace hires team of investigative journalists — Former BBC and New York Times journalists among new team, with ex-Newsnight correspondent Meirion Jones acting as a consultant — Greenpeace has hired a team of investigative journalists as part of plans to make investigations …
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The New York Observer, Charity Digital News, @rogerpielkejr, @niemanlab, @sunny_hundal, @dangillmor and Mashable
Blathnaid Healy / Mashable:
Germany's ‘Bild’ ran an edition without a single photo after Aylan Kurdi backlash — German newspaper Bild wanted to make a point about the backlash it received for printing the photos of a drowned Syrian child last week — so on Tuesday its website and printed edition were published without a single news image.
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Guardian, Toronto Star, The Times, NDTV News, Guardian, The Drum and iMediaEthics
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
21st Century Fox to take majority control of National Geographic in $725M deal, Declan Moore named CEO — 21st Century Fox Expands National Geographic Partnership in $725 Million Deal — 21st Century Fox is expanding its holdings in the National Geographic brand with a $725 million deal …
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Washington Post, National Geographic …, BuzzFeed, Washingtonian, New York Times, The Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Broadband TV News, Fortune, Broadcasting & Cable, NPR, MinOnline, Adweek, Talking Points Memo, Poynter, Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times, Boing Boing, CNNMoney, USA Today, The Wrap, WWD, Broadcasting & Cable, Radio & Television … and The Verge
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram debuts 30 second commercials, introduces premium short ad format Marquee, and announces ads will be available globally by end of September — Instagram Ads Go Global, Including New 30-Second Commercials — Instagram is done experimenting and is ready to ramp up ad revenue.
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Adweek, Instagram for Business, Guardian, BGR, Business Insider, SocialTimes, AdExchanger, Variety, AppsFlyer, Ad Age, Engadget, Gizmodo, Tribune Reporter, Bloomberg Business, CNBC, The Next Web, The Verge, The Drum, VentureBeat and Fortune
Associated Press:
The Associated Press launches new division for advertising and marketing services across platforms — The Associated Press launches AP Content Services to help brands tell their stories — 2015 — The Associated Press has established a new division to provide talent …
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NetNewsCheck Latest, FishbowlNY and Poynter
Ayla Albayrak / Wall Street Journal:
Turkey Follows Up Vice News Arrests By Deporting Dutch Reporter — Frederike Geerdink faces fast-track expulsion for “breaching public order and aiding terrorist organization” after reporting on Kurdish PKK militants — ISTANBUL—Turkey will deport a Dutch journalist accused of assisting terrorism …
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Washington Free Beacon, TodaysZaman and Associated Press
Dave McNary / Variety:
Laura Poitras launching Field of Vision, a documentary unit producing 40-50 films a year, developed with The Intercept and First Look Media — ‘Citizenfour’ Director Laura Poitras Launching Documentary Unit (EXCLUSIVE) — “Citizenfour” director-producer Laura Poitras is teaming with AJ Schnack …
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The Intercept, Poynter, FirstShowing.net, @alexweprin, @eshynes and @fazeelataslam
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
In August the New York Times ran 14 articles on Sanders, 54 on Clinton, 63 on Trump, and didn't ignore Sanders but was sometimes dismissive — Has The Times Dismissed Bernie Sanders? — For The Times, Bernie Sanders's entry into the presidential race was almost a nonevent.
Tim Baysinger / Adweek:
Endemol Is Launching Its Own Hub for Videos by Stars Like Michelle Phan — Endemol Beyond USA is looking to have greater control of its popular content, which averages 1.8 billion monthly views on YouTube alone. — The digital-content arm of Endemol Shine North America today unveiled GetBeyond.US …
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Variety and Broadcasting & Cable
Leo Barraclough / Variety:
NBCUniversal Signs Movie Deal with China's Alibaba — LONDON — NBCUniversal International has signed a multi-year licensing pact with China's Alibaba Group, the world's largest e-commerce company. The agreement encompasses titles from Universal Pictures' new release and library slate …
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Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Deadline
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Q&A: David Gregory on Losing His Dream Job, Brian Williams, and His New Book About Faith — He says of his ouster from <em>Meet the Press</em>, “I understand Washington and there was blood in the water about me.” — It's been a year since NBC News dumped David Gregory out of the moderator's chair of Meet the Press.
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TVNewser, TVNewser, @gabrielsherman, Talking Points Memo and @jayrosen_nyu