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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg Business:
Sources: AMC Networks again in talks to acquire John Malone's pay-TV network Starz — AMC Networks Said in Talks to Acquire John Malone's Starz — Discussions last year faltered on differences over valuation — Malone says Starz would gain from finding media partners
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Multichannel News, @modestproposal1, Broadcasting & Cable, @richbtig, Deadline, Variety, Reuters and The Wrap
Abby Sewell / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to call on Tribune Publishing to restore local leadership to the Los Angeles Times — Supervisors ask L.A. Times owner to restore local ownership — Los Angeles County supervisors have called on Chicago-based Tribune Publishing Co. to …
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LA Observed
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Garrett Quinn / Boston Magazine:
Boston.com managers announce layoffs of 12 full-time staff, including social media and sports producer Steve Silva — Bloody Tuesday at Boston.com as Staffers Get Walking Papers — The turbulence at the Boston Globe-owned site continues. — A number of staffers at Boston.com were given …
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@dabeard, @carlycarioli and Media Nation
Mark Warren / Esquire:
How war correspondent C.J. Chivers of The New York Times decided it was time to stop going to war — Why the Best War Reporter in a Generation Had to Suddenly Stop — After fourteen years of being immersed in the bloody wars of our era, C.J. Chivers came home.
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@elizabeth_calo, @matttbastard, @matttbastard and @adamweinstein
Associated Press:
AP: Hungary police forced journalist to delete footage — ROSZKE, Hungary (AP) — The Associated Press is protesting the brief detention of one of its journalists by Hungarian police as he covered migrants crossing the border, saying he was forced to delete footage that included images of a police dog knocking down a refugee.
Glyn Moody / Ars Technica UK:
Paywalled science publisher Elsevier donates 45 ScienceDirect accounts to Wikipedia editors; some open-access advocates object — “WikiGate” raises questions about Wikipedia's commitment to open access — Jimmy Wales asked to reconsider arrangement with paywalled science publisher Elsevier.
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@mbeisen, @scipublab and @scipublab
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
A profile of The Conversation, an online-only Australian news site with three international editions, for US, UK, and Africa — With writing by academics and underwriting from universities, The Conversation finds its place — In a basement at the Boston University College of Communication …
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Knight Foundation and @jayrosen_nyu
James Bradshaw / Globe and Mail:
Toronto Star pins hopes of younger audience on new tablet app — In pursuit of elusive younger readers who could bolster falling newspaper advertising revenue, the Toronto Star is pinning its hopes on a new edition made for tablets, a promising platform that has yet to radically shift reading habits.
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CBC News, Toronto Star, Graphic Arts Magazine, @mathewi and @mathewi
The Nation:
Thai government frees Nation journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk, held for “attitude adjustment”, after he signs pact promising not to help anti-coup efforts — Nation writer, politicians let go after signing pact — WASAMON AUDJARINT, JITRAPORN SENWONG, KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
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news.vice.com and BenarNews
Andy / TorrentFreak:
FBI and Department of Justice shutter ShareBeast, the largest illegal file-sharing site operating in the US according to the RIAA — FBI Seizes Domains Of Two Pre-Release Music Sites — As efforts to hinder file-sharing sites gather pace around the world, in Europe in particular, criminal actions in the U.S. remain relatively rare.
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Agence France-Presse, Business Insider, Billboard and Ars Technica
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Cable network Epix announces offline viewing on its mobile apps for subscribers, available later this month — Take That, Netflix: Epix to Launch Offline Movie Viewing — Premium cable network Epix later this month will let subscribers watch movies on mobile devices when they're not connected …
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/Film, CNET, TechCrunch and Home Media Magazine
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Two-thirds of Wired's revenue is digital, and brand content is why — The sponsored content market is packed to the gills with publishers looking to carve out their own niche in the space. A core part of Wired's formula: tapping its community of editorial freelancers.
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@raju, @rafat and Media Wire Daily
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