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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Sources: Axel Springer within weeks of closing deal for full control of Business Insider, valuing it about $560M — Axel Springer Wants to Buy Business Insider for Around $560 Million — German publishing giant Axel Springer is closing in on buying Business Insider …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Complex, a network of pop culture magazines, raises $21M from Hearst — Another Old Media-New Media Bet: Hearst Invests $21 Million in Dude-Centric Complex — Big media companies have lots of cash. But they're worried that won't help them if they can't find new audiences.
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Re/code:
Netflix-like e-book subscription service Oyster to shut down; part of team moving to Google Play Books, including CEO and co-founders according to sources — Oyster, a Netflix for Books, Is Shutting Down. But Most of Its Team Is Heading to Google. — Oyster, a company that provides …
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Sophia Yan / CNNMoney:
New York Times not available in Thailand on Tuesday after local printer declines to print it because of sensitive story about country's monarchy — Why you can't find today's New York Times in Thailand — The international edition of The New York Times wasn't printed Tuesday in Thailand.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait announces global technology coverage reorganization under Brad Stone — Brad Stone, author of ‘The Everything Store,’ to lead Bloomberg's tech coverage — Brad Stone, the Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer and author of “The Everything Store …
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Jason McIntyre / The Big Lead:
Sources: 200-300 layoffs coming to ESPN within the next few months, as Disney has notified ESPN to trim $100M from the 2016 budget — Layoffs are coming to ESPN. — Multiple sources inside and outside of ESPN tell The Big Lead that the network will be laying off “200 to 300” employees in the coming months.
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Samuel Gibbs / Guardian:
Google's appeal against global enforcement of right to be forgotten removals rejected by French data protection authority CNIL — French data regulator rejects Google's right-to-be-forgotten appeal — Search engine's attempt to block French order to apply delistings to its google.com domain …
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Patrick Foster / RadioTimes:
RadioTimes poll of 9,000 readers shows 91% support the BBC license fee — Radio Times poll shows massive public support for BBC — 91% come out in favour of the licence fee in survey of 9,000 readers — The debate over whether to save or change the BBC has so far been limited …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
VICE has invested heavily in coverage of the prison system, with a HBO documentary and more than 50 pieces to be published in coming weeks — Vice Went To Prison With Obama. Now It's Going Deep Into Inmate Issues. — “It was too good an opportunity not to throw the kitchen sink at it.”
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
RIAA finds streaming revenues grow 23.2%, downloads fall 4%, vinyl sales grow 51.3%, in first half of 2015 — Record Label Revenue Flat in First Half of 2015 — Big gains in paid digital access and ad-supported streaming services kept things from going underwater.
Bloomberg Business:
Streaming Music Service Deezer Plans IPO to Challenge Spotify, Apple — Proceeds earmarked for expanding sales, entering new markets — Music service said to be seeking valuation of $1.1 billion — Deezer SA filed for an initial public offering to raise funds as the French music-streaming service seeks …
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Devon Maloney / Jezebel:
Why I Quit My Dream Newspaper Job After Four Months — Two months ago, I quit the best job I ever had. At least, I'm sure that's how it looks. Writing is one of those professions that automatically elicits people's opinions about your work, and since quitting, I've encountered enough split-second pauses …
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