Mediagazer: DirecTV, U-verse Negotiations with Station Groups Stretch Into the Night (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)

12:20 AM ET, October 1, 2015

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Mark Bergen / Re/code:

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Thrillist and e-commerce site JackThreads raise a combined $54M as they split into separate entities — Thrillist and JackThreads Raise $54 Million, Split Into Separate Companies — For five years, Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer has made the case that his media and e-commerce businesses should be housed under the same corporate roof.

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

DirecTV, U-verse Negotiations with Station Groups Stretch Into the Night — Managing Editor: Television @Variety_Cynthia — Negotiations to avoid blackouts of more than 100 TV stations carried by DirecTV and U-verse extended well into the night on Wednesday as both companies faced midnight ET deadlines …

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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:

Jamaican-based wireless operator Digicel will soon block ads except on some popular local news sites, saying firms like Google, Facebook should pay to serve ads — Mobile Operator Digicel Will Block Advertising Across Its Network — Online ad companies will have to pay to have ads displayed

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Publisher-backed Next Issue, a Netflix-like service with 160 magazines, is relaunching with app and new name, Texture, for $9.99/month basic, $14.99 premium — Netflix-Style Magazine App Next Issue Relaunches As Texture — Next Issue, the publisher-backed subscription service offering unlimited access …

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Philadelphia City Paper to cease print publication as of October 8 after purchase by Broad Street Media; website to be merged with Philly Weekly — Broad Street Media acquires rights to Philadelphia City Paper — Broad Street Media LLC announced today that it has acquired …

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Michael Crider / Android Police:

Chromecast App Update Will Add Content Discovery, Multiple Device Control, And Comprehensive Video Search — In addition to revised hardware for Chromecast and the new Chromcast Audio, Google also announced a new version of the Chromecast app at its San Francisco event.

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