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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
AMP adds constraints for faster loading webpages that restrict Javascript and ban some HTML tags including iframes; new AMP-specific elements introduced — Get AMP'd: Here's what publishers need to know about Google's new plan to speed up your website — Google unveiled its new plan …
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Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:
Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, Backed By Google, Promises Faster Pages — Google, along with Twitter, is expected to announce a new open initiative aimed at making pages load more quickly on mobile devices, a counter to moves by Facebook & Apple. — Wouldn't you like to have stuff …
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Google's AMP code available on GitHub as of Thursday, The Guardian, Washington Post, Vox, and others already using it — Google has a new plan to speed up the mobile web. Today, the company announced a technical preview for a system called Accelerated Mobile Pages (or AMP) …
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times memo outlines plans to double digital revenue to $800M in 2020, says 12% of readers currently deliver 90% — Times Co. Outlines Strategy to Double Digital Revenue — The New York Times Company released a strategy memo to its staff on Wednesday outlining an ambitious plan …
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Matthew Patane / Des Moines Register:
Meredith, Media General stand by deal despite report — Both Meredith Corp. and Media General said they are sticking by a $2.4 billion deal that would combine their companies despite a report saying the deal is in danger. — Citing two anonymous sources, The New York Post reported late Tuesday …
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Josh Kosman / New York Post:
Sources: Media General drops plans to buy Meredith for $2.4B — Media General drops bid to acquire Meredith — Media General's $2.4 billion agreement to acquire Meredith Corp. is dead, two sources close to the deal said. — One day after The Post reported exclusively …
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TechCrunch:
Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450M To Sell Concert Tickets — Pandora has a new tool in its belt to fight against Apple Music and Spotify. The music streaming just announced it will purchase Ticketfly, a Ticketmaster-type site, for $450m in cash and stock.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Johnston Press announces closures of 11 free titles to focus on ‘digital offering’ — Johnston Press has announced the closures of 11 free newspapers. The regional publisher has axed eight free print titles in the Midlands and folded a further three into paid-for titles in the North West and South.
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Greg Howard / Deadspin:
Insiders say ESPN's black sports and culture site The Undefeated has failed to launch because of corporate fear of offending readers and lack of investment — How ESPN's Fear Of The Truth Defeated “Black Grantland” — Last month, The Atlantic published an 18,000-word article by Ta-Nehisi Coates called …
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Alan Clendenning / Associated Press:
Digital news site El Español launches Wednesday in Spain, led by Pedro J. Ramirez, who was ousted from El Mundo last year — Legendary Spanish editor launching new digital publication — 4 photos — MADRID (AP) — The legendary Spanish newspaper editor is flush with 18 million euros …
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Lisa Campbell / Bookseller News:
Waterstones, the UK's largest book retailer, removes Kindles as sales continue to decline — Waterstones is removing Kindles from stores — Waterstones is removing Amazon's Kindle devices from many of it stores as sales “continue to be pitiful”. — The company's m.d James Daunt …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebooks new tools to help TV producers better engage audiences include options for polling and voting, and an easy way to review and curate user submissions — Facebook Enhances Tools for TV Producers to Engage Fans — Facebook, eager to encourage more TV shows to use …
ProPublica:
Verizon merges its cellphone tracking supercookies with AOL's ad network, will be able to match users' online habits with personal details — Verizon's Zombie Cookie Gets New Life — Verizon is giving a new mission to its controversial hidden identifier that tracks users of mobile devices.
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Dan Rayburn / StreamingMediaBlog.com:
Sources: Amazon in talks with content owners about licensing content, supports recent Elemental acquisition if company planning live OTT video service — Content Owners Say Amazon Is Considering A Live OTT Streaming Service — Over the past few months, multiple content owners have told …
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