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US Justice Department and FBI investigating whether fantasty sports sites should continue operating under “games of skill” exemption — FBI, Justice Department Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Business Model — FBI agents have been contacting customers of DraftKings to ask them about their experiences
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How fantasy sports sites like Fanduel, DraftKings, and others skirt federal law to offer online gambling — Cash Drops and Keystrokes: The Dark Reality of Sports Betting and Daily Fantasy Games — This shadowy exchange in June 2012 was remarkable for two reasons: The bag contained $350,000 in cash …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
New season prime time ratings drop 9% from last year, including DVR and streaming audiences — Prime-Time TV Audiences Fall Despite Delayed Viewing Bump — Average ratings for broadcast networks decline year-over-year — The broadcast networks have been busy boasting about how when delayed viewing …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCUniversal to launch SeeSo, a comedy-focused VOD subscription channel, in January at $3.99 per month — NBCU Sets ‘SeeSo’ Comedy Subscription VOD Channel Launch — NBCUniversal announced plans to launch “SeeSo,” a $3.99-per-month over-the-top subscription channel stocked with episodes …
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Spotify Rival Deezer To Raise Upwards Of $335M From French Public Listing — French music streaming service Deezer has announced that it plans to raise at least €300 million ($335 million) in a public listing that will take place in its native France at the end of this month.
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Snapchat Expects Sponsored Selfie Filters To Reach Up To 16 Million Views At Max Of $700,000 per day — Snapchat wants advertisers to fork over some significant cash for its new sponsored selfie filters. — A month ago, Snapchat released Lenses, filters that enhance your selfies …
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Sources: Pandora close to $90M settlement with major labels over unpaid royalties on pre-1972 recordings — Pandora near $90M settlement to end oldies suit — Singer Jason Derulo attends Pandora Summer Crush 2015 in Los Angeles on August 15. — Online radio giant Pandora is poised …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Bravo will preview a new show on Shazam app before TV premiere — If you think there are no new ways to distribute TV shows, think again. — NBC Universal's Bravo announced Thursday it will preview its new documentary-style reality series “Aprés-Ski” on the app Shazam …
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Digital publications now protected under same terms as traditional newspapers as Amendment AB 998 updated in California — TheWrap Sparks Change to California Law Protecting Digital Media — Well, this doesn't happen every day. TheWrap's appeal of a lawsuit has prompted a change …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Newsquest paid £15.2m for 29 local newspapers published by Romanes Media Group — Newsquest paid £15.2m to acquire Romanes Media Group, the company's accounts have shown. — The regional publishing giant announced it had bought Romanes, the publisher of 29 newspapers, in May.
Jennifer Fermino / New York Daily News:
NYC launching neighborhood websites with hyper-local information — The city is making it easier to find up-to-the-minute info on New York's diverse neighborhoods. — Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday announced that the city would launch neighborhood websites with hyper-local info that affects residents …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
During earnings call, Netflix says it could be competing with Vice in news programming within next two years — Netflix Expresses Interest in Expanding Into News Programming — Now that they've disrupted one TV genre after another with dramas and comedies like “House of Cards” and …
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