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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times partners with Google on virtual reality project, will distribute over 1M cardboard VR viewers to subscribers, and will release new VR film — The Times Partners With Google on Virtual Reality Project — The New York Times announced on Tuesday a virtual reality project …
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
CNN unveils Great Big Story, a video network aimed at millennials; will be anchored by homepage, with distribution across YouTube, other platforms — CNN Unveils Millennial-Targeted Video Site Great Big Story — GBS to Produce Branded Content for Advertisers
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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
CNN's new millennials site, Great Big Story, will not mark sponsored content as such
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Wall Street Journal:
Comcast is in talks with TV networks and audience measurement firms to share data harnessed from set-top boxes and apps — Comcast Seeks to Harness Trove of TV Data — Cable giant is in talks with TV networks and measurement firms to license viewing data from set-top boxes, apps
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
John Cook Is Named Executive Editor of Gawker Media — John Cook, a longtime Gawker editor, will become the executive editor of Gawker Media, the portfolio of websites that was left leaderless after a tumultuous summer for the organization, according to three people briefed on the matter …
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:
Tim Cook says Apple Music has 6.5M paying subscribers and 8.5M customers on three-month trials — Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple Music Has 15 Million Users — Service has 6.5 million paying subscribers — LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Apple Inc. said it has 15 million users on its streaming-music service …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
City AM to begin trial Tuesday that blurs stories when Firefox users with adblockers visit cityam.com via desktop — City AM becomes first UK newspaper to ban ad blocker users — Financial freesheet launches trial that will blur out text of stories for desktop Firefox browsers who are detected using ad blocking software
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
TriPlay to Acquire eMusic, a Pioneering Digital Music Service — EMusic, a pioneering digital music store that has been adrift in recent years, has been acquired by TriPlay, a cloud computing company that lets people link their media collections across a range of devices.
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Bloomberg Business:
Sources: ESPN plans to cut 350 jobs; employees to be notified as early as Wednesday — Disney's ESPN Said Planning to Eliminate as Many as 350 Jobs — Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN sports network plans to eliminate as many as 350 positions, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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@erikmal, Seeking Alpha and Fortune
James Andrew Miller / Vanity Fair:
More details emerge about the feud between ESPN and Bill Simmons and how it has affected Grantland — The Drama Continues at Grantland — As staffers exit the ESPN site, a clearer picture of life there before and after the departure of Bill Simmons is emerging.
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
What it means to be a mobile editor, as told by mobile editors themselves — “Mobile editor” is a role that didn't even exist at most news organizations just a few years ago — at least not the multifaceted, multi-team, multi-platform, multi-everything roles that we sometimes see today.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Tegna, the broadcasting and digital firm created after Gannett's split, reports Q3 revenue of $807.1M, with growth driven by Cars.com acquisition — Tegna Quarterly Earnings Exceed Expectations After Gannett Spin-off — Tegna, the TV and digital media business created as part of the split …
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Ethan Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify Pulls Independent Music Company's Releases Amid Royalties Dispute — Music-streaming service takes down thousands of songs by bands signed to Victory Records — Spotify AB removed thousands of songs by bands signed to independent record label Victory Records amid a standoff …
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