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Richard Nieva / CNET:
YouTube makes all of its videos viewable on Cardboard VR headset through its Android app, iOS support coming soon — YouTube bolts into next phase of virtual reality with 3D video — The world's largest video site dives further into VR in a big way. It's letting you step into new 3D worlds …
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YouTube Creator Blog, BuzzFeed, Pocket-lint, Wired, Android Police, PhoneDog.com, BetaNews, The Verge, 9to5Google and TechCrunch
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New York Times:
New York Times releases NYT VR, its VR app for Android and iOS, alongside initial VR stories — NYT VR: How to Experience a New Form of Storytelling From The Times — Today, The New York Times takes a step into virtual reality. NYT VR is a mobile app that can be used …
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New York Times, @pbump, Light Reading, Mashable, Talking New Media, Engadget, The Next Web, Fast Company, Gigaom, The Next Web, The New York Observer and The Verge
Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company:
The Associated Press and LA-based production company RYOT partnering for virtual reality series — Virtual Reality Journalism Is Coming To The Associated Press — The Associated Press has become the latest news organization to turn to virtual reality as a journalism tool.
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GeekWire, Gizmodo, Virtual-Strategy Magazine and GeekWire
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Facebook launches Music Stories post format that lets iOS users listen to 30-second clips of music shared from Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes within News Feed — Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed — As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit …
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Lisa Beilfuss / Wall Street Journal:
Tribune Publishing Q3: revenue $404.3M, advertising revenue down 0.5%, print and delivery revenue down 30%, digital revenue up 6.6%, digital subscribers up 19% — Tribune Publishing Reports Loss — Company says unfavorable jury verdict could reduce quarterly profit by another 20 cents a share
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Politico, Poynter, investor.tribpub.com, @thebenbergman and Times of San Diego
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Tribune Publishing to switch to metered digital pay model
Tribune Publishing to switch to metered digital pay model
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Nieman Lab, @mathewi, Politico, @joepompeo and Orange County Register
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Time CEO Joe Ripp disappointed in revenue from Apple News, seeks more digital acquisitions — Time Inc. sees digital opportunities, and frustrations — In a moment of frustration on an earnings call this morning, Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp said he was less than pleased with returns from Apple News …
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New York Times, @raju and Poynter
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Guardian:
Guardian US launches Mobile Innovation Lab, headed by Sasha Koren as editor, Sarah Schmalbach as senior product manager, announces Nieman Lab partnership — Guardian US formally launches Mobile Innovation Lab … Guardian US today announced the formal launch of the John S …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
News Corp misses estimates with revenue of $2.01B, down 4% YoY, affected by ad revenue decline — Murdoch's News Corp. Profit Trails Estimates on Advertising Drop — Company cites weak print advertising, foreign exchange impact — Revenue of $2.01 billion falls short of analysts' estimates
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
A thank you note, as Business Insider officially closes its sale to Axel Springer — Thank you! — It's not every day that you have the privilege and good fortune of seeing an idea grow into a global enterprise. — But that's the happy situation I have found myself in over the past few years.
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Disney reports mixed Q4 earnings with revenue of $13.51B, cable network revenue up 12% — Disney earnings: $1.20 per share, vs expected EPS of $1.14 — Walt Disney posted mixed quarterly earnings on Thursday, sending its shares lower in extended trading.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Newspaper Guild offers to buy Philly Daily News to avoid layoffs; owner Gerry Lenfest quickly rejects offer — Newspaper guild offers to buy Philadelphia Daily News to avoid layoffs — Lawyers representing the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia on Thursday expressed interest in buying …
Jane Friedhoff / Source:
How the New York Times created Membrane, a tool that allows readers to send questions to authors from within the story — Membrane: An Experiment in Permeable Publishing — Introducing a New Reading Experience from the New York Times R&D Lab — Over the last several months …
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