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Jordan Valinsky / Digiday:
ComScore: Washington Post tops New York Times online for first time ever — More people visited the Washington Post's website than The New York Times' in October, marking a significant milestone in the battle for old guard supremacy in online media. — Last month, the Washington Post raked …
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FishbowlNY, Washington Post and @raju
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Some publishers complain about underwhelming traffic from Apple News, no real-time data, delayed comScore integration, but Washington Post is pleased — Publishers are underwhelmed with Apple News app — When Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp expressed frustration with his company's performance …
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MediaPost, @mikeisaac, Fortune, MacDailyNews, Digital Trends, Poynter, campaignlive.co.uk, Business Insider and Wall Street Journal
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
FanDuel and DraftKings ask New York Supreme Court to throw out attorney general's order to stop taking bets — FanDuel and DraftKings Are Suing New York's Attorney General — Things are getting ugly in New York for daily fantasy sports. — Industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
TV Programmers Push Netflix for Promotions, Branding — ABC's ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ negotiated for network logo branding — When a Netflix subscriber selects a TV show to watch on the streaming service, the action usually starts right away. — But that's not the case …
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Poynter cuts budget deficit by 35%, reports $2.26 million operating loss for 2014 — The Poynter Institute reported today that it grew income and reduced expenses in 2014, cutting its operating loss by 35 percent from the previous year, but still ended with a $2.26 million operating deficit.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook brings 360-degree videos to iOS, opens up format to brands with first ads from AT&T, Samsung, Corona, Walt Disney World, others — Facebook Unleashes VR-Style 360 Videos For Ads And iOS — Zuck says VR is the future and Facebook is wasting no time building it into the News Feed and starting to make money off it.
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Marty Swant / Adweek:
Google Unveils New Programmatic Native and Full-Screen Mobile Video Ads — Google is now offering programmatic ads for native content and mobile video publishers, working with its DoubleClick clients like eBay. — Such publishers can make native ad units available for programmatic demand …
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Digiday, @digitlscientist, AdExchanger and Ad Age
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
Tow Center conference debates the unsettled relationship between publishers and platforms — What Should Media Companies Do in a World Controlled by Giant Platforms? — Every week or two, it seems, another giant web platform introduces something that alters the landscape for media companies.
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Columbia Journalism Review, Scripting News, TOWCenter, Politico and Featured stories
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Tidal's chief investment officer, Vania Schlogel, left firm months ago, becoming at least the third departure of a top executive since being acquired by Jay-Z — Jay Z's Tidal Loses Another Executive — Since Jay Z bought Tidal early this year, the music streaming service has been plagued …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Pocket moves into Twitter territory with a public feed of your recommended reading — Pocket, the service for saving articles and videos to view later, is starting to look a bit more like a social network. The company is now testing a way for you to share your favorite items to a public profile …
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SiliconANGLE
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Washington DC district court judge says streaming firm FilmOn doesn't have same rights as cable systems, contradicting Los Angeles judge — Judge: Internet broadcaster FilmOn isn't a cable system — Win in LA, lose in DC: High court may have to reconsider half-baked Aereo opinion.
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Techdirt and Hollywood Reporter
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
EE TV inks deal with TVPlayer to add 25 channels to its £5 per month streaming service — EE TV adds 25 new channels including Discovery and UKTV portfolio — Customers can pay £4.99 a month for programmes from National Geographic, British Eurosport, History, Sony and Cartoon Network