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Pandora:
Rdio to shut down its service, file for bankruptcy, with Pandora acquiring key assets for $75M in cash — Pandora to Acquire Key Assets from Rdio — Adding technology, IP and talent to accelerate development of new capabilities; Pandora hosting investor call to outline growth strategy at 1:30 p.m. PT today
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Tim Peterson / Ad Age:
Pandora plans subscription-based on-demand service because ad revenue not enough to offset content costs
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Variety and Fast Company
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Tipsy browser extension helps users donate to favorite news sites by recording the time spent and splitting the money accordingly — Tipsy, a simple Chrome extension, bets on readers who want to pay a little for the content they consume — If you could set up recurring donations …
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@heyveronica
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Bauer Media suspends publication of men's magazines FHM and ZOO, says men's media habits have moved towards mobile and social — FHM and Zoo magazines to suspend publication — Bauer Media to halt print and digital editions at end of year, saying 'men's media habits have moved towards mobile and social'
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Telegraph, Bauer Media, FHM, Engadget, Telegraph, The Independent, @drpetra, @jonrussell, ZOO, @themediatweets, @chrismsutcliffe and Mashable
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
The need to restage scenes for filming virtual reality means the medium may not be appropriate for some journalistic purposes — The Tricky Terrain of Virtual Reality — The arrival of a small cardboard box with last Sunday's Times represented, in its unobtrusive way, a collision of cultures.
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Fortune, @hunterwalk, @doctoryasmin, @marklittlenews, NPR.org and @benmullin
Ashley Fantz / CNN:
In wake of Paris attack, Charlie Hebdo unveils defiant front cover: Screw the terrorists — New Charlie Hebdo defiant cover: ‘Screw’ the terrorists — (CNN)The magazine cover is defiant, in-your-face and a notice to terrorists everywhere. — “They got the weapons — Screw them …
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Liberty Global to buy Caribbean pay-TV provider and ISP Cable & Wireless for $5.3B, valuing the company at $8B including debt — Liberty Global to Buy Cable & Wireless Communications for $5.3 Billion — Move strengthens foothold in an emerging market ripe for consolidation
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Bloomberg Business, Telegraph, Business Wire, New York Times and @shaliniwsj
Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Miramax in talks to sell business to Qatar-based broadcaster BeIN Media Group, spun out of Al Jazeera in 2014, as soon as this year — Miramax Owners in Talks to Sell Company — Qatar-based broadcaster seeks library of Oscar winners — ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ ‘Good Will Hunting’ in play with talks
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Hollywood Reporter and Fortune
Patrick Kulp / Mashable:
Edward Snowden says it's your ‘duty’ to install ad blockers — Edward Snowden's embrace of the free flow of information apparently doesn't apply to online ads. — In an interview with The Intercept, the government surveillance whistleblower gave some advice on how average citizens can shield their privacy online.
Discussion:
Poynter
Julia Breen / The Northern Echo:
UK newspaper says local police force accessed reporters' phone records through anti-terror laws, while trying to identify a whistleblower — Northern Echo journalists' phone records ‘accessed’ by Cleveland Police — CLEVELAND Police is facing an official complaint over claims …
Discussion:
BBC and Press Gazette
Omar Oakes / Media Week:
Regional UK newspaper publisher Johnston Press launches native ad team — Johnston Press launches native ads team — Johnston Press, the local newspaper publisher, has launched a native advertising proposition after a three-month trial. Voice Local will create branded content for advertisers …
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
DraftKings Seeks to Delay Some TV Commercials and Ad Payments — Daily fantasy-sports site faces mounting legal challenges — As its legal troubles mount, daily fantasy-sports operator DraftKings Inc. has been asking some TV networks to delay the commitments it made for advertising to air …
Discussion:
@harrymccracken, Awful Announcing, Business Insider and Engadget
Vikas SN / The Economic Times:
Facebook launches Instant Articles on Android in India with five publishers: Aaj Tak, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, India Today, and The Quint — Facebook brings Instant Articles to India with five publishers — At launch, the social networking giant has tied-up with five publishers …
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MediaNama, VentureBeat, International Business Times, Ubergizmo, The Next Web and VentureBeat, Thanks:@tsuvik
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