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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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The Verge, The Next Web and hypebot
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Fusion CEO Isaac Lee will also be chief digital officer of Univision — Fusion CEO Isaac Lee is taking on an additional role — he'll be the chief digital officer (a newly created position) at Univision, the top media company serving Hispanics in the United States. Lee will also remain in his lead role at Fusion.
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Variety, Broadcasting & Cable and FishbowlNY
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 …
Discussion:
@heyveronica
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.
Discussion:
Fortune, @hunterwalk, @doctoryasmin, @marklittlenews, @mathewi, NPR.org and @benmullin
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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Bauer Media, Telegraph, FHM, Telegraph, The Independent, @drpetra, @jonrussell, ZOO, @themediatweets, @chrismsutcliffe, Engadget and Mashable
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:
@jackmarshall and Poynter
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Nexstar acquires assets of four West Virginia TV stations for $130M — Nexstar Agrees to Buy Four W. Va. Stations — Pays $130M in deal it calls accretive — Nexstar Broadcasting said it agreed to acquire the assets of four stations in West Virginia for $130 million from West Virginia Media Holdings.
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TVSpy, TVNewsCheck.com, MinOnline and Radio & Television …
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 …
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, @echopeterbarron 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 …
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
Discussion:
Fortune and Hollywood Reporter
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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Variety, Bloomberg Business, Telegraph, Business Wire, New York Times and @shaliniwsj
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