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Jeffrey Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Condé Nast to shutter Details magazine after December issue due to decline in print advertising — Condé Nast to Shutter Details Magazine — Publisher's restructuring comes amid print advertising declines — The December issue of Details magazine will be its last …
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John Herrman / The Awl:
Memo from Gawker Exec Editor John Cook: Gawker will focus on 2016 campaign, some staffers will leave, Valleywag, Defamer, The Vane, Flight Club, more will fold — Accounts Disabled … From inside Gawker: “We're finding out who got laid off by looking at the list of disabled Slack accounts.
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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
Gawker Media's New COO Is Josh Albertson, Co-Founder of Curbed — Josh Albertson, co-founder of Vox Media-owned* Curbed, is joining Gawker Media as its new COO. He replaces Scott Kidder, who was part of Gawker for the last decade. Albertson confirmed the news to Re/code.
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Nick Denton memo lists plans for 7 Gawker properties, including more video, Gizmodo overhaul, Jezebel expanded focus, joining Apple News starting with Deadspin
Nick Denton memo lists plans for 7 Gawker properties, including more video, Gizmodo overhaul, Jezebel expanded focus, joining Apple News starting with Deadspin
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Rdio had more than $190M in secured debt and about $30M of unsecured debt when it filed for bankruptcy, was losing $2M per month — Rdio Was Losing $2 Million Each Month Before Bankruptcy — The streaming company owes about $220 million to creditors. — On Monday, Rdio declared Chapter …
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Joe Drape / New York Times:
Source: Yahoo added to fantasy sports sites inquiry as New York attorney general issues subpoena to company — End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry — The New York State attorney general sought an injunction in state court on Tuesday to prohibit …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Smithsonian Networks launches standalone streaming service for web, Apple TV, and Roku for $4 per month, featuring different content than cable channel or apps — Smithsonian Networks Launches Subscription-Video Service on Apple TV, Roku — Smithsonian Networks launched …
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BBC sets out plans to deliver £150 million savings — The BBC is today setting out details of how we plan to save £150 million to address a shortfall in funding identified earlier this year. — The shortfall has arisen because as more people use BBC iPlayer …
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Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Condé Nast found guilty of contempt of court over prejudicial phone-hacking trial article written by Michael Wolff for British GQ — GQ publisher in contempt of court with phone-hacking article — Condé Nast published magazine article that risked prejudice to trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, judges rule
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Univision Launches Streaming Service for $5.99 a Month — Spanish language network's streaming service debuts as company pursues IPO — Univision Communications Inc. is launching a $5.99-a-month streaming service dubbed “Univision Now” that will allow consumers to stream …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How Mashable is memorializing those who died in the Paris attacks with a Twitter account, @ParisVictims — “In 140 characters, a life”: How Mashable is using Twitter to commemorate the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks — News of the terrorist attacks in Paris broke late Friday afternoon …
Chris Dixon / Medium:
What media firms can learn from the PC video game industry's embrace of freemium models, remixes, mods, and crowdsourcing — Lessons from the PC video game industry — The future of media is here—it's just not evenly distributed — The success or failure of tech and media products depends …
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
YouTube Kids app for iOS and Android is now available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK — YouTube Kids, the family-friendly video app, is now available outside the US — YouTube Kids, the offshoot of YouTube's main app that focuses on family-friendly videos, is expanding beyond the United States.
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