Top News:
Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:
Google announces ad partner support for Accelerated Mobile Pages, its version of Facebook's Instant Articles, launching early next year — Google Announces New Advertising Support For AMP Pages — Fast-loading pages may also mean fast-loading ads, with advertising platform support for AMP that's been announced.
Discussion:
Accelerated Mobile …, Fast Company, Re/code, Search Engine Land, Engadget, The Verge and @richardgingras
Jessica Goodman / Entertainment Weekly:
Adele's new album, 25, now available on Pandora despite not being on subscription streaming sites like Apple Music and Spotify — Adele's 25 now available on Pandora — Adele's 25 may not available on subscription streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, but Pandora radio …
Discussion:
Billboard and Tech Times
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica UK:
US district judge sides with Rightscorp, says DMCA doesn't protect ISP Cox Communications in order ahead of December trial — Judge sides with copyright cop Rightscorp, says DMCA doesn't protect ISP — In what could be a landmark copyright case, an ISP loses its “safe harbour.”
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Hollywood Reporter, Wall Street Journal, DSLreports, TorrentFreak and TorrentFreak
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department investigating whether Comcast's business practices in the “spot” cable ad market violates federal antitrust law — Justice Department Probing Comcast's Role in ‘Spot’ Cable Ad Sales Market — DOJ investigating whether Comcast hinders competition in cable ad sales
Discussion:
FierceCable, Multichannel News, AdExchanger, Deadline and Consumerist
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Emails to and from State Department aide Philippe Reines show negotiations by Politico's Mike Allen for access to Chelsea Clinton and more — Emails Show Politico's Mike Allen Promised Positive Coverage of Chelsea Clinton — Few journalists are more thoroughly connected to Washington's power elite …
Discussion:
bookforum.com, @jim_newell, @whpresscorps, @ggreenwald, @byronyork, @dangillmor, @jktrotter, @buzzfeedandrew, @timothypmurphy, @hamiltonnolan, @buzzfeedandrew and Mediaite
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican Court rejects journalist's bid to drop charges in case over leaked documents — Vatican court rejects journalist's bid to drop leaks charges — VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Tuesday rejected a journalist's request to dismiss charges against him for publishing confidential documents …
Discussion:
Poynter, Agence France-Presse, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Voice of America, ncronline.org and Reuters
Bruce Livesey / National Observer:
Postmedia, with nearly 200 Canadian newspapers, faces a declining editorial reputation as it pays off $646M in long-term debt, primarily to two US hedge funds — The tawdry fall of the Postmedia newspaper empire — Right: Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey (Canadian Press)
Discussion:
@mathewi, @arikligeti, @natobserver, @natobserver, @janewordsmith, @livesey416 and @joshvisser
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube Kids Faces Further FTC Complaints Related To Junk Food Ads Targeting Young Children — Consumer watchdog groups announced today they've filed additional complaints with the FTC over the advertising content in the YouTube Kids application, this time focused on how the app allows food …
Discussion:
New York Times, bbb.org, Tech Times, Adweek and Wired
Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
Among LA Times buyouts, two assistant managing editors and six bureau chiefs leaving — Buyout list at LA Times ‘makes you want to cry’ — An LA Times newsroom pod. — With dozens of veteran Los Angeles Times journalists cleaning out their desks this week, the magnitude of the experience leaving …
Discussion:
The Wrap, @qhardy, @mccarthyryanj, @cmonstah, FishbowlNY, @theharryshearer and @davidjoachim
Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:
Social media drove more referrals than search for 2015's biggest news stories — Publishing analytics provider Parse.ly wanted to find out where web traffic for 2015's top news stories came from — search engines or social networks. — The company found that social media continues to account …
Discussion:
@dannysullivan and American Press Institute
Jennifer Harper / Washington Times:
Dolan named executive editor at The Washington Times — The Washington Times announced Tuesday that Christopher Dolan has been promoted to the role of executive editor, effective immediately. — A veteran newsman with hands-on experience and calm demeanor, Mr. Dolan was previously managing editor …
Austin Siegemund-Broka / Hollywood Reporter:
MPAA Wins $10.5 Million and Injunction in MovieTube Lawsuit — The member studios now will try to figure out who operated the streaming sites. — The Motion Picture Association of America has won final default judgment for $10.5 million against the MovieTube websites they claim have streamed pirated movies.