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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.
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 …
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Re/code, The Huffington Post, Seeking Alpha, Ubergizmo, Billboard, Tech Times, Mashable, hypebot, Android Central and Music Business Worldwide
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
Alex Weprin / Politico:
CNN pivots HLN back toward news — CNN is pivoting its sister channel HLN back toward news, abandoning the social media focus it had been pursuing in recent years. HLN's chief executive, Albie Hecht, will depart the channel, and CNN executive VP (and former HLN chief) Ken Jautz will step in on an interim basis.
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 …
James Estrin / New York Times:
World Press Photo Introduces New Ethics Guidelines for Contest — The World Press Photo Foundation on Wednesday announced major changes to its photo contest for 2016, including a code of ethics for entrants and detailed guidelines regarding digital manipulation of images.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Mail Online misses annual target on slowed digital advertising, revenue of £73m for the year to end of September, print ad revenue down 11%, growth rate at 16% — Mail Online misses £80m revenue target — Daily Mail & General Trust reports decline in print advertising of 12% …
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Telegraph, Guardian, Reuters and Press Gazette
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
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Reynolds Center, Business Insider, AdExchanger, FierceCable, Multichannel News, Consumerist, Deadline, @shaliniwsj and @srabil
Baxter Holmes / Esquire:
Profile of The Washington Post's Executive Editor Martin Baron, who colleagues call one of the greatest newspaper editors — Is Martin Baron the Best News Editor of All Time? — Most all of his colleagues, present and former, sure seem to think so. — “I not only think he's …
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@genepark, @sarahgrieco, @jenny8lee and @elanazak
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 …
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New York Times, Tech Times, bbb.org, Adweek and Wired
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.
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 …