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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Shareholder who controls about 10% of Viacom asks CEO Philippe Dauman for more disclosure about Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone's health and competency — Mario Gabelli Wants More Disclosures on Sumner Redstone's Health — Billionaire money manager's Gamco Investors owns about 10% of Viacom voting shares
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: potential bidders for a Yahoo sale include Verizon, IAC/InterActive, with News Corp and Time Inc. likely interested in pieces of Yahoo — Bidders Emerge for Yahoo's Internet Business — Potential buyers range from media and telecom giants to private-equity firms
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Advertising holding company Publicis Groupe overhauls company structure and top management — Publicis Groupe Shuffles Management — Advertising holding company looks to coordinate its myriad agencies and rejuvenate business — PARIS— Publicis Groupe SA is overhauling its structure …
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Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Q&A with new Tidal CEO, former SoundCloud exec Jeff Toig, the startup's third CEO in under a year — Jay Z's Tidal Gets New CEO: Former SoundCloud Exec Takes the Streaming Reins — EMAIL ME — The former Muve Music and Soundcloud executive should be a steadying influence as Tidal's third CEO in less than a year.
Ian Burrell / The Independent:
Prince Charles requires outlets sign 15-page contract before interviews demanding preapproved questions and editorial oversight, may breach Ofcom rules — The 15-page contract that reveals how Charles tries to control the media — Prince Charles is demanding “North Korean-style” …
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Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Cameron Barr named a managing editor at The Washington Post — Martin Baron, executive editor, made the following announcement today: — I am pleased to announce that Cameron Barr will become managing editor overseeing news and features. — All of you know Cameron as a driven, focused, and super-smart journalist.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
App Annie: Spotify top-ranked music streaming app worldwide in Q3 2015, Pandora retains lead in US on iPhone and Android — Spotify Claims Streaming Music Throne Worldwide, But Pandora Is Still Top Service In U.S. — Spotify is the world's top streaming music service in terms of active users …
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Washington Post says reporter Jason Rezaian is in immediate danger with failing health as he approaches 500 days in Iranian captivity — Reporter held Iran in ‘immediate danger,’ Washington Post says — A Washington Post reporter held in Iran is in “immediate danger,” …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Network veteran, Nick News chief Linda Ellerbee retiring — NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Ellerbee, a veteran newswoman who wrote an irreverent best-seller about her time on television and built a second career at Nickelodeon explaining tough stories to youngsters, says that she's signing off the air for good.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
CNN to enter learning market with online English language service — Broadcaster aiming at international market seeking to learn ‘business-level’ English — CNN is to enter the learning market with the launch of an international online English language learning service.
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FBI:
FBI opens beta test of eFOIA, offering online FOIA requests on dedicated website, requests limited to one per day — Try New eFOIA System — The FBI recently began open beta testing of eFOIA, a system that puts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests into a medium more familiar to an ever-increasing segment of the population.
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Jeff Stone / International Business Times:
Chinese Hackers Used Dropbox To Monitor Hong Kong Activists, Journalists: FireEye — Chinese hackers used malicious software to monitor journalists and activist groups involved in the Hong Kong protests this year, according to new research from the cybersecurity company FireEye.
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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Google finishes porting Songza's features to Google Play Music and will shut down Songza on January 31 — Google will shut down Songza on January 31, 2016 — Google today announced the Songza website and app will be killed off on January 31, 2016. The Google Play Music team …
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