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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Facebook Partners With 50 Publishers To Launch Instant Articles In Asia — Facebook is bringing its Instant Article media format to Asia after more than twenty media from eleven countries in the region — including China, India and Indonesia — went live on the platform.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: YouTube seeks streaming rights for TV shows and movies to support its new subscription service Red — YouTube Seeks Streaming Rights to TV Shows, Movies — Efforts come as YouTube looks to bolster $9.99-a-month subscription service called Red — YouTube is seeking streaming rights …
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The Authors Guild:
Authors Guild, American Booksellers Association, Barnes & Noble, and others file amicus brief asking Supreme Court to overturn Apple ebook price fixing decision — Authors Guild Files Brief Affirming Benefits of Competitive E-book Economy — The Authors Guild, the nation's largest …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Coldplay's new album will only premiere on streaming services without free tiers, bypassing Spotify like Adele and Taylor Swift — Coldplay's new album won't be on Spotify when it's released — Alongside the big announcement that Coldplay will headline the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook expanding Live Video to all users starting with small selection of US iOS users, rolls out photo and video collages on iPhone, Android coming in 2016 — Facebook begins testing live video streaming for all users — Four months after introducing live video streaming for celebrities …
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Pew Research Center:
Washington Press Corps now has more reporters from digital and specialized outlets and fewer from local, daily newspapers — Today's Washington Press Corps More Digital, Specialized — D.C.-based newspaper staff focus on Congress, but wire services account for most of what readers see
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Reuters:
Gannett brings its papers under new USA Today Network banner — Dec 3 Gannett Co Inc, the publisher of USA Today, said on Thursday it would bring its local and national publications under the USA Today Network. — Gannett was separated from its broadcasting and digital arm, Tegna Inc …
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BBC:
India's The Hindu newspaper not printed Wednesday for the first time since 1878 due to heavy floods in Chennai, making the press inaccessible to workers — Chennai floods: The Hindu not published for first time since 1878 — One of India's oldest newspapers has not been printed …
Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Snapchat positions itself as breaking news platform with San Bernardino coverage — Snapchat is not typically a place you'd go to for information about a breaking news story. But the messaging app ran a story on the San Bernardino mass shooting Wednesday, providing its 100+ million users …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Fusion Partners with VR Startup Littlstar to Create Virtual Reality Content — Millennial-focused cable network Fusion is partnering with New York-based virtual reality (VR) startup Littlstar to create and distribute content for a variety of VR platforms, both companies announced Thursday.
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Engadget Unveils Redesign Focused on Technology's Effect on Society — AOL-owned gadget site broadens editorial mission to boost audience — Veteran tech site Engadget is getting a face-lift and a new outlook on life. — The 11-year-old blog is unveiling a significant redesign of its site …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
New Ofcom rules take into account total turnover when deciding penalties, meaning larger media organizations face bigger fines — Large broadcasters face bigger fines from Ofcom — Regulator to take company's total turnover into account before deciding on penalties so they act as more of a deterrent
Ruth Reader / VentureBeat:
Vimeo to roll out 4K video streaming on its website as well as Android, iOS, Amazon TV, and Roku apps — Vimeo announces 4K video streaming for all — Over the next several weeks, Vimeo will roll out 4K video streaming to all users. — The update will apply to Vimeo's website …
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