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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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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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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
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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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AgencySpy, Ad Age, GlobeNewswire News Room, The Drum and Financial Times
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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Digiday, Business Wire and Engadget
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The San Francisco Chronicle, once imperiled, is profitable — and growing its digital business … When newspapers took a nosedive in the late 2000s, it appeared as if the San Francisco Chronicle might be one of the industry's biggest casualties. The paper reportedly was bleeding …
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.
FBI:
FBI launches eFOIA system, putting individual FOIA requests and results online for the first time, but limits requests 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 …
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George Stahl / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Dividend to Increase 19% in 2015 — Media company raises semiannual dividend to 71 cents, lifting total payout to $1.37 — Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday declared a dividend of 71 cents for the second half of 2015, which means the media company's total payout for the year will be 19% higher than a year ago.
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. and Turner invest $15.8M in LeBron James' platform-agnostic content network for athletes, Uninterrupted — LeBron James Scores $15M Warner Bros. Investment for Entertainment Studio (Exclusive) — The company and Turner Sports are putting millions into the NBA star's Uninterrupted platform …
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Plain Dealer, Digital Trends, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Variety and Los Angeles Business …
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Judge details why Cox not entitled to DMCA safe harbor protection in BMG copyright case, says it failed to terminate accounts of subscribers accused of piracy — Court: Cox Willingly Failed to Disconnect Pirating Subscribers — Today marks the start of a crucial trial that may define …
Alex Spence / Politico:
New funding of £85M/year for the BBC's World Service boosts ability to compete in “global information war” against Russia, China, Iran, and more — BBC World Service set for fightback in ‘information war’ — David Cameron and the public broadcaster agree on one thing: the importance of the international station.
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