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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 …
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 …
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
Paul Linford / HoldTheFrontPage:
New version of Editors' Code published following post-Leveson overhaul — New provisions on headline acccuracy, suicide reporting and gender discrimination have been included in a revamped version of the Editors' Code of Practice published today. — The Code, under which most UK journalists operate …
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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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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Alan Yentob steps down from BBC senior management role as creative director over Kids Company charity scandal — Alan Yentob steps down as BBC executive over Kids Company row — Corporation veteran embroiled in scandal over charity says media coverage revolving around his role is ‘proving a serious distraction’
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