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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Sinclair bought Circa assets for $800K in August, plans a relaunch, will hire 70 journalists, focus on both original reporting and user-generated content — Sinclair Acquired and Will Relaunch Mobile News Site Circa — TV station owner plans to hire 70 journalists for new push in digital media
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Jamieson Cox / The Verge:
Netflix plans to almost double scripted shows, from 16 in 2015 to 31 in 2016, is working on 10 films, 30 kids' shows, 12 documentaries, 10 stand-up specials — Netflix is doubling its number of original scripted shows next year — If you're a fan of scripted Netflix shows like Jessica Jones …
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos says company struggling to acquire global licensing rights from studios due to regional restrictions — Sarandos says he's seeking availability in all territories, not discounts from studios … As Netflix expands overseas …
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
MSNBC to broadcast Bloomberg Media's politics show With All Due Respect, hosted by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin — MSNBC to Add Bloomberg TV Political Show — “With All Due Respect,” Bloomberg Media's flagship political television show, will also be shown on MSNBC, weeknights at 6 p.m., after a deal between the two.
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
Streaming services now account for 70% of internet traffic, including 37.1% by Netflix — Netflix and Other Streaming Services Hog 70 Percent of the Internet — Streaming media sites now devour more than 70 percent of internet traffic in North America, with No. 1 Netflix accounting …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Vevo Buys Showyou Video Site in Step Toward Subscription Service — Largest U.S. online music video site makes first acquisition — Showyou already sells subscriptions, offers curated stream — Vevo LLC, the largest online music video service in the U.S., has acquired video streaming company Showyou …
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Arianna Huffington announces Huffington Post will no longer relegate Trump to its entertainment section, noting his impact on other candidates — A Note on Trump: We Are No Longer Entertained — Earlier today, the candidate currently leading in the polls for the Republican presidential nomination called …
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Gannett taps Joanne Lipman, founding EIC of Condé Nast Portfolio, as chief content officer, and Daniel Bernard, formerly of Time Inc., as chief product officer — Gannett to tap former Conde Nast Portfolio editor as content officer — Dec 7 Gannett Co Inc, publisher of USA Today …
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Gabriel Arana / The Huffington Post:
National Association of Black Journalists may close due to $380K estimated budget shortfall, questions raised about financial practices — Why The Country's Largest Minority-Journalism Group May Close — As it prepares to mark its 40th anniversary this week, the National Association of Black Journalists is in trouble.
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
The Daily Mail's reputation is so bad it can't be libeled: Gawker lawyer — So many people already think The Mail Online swipes content from other sources that it can't be libeled, new court papers charge. — The UK-based Mail Online sued Gawker in Manhattan Supreme Court in September …
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Newsweek names Margarita Noriega as Director of Social Media — Newsweek Names Director of Social Media — Newsweek has named Margarita Noriega director of social media. Noriega most recently served as an editor for Vox.com. — Noriega previously worked as director of social media …
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Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Sun takes down story claiming reporter travelled from Turkey without passport — Croatian government criticises article claiming investigator dodged its officials on his way to Paris - and produces a scan that it says they took of his passport — A Sun story claiming its reporter managed …
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