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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify to test allowing some musicians to temporarily withhold music from ad-supported version of the service — Spotify to Allow Some Musicians to Withhold Music From Free Service — Last year Taylor Swift pulled her entire catalog from Spotify because the streaming service …
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AppleInsider, Forbes, TechHive, Canadianreviewer.com, AllAccess.com, TIME, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Engadget, Music Business Worldwide, The Verge, Gizmodo and Mashable
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Agence France-Presse:
Coldplay will put latest album on Spotify starting Friday, a one-week delay from official release; last album had a 4-month delay before Spotify availability — Coldplay to stream album on Spotify after delay — New York (AFP) - British rockers Coldplay, one of a select number of acts …
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Billboard, Wall Street Journal and The Verge
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Sources: Yahoo won't move forward with Alibaba spinoff, will instead examine a deal involving its core business — Yahoo will not move forward with Alibaba spinoff: Sources — Yahoo is announcing it will not move forward with plans to spin off its stake in Alibaba, reports CNBC's David Faber.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Diane Rehm, host of her self-titled news show that aired nationally on NPR for two decades, plans to retire after 2016 election — Diane Rehm, an NPR staple, eyes retirement from broadcasting — Diane Rehm, the host of one of public radio's longest-running and most popular news discussion programs …
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New York Times, Mediaite, CNNMoney, @brianstelter, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Radio & Television …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple News app updates with a “Top Stories” tab curated by editors and adds Comscore integration so publishers can get credit from advertisers for traffic — Apple Updates Its News App to Make It More Like a ... Newspaper — Apple is tweaking its News app …
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9to5Mac, Forbes, MacRumors, App Advice and The Next Web
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Amazon Starts Building Its Own Bundle by Selling Showtime, Starz and More With Amazon Prime — Amazon has a new weapon to boost its video streaming service against competitors like Netflix and YouTube: Other people's streaming services. — Starting today, Amazon will give its Amazon Prime subscribers …
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Fast Company, Ad Age, Digital Journal, Mashable, Home Media Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable and The Wrap
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AT&T launching OTT mobile service in January, is considering developing original content — AT&T to Launch Mobile Entertainment Service, CEO Says — Randall Stephenson at the UBS media and communications conference in New York also discusses hopes to create more original content …
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Engadget, VatorNews, VideoNuze Analysis, SlashGear, App Advice, The Wrap, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Light Reading, The Verge, @jonsteinberg and The Wrap
Liz Hoffman / Wall Street Journal:
Media General Rebuffs Sweetened Takeover Bid From Nexstar — Nexstar privately raised bid to about $16.30 a share — Media General Inc. has rebuffed a sweetened takeover bid from Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., leaving the two TV station owners at a negotiating impasse, according to people familiar with the matter.
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Refinery29 promotes EVP of Programming Amy Emmerich to chief content officer, a newly-created role at the company — Amy Emmerich Named Chief Content Officer of Refinery29 — Refinery29 has named Amy Emmerich chief content officer, a new role at the company. Emmerich was most recently executive vp of programming.
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Iran Editor Is Charged With Defying Ban on Covering Ex-President — Iran's conservative judicial authorities indicted the managing editor of a prominent daily newspaper on Tuesday, saying that he had violated prohibitions on the coverage of Mohammad Khatami, a reformist-minded former president they now describe as a seditionist.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney raises its ownership stake in Vice to 10% or about $400M — Disney Doubles Ownership Stake In Vice to 10% — Walt Disney Co. has raised its ownership stake in Vice Media to about 10%, or about $400 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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New York Times, Ad Age, Reuters and The Huffington Post
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
MGM Leads $18.2 Million Investment in Video Start-Up Interlude — MGM led an $18.2 million round of investment in Interlude, an Israeli start-up leading development of interactive online video. — MGM chairman and CEO Gary Barber also joined Interlude's board as observer.
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VentureBeat, Variety and Deadline
Sarah Sluis / AdExchanger:
Guardian US CEO Eamonn Store says if he didn't work for the company, he'd block ads; says ad tech not good at identifying unsavoury advertisers and ads — Guardian CEO: Why Is It So Hard To Keep Gun Ads Off Our Site? — “If I didn't work for the Guardian, I would block ads,” said Guardian US CEO Eamonn Store.
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