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10:50 AM ET, December 8, 2015

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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.

Noah Kulwin / Re/code:

GoPro launches channel on Amazon Fire TV, with in-house and curated user-generated content — GoPro Launches Channel on Amazon Fire TV Just in Time for the Holidays — A few months ago, Amazon released a new model of its Fire TV streaming device, for which it has cut the price as a holiday discount.

Discussion: Variety, Forbes and Adweek

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

First Look Media wants to model its video efforts on Participant Media's “Spotlight” — First Look Media wants to make the next ‘Spotlight’ — Nearly two years since the company's founding, a new strategy is beginning to take shape First Look Media.

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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Josh Rucci, general manager of Bloomberg Content Service, talks about video, global licensing, and distribution — How Bloomberg sells its content to other media — Bloomberg Content Service, Bloomberg Media's licensing and distribution business, provides Bloomberg terminals and business …

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The assassination of Gerry Ortega shows why the Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist — Dead Air — The Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, especially if you're in talk radio.

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Emily Steel / New York Times:

Viacom Chief Addresses Concerns About Sumner Redstone — Addressing concerns about the health of Sumner M. Redstone, Viacom's 92-year-old executive chairman, its chief executive said on Monday that Mr. Redstone had an “incredible will to live and an enjoyment of life with some physical disabilities.”

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg Business, AllAccess.com, Multichannel News and Los Angeles Times

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

Sun admits ‘6 days to terror’ story over lax Europe border controls was wrong and issues apology — The Sun has apologised for publishing a misleading story on Saturday detailing how a freelance journalist travelled from Turkey to Paris without having his passport checked.

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