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11:55 AM ET, December 8, 2015

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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Arianna Huffington announces The 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 …
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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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.
Discussion: @mattpointblank and @mrdrewhuening
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
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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
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.
Discussion: Deadline
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 …
Thanks:@talkingbiznews
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.
Discussion: bookforum.com and First Look Media
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.
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
Axel Springer SE:
Axel Springer's venture arm leads $16M round in NowThis Media, producer of short videos about topical stories  —  Axel Springer becomes second largest investor in the social video news publisher NowThis Media in the USA  —  Axel Springer Digital Ventures has increased its share …
Discussion: TechCrunch and @jaspjackson
 
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Financial Times:
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