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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 …
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Donald J Trump for President, TVNewser, Associated Press, FishbowlDC, Washington Post, BBC, Fox News, ABC News, Business Insider, USA Today, Mediaite, Vox, Variety, Medium, The Wrap, New York Times, Vanity Fair, Fast Company, Talking Points Memo, American Press Institute, bookforum.com, Poynter, Washington Times, @ntagouri, Fortune, @mlcalderone, @trinhtheresado, Politico, @dylanbyers, @lheron, @digiphile, @lheron, @alexmcdaniel, @lheron, @jason_kint, Slate and CNN
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 …
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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Amazon.com, The Wrap, The Wrap, VatorNews, VideoNuze Analysis, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, SlashGear, Engadget and @jonsteinberg
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 …
Discussion:
9to5Mac
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.
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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@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.
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.
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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Reuters
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
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.
Discussion:
New Statesman, The Independent, UK - The Huffington Post, Guardian and themediablog.co.uk
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
Saul Elbein / The California Sunday Magazine:
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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@eggheader, @akianastasiou, @anatotitan and @leighpa
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