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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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Forbes, Business Insider, Agence France-Presse, Mashable, Billboard, The Verge and Music Business Worldwide
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, ABC News, TVNewser, Associated Press, New York Times, Vox, BBC, FishbowlDC, Business Insider, Washington Post, Here & Now, Fox News, Vanity Fair, Variety, USA Today, Poynter, Talking Points Memo, American Press Institute, Mediaite, bookforum.com, The Wrap, Medium, Fast Company, Washington Times, Fortune, @ntagouri, @mlcalderone, @trinhtheresado, Politico, @dylanbyers, @lheron, @digiphile, @lheron, @alexmcdaniel, @lheron and @jason_kint
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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Mediaite, CNNMoney, Radio & Television …, Politico, Talking Points Memo and @brianstelter
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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Ad Age, Digital Journal, Mashable, Home Media Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap and Business Insider
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, Light Reading, Engadget, VatorNews, TechCrunch, @jonsteinberg, VideoNuze Analysis, SlashGear, VentureBeat, App Advice, The Verge and The Wrap
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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Forbes, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, App Advice and The Next Web
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 will not move forward with a spin-off of its stake in Alibaba, and instead examine a deal involving its core business, sources told CNBC on Tuesday.
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VentureBeat, TechCrunch, CNNMoney, Variety, Business Insider and Re/code
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
Discussion:
Ad Age, Reuters and The Huffington Post
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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