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CBS CEO Les Moonves says Apple puts live TV plans on hold; source says media firms want more money for their programming — Apple Said to Suspend Effort to Develop Live TV Service — Focus instead will be on App Store as platform for others — Media companies resist channel package at $30 to $40 a month
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Leaked Memo: BuzzFeed Editor-In-Chief Says It's ‘Entirely Fair’ to Call Trump a ‘Mendacious Racist’ — BuzzFeed Editor-In-Chief Ben Smith wrote in an email to his editorial staff Tuesday that calling Republican frontrunner Donald Trump a racist on social media does not violate the company's ethics guidelines.
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Arianna Huffington announces The Huffington Post will no longer relegate Trump to its entertainment section, noting his impact on other candidates
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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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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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Vindu Goel / New York Times:
Yahoo scraps Alibaba spinoff plan, will spin off core assets including stake in Yahoo Japan; Max Levchin resigns from board — Yahoo to Spin Off Its Core Businesses — SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo said on Wednesday that it had dropped a plan to spin off its $31 billion stake in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company.
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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, with hopes of making …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: some media firms are pulling back from syndicating videos with AOL On network, uncertain where their videos appear — AOL On's Video Distribution Troubles Media Partners — Network syndicates 2.5 million videos from media companies to place on websites
Mark Scott / New York Times:
Europe to create a digital single market in which digital content can be temporarily viewed throughout the EU regardless of European country of purchase — Europe Plans to Ease Copyright Rules on Using Digital Content — Europe's policy makers on Wednesday will announce far-reaching plans …
Owen Bowcott / Guardian:
David Miranda launches new appeal challenging legality of his 2013 Heathrow detention while carrying Snowden files — David Miranda in fresh challenge over Heathrow detention — Glenn Greenwald's partner was held in 2013 under counter-terror laws while carrying files linked to Snowden leaks
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Time Out to cut about 40 staff in UK and US — Listings title aims to focus on digital as it becomes a global multimedia business — Time Out is to cut about 40 staff at its UK and US operations as part of a strategic refocus of the listings magazine into a global multimedia business.
Dana Rubinstein / Politico:
Port Authority to weigh $25M in incentives for 21st Century Fox and News Corp at 2 World Trade Center; firms would commit to 1.5M square feet for 30 years — Port and New York State consider subsidizing News Corp. lease — New York State and the Port Authority are considering giving …
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Mashable to Distribute First Feature Film “CodeGirl” — Mashable and FilmBuff are partnering to distribute and promote the documentary “CodeGirl,” written and directed by Lesley Chilcott, on Mashable and the social news site's AppleTV app. — “CodeGirl” chronicles teams of high school girls around …
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