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David Barboza / New York Times:
Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media — The Alibaba Group, the Chinese Internet giant, is making an ambitious play to reshape media coverage of its home country, taking aim at what company executives call the “negative” portrayal of China in the Western media.
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Chow Chung-yan / South China Morning Post:
Q&A with Alibaba executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai South China Morning Post sale to Alibaba, objective coverage, and plans to remove the paper's paywall — Alibaba buys the South China Morning Post: Full Q&A with executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai — Main menu
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Jay Rosen / Facebook:
The new owners of the Las Vegas Review-Journal remain a mystery, even to its staff — Last night something strange came across my screen. I think it qualifies as a mystery. News that the Las Vegas Review-Journal, largest newspaper in the state, was sold to... well, that's the odd part.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal and @mathewi
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Howard Stutz / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas Review-Journal sold to News + Media Capital Group
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@mattapuzzo, Business Wire, LasVegasSun.com, @dabeard, @jayrosen_nyu, @refriedbrean, @kathoh and @ralstonreports
Bloomberg Business:
Appeals court judge allows FanDuel, DraftKings to continue to operate in New York state while waiting on another ruling — Daily Fantasy Sites Back in Business in N.Y. After Appeal — DraftKings and FanDuel can continue doing business in New York for now, after an appeals court halted …
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Mike Dang / The Billfold:
The Awl Network's personal finance site, The Billfold, moves to Medium platform, keeps its domain name — Some News: The Billfold Is Partnering With Medium — Earlier this fall, Medium announced that it was partnering with several different publications, including The Awl Network.
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CNN:
Chinese Internet czar Lu Wei says no plans to stop blocking foreign websites, defends censorship calling it regulation — Bad luck Zuck: China says no plans to stop blocking foreign web sites — Beijing (CNN)Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been courting China assiduously …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Ofcom research: global TV revenues hit £244bn in 2014, up 5% year over year, with UK viewers generating an average of £216 each, behind US and Germany — Global TV revenues hit £244bn last year — Subscriptions and advertising driving global growth …
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The Drum
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Study finds 81% of UK adults used online services to watch TV or films during September and October, ahead of Europe, Japan, Australia, and US
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John Wihbey / Nieman Lab:
10 of the most interesting academic studies about social and digital media published in 2015 — Investigating the network: The top 10 articles from the year in digital news and social media research — A nice piece of targeted empirical research with implications for news website UI and UX design …
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@hermida, @rickabbo, @pewresearch, @chanders and @wihbey
Politico:
Labor dispute at New Hampshire TV station WMUR pushes it out of sponsorship of December 19 Democratic debate — WMUR booted from next Democratic debate — New Hampshire's most influential television station is being pushed out of next week's Democratic debate. — The reason?
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Cost of Met's journalism investigations rises £4m in seven months to more than £40m — The Metropolitan Police has now spent more than £40m on investigations into journalism, figures obtained by Press Gazette show. — The cost of Operation Weeting into phone-hacking …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
UK's Crown Prosecution Service won't bring charges against Mirror journalists or News UK due to insufficient evidence
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
Dish Network's Charlie Ergen Hands Day To Day Oversight To Erik Carlson — The decision is part of Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen's sweeping change in the top ranks that the company says is designed to “align its business to more fully respond to the dynamic pay-TV environment” and become a player in wireless communications.
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Multichannel News, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Reuters, bizjournals, Bloomberg Business and The Wrap
Ronald Brownstein / National Journal:
As announced in July, National Journal ends print publication after 46 years, will continue as daily newsletter and website — Facts, R.I.P. — The physically and intellectu ally towering Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who held senior positions …
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@taylor_west, @mattvas, @mattizcoop and @nationaljournal
Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:
Hezbollah TV vows to air after satellite transmission stops — 6 photos — BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV station vowed on Thursday to continue broadcasting after it was abruptly dropped by one of the Middle East's main satellite operators. — The move by Saudi Arabia-hosted ArabSat earlier …
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presstv.ir, Reuters and almanar.com.lb
Kari Wethington / The E.W. Scripps Company:
NC's Capitol Broadcasting signs with E.W. Scripps' over-the-top service, Newsy, to publish daily news videos — Capitol Broadcasting signs with Newsy for millennial-focused video news offering — CINCINNATI - Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., has entered into an agreement …
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Broadcasting & Cable
Matthew Flamm / Crain's New York:
Daily News finds its voice attacking Trump (and the NRA) — The New York tabloid has been on a roll with its page one headlines, blasting ‘gun nuts,’ NRA chief ‘Jihadi Wayne’ LaPierre—and Donald Trump, shown beheading Lady Liberty — Hell hath no fury like a tabloid on a mission.
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The Hamilton Spectator:
Independent TV station CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario, reduces local programming hours, cuts 129 full-time staffers as parent firm files bankruptcy — CHCH TV cancels tonight's newscast; station future uncertain — CHCH news staff is waiting to find out the fate of their station after being told …
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CBC News, Toronto Star, @0lddutch, @simondingleycbc, @csordaschchnews and Globe and Mail
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