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Howard Stern signs 5 year deal with Sirius XM, will continue radio show, expand into video — Stern will stay on the air through 2020, the partners will move into video programming, and Sirius will have access to the host's audio and video library for 12 years.
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The Wrap, New York Times, Fortune, Variety, USA Today, Sirius XM Holdings Inc., The Verge, Radio and TV Talk, UPROXX, @billsimmons, Nieman Lab, CNNMoney, @tomkludt, Bloomberg Business, FishbowlNY, The Week, @injuryexpert, @mgsiegler, Radio Ink Magazine, New York Daily News, The Daily Beast and Benzinga
Mark Scott / New York Times:
EU agrees on EU-wide rules to overhaul data privacy laws, adding hefty fines, broadening right to be forgotten; EU countries will have two years to comply — E.U. Expected to Approve Tough New Data Protection Rules — European officials are expected to approve long-awaited data protection regulations …
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Guardian, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Politico and Business Insider
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The Guardian experiments with live chat on WhatsApp during GOP debate with maximum of 256 users — The Guardian is chatting about tonight's GOP debate on WhatsApp — For journalists, much of the conversation around the presidential debates occurs on Twitter.
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Guardian, @ylichterman, @niemanlab and @ctonk144
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Showtime partners with Bloomberg for weekly documentary series covering the presidential race, will feature Mark Halperin and John Heilemann — Showtime Getting In On 2016 ‘Circus’ With Weekly Documentary Series — The network will team up with Bloomberg on a series that will air as the campaign unfolds.
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CNNMoney, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, @ronmwangaguhung, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, @koblin, @davidfolkenflik, @koblin, Politico, New York Times and @jayrosen_nyu
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Serial becomes first ever podcast to win a duPont award — ‘Serial’ wins duPont award — Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism — “Serial,” the breakout hit podcast from the producers of “This American Life,” is among the winners of broadcast journalism's highest honor, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.
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TVNewser, NetNewsCheck Latest, IRE.org, ABC News, AllAccess.com and The Wrap
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Brian Williams Makes First NBC News Appearance Post Scandal — Brian Williams returned to the NBC News airwaves on Tuesday for the first time following the scandal that cost him his “Nightly News” anchor chair. — With Lester Holt out sick, Williams anchored an NBC News special report …
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TVNewser, The Daily Beast, Hollywood Life, Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Mediaite
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Jennifer Wong Named President of Time Inc. Digital — Time Inc. has named Jennifer Wong president of Time Inc. Digital, a new role at the publisher. Wong comes to Time Inc. from PopSugar, where she served as chief business officer. — Wong has been with PopSugar since 2011.
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@raju, WWD, Media Wire Daily, Wall Street Journal, @pkafka and Seeking Alpha
Laurie Burkitt / Wall Street Journal:
Disney and Alibaba announce DisneyLife, an OTT service with Disney content for China, $125 for device and one year subscription available from Tmall Dec. 28 — Alibaba, Disney Strike Deal to Sell Content System in China — The companies struck a multiyear licensing deal for the Mickey Mouse-shaped DisneyLife system
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Business Wire, Bloomberg Business, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Home Media Magazine, The Wrap and Variety
Oliver Ellrodt / Reuters:
German justice minister announces deal with Facebook, Twitter, and Google to remove hate speech within 24 hours of it being reported — Facebook, Google, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours: Germany — Germany said on Tuesday that Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed …
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Fast Company, Associated Press, The Straits Times, The Next Web, Re/code, CNET, Engadget and TechSpot
James DeHaven / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Society of Professional Journalists calls on new owners of Las Vegas Review-Journal to reveal their identity — Pressure to go public grows for new Review-Journal owners — One of the country's largest and oldest journalism organizations has joined a growing chorus of reporters …
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
New York Times video founder Ann Derry to depart — The journalist who created The New York Times' video department 10 years ago is exiting the publication. — Ann Derry, who was behind the Times' initial foray into video in 2005, will leave the company at the end of the year.
R.L. Bynum / Raleigh & Company:
Interview with the publisher of the North State Journal, a statewide newspaper for North Carolina to launch in spring — Statewide print newspaper launches next year at time when industry is struggling — With newspaper staffs shrinking and the business bleeding red ink amid tough financial times …
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