Top News:
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Review-Journal editor steps down in wake of Adelson family purchase — Mike Hengel, the top editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, told his staff Tuesday that he is stepping down, two weeks after the family of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson took control of the newspaper. — Several staffers reported the news on Twitter.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney in talks with Univision to exit joint venture Fusion by the end of the year — Disney Is in Talks to Leave Fusion Joint Venture — Negotiations with Univision focused on an exit by year-end, people say — Walt Disney Co. and Univision are in talks for Disney to exit Fusion …
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CNNMoney, Deadline, TVNewser, Variety, Business Insider, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, @_alastair, @brianstelter, Financial Times, @mathewi, @pkafka, @awallenstein, @ariellec, @jbflint and @brianstelter
Jackie Spinner / Columbia Journalism Review:
Gapers Block, a 12-year-old Chicago local news and culture blog, on hiatus from Jan. 1, faced hurdles competing with Facebook, Twitter, and adapting to mobile — One of Chicago's original bloggers discusses why he's signing off — AP file photo of the Chicago skyline at night.
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Gapers Block, Vouchification, @harper, @samstecky, @corybe, @kelseyproud, @reckless, @planabby, @robinkimball, @ejacqui, @anildash, @d_holli, @swanksalot, @1001chicago, @urbanophile, @weightshift and @woodtang
Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
FTC issues new rules for native advertising on the Internet, which are in line with FTC's broader stance on deceptive advertising — FTC Issues New Rules for Native Advertising on the Internet — The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled its rules for how native advertising on the Internet has to look …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Subscription-based tech news site The Information names Martin Peers as managing editor — The Information names Peers its ME — Martin Peers has been named managing editor of The Information, a subscription tech news site. — Before joining The Information in October 2014 …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Pandora announces multi-year licensing deals with ASCAP and BMI, covering 20M musical works — Pandora Strikes Two Licensing Deals on Day of Rdio Shut-Down — Pandora took another step towards launching a full-blown Spotify competitor Tuesday: The music service announced …
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Broadcasting & Cable, Billboard and Business Wire
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Incisive Media becomes second UK publisher to ban ad blocker users — Incisive Media, home to titles including The Inquirer and Risk, could become the second British publisher to ban ad blocker users on some of its websites in the new year. — The publisher, which has a mix of subscription-based …
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Fortune, @mathewi, @jason_kint, One Man & His Blog, @digiday, Canadian Magazines and mUmBRELLA
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
New Zealand judge orders Kim Dotcom's extradition to the US, lawyers say they will appeal to the High Court — Kim Dotcom to be finally extradited to the US, New Zealand judge rules — Megaupload founder promises new appeal in case that's dragged on for nearly 4 years.
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Motherboard and The Next Web
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
How Crain personalizes its city-based email newsletters using software and human editors — Crain, known for its business weeklies, is diving into newsletters based on who and where readers are — Email newsletters are highly personal: Landing directly in our inboxes …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Hearst partners with video ad tech firm Reelio for content produced for brands by social influencers like YouTube stars — Hearst Partners With Reelio to Build Social Influencer Network — Magazines Seventeen and Cosmopolitan will help brands working with YouTube creators
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Wall Street Journal:
T-Mobile's Binge On, enabled by default, also reduces quality of video streams that are not part of the program, YouTube and Internet Association complain — YouTube Says T-Mobile Is Throttling Its Video Traffic — New T-Mobile program delivers video in lower quality in exchange for users waiving some fees
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The Internet Association, @johnlegere, @ryan_knutson, The Next Web, @vishalmisra, Ars Technica, The Verge and Pocketnow
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
ITV shares fall as investors cool on bid after Comcast denies holding talks — NBC Universal owner says no talks have been held about possible takeover causing shares in broadcaster to fall by almost 3% in early trading — ITV's share price has fallen by almost 3% in early trading …
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FierceCable, Variety, BGR, broadcastnow.co.uk, Telegraph, City A.M. and Advanced Television