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Wall Street Journal:
Under Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post is focusing on what made Amazon successful: customer service, a long-term vision — Bezos Takes Hands-On Role at Washington Post — Amazon founder increasingly is making his mark, with a focus on customer experience
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Cable TV cord cutters now 15% of US population, with “cord nevers” at 9%; 42% of cord cutters don't have broadband at home — 42 percent of cord-cutters don't even subscribe to home broadband — Fed up with your cable TV? Tired of paying for an expensive satellite package you barely use?
Discussion:
Pew Internet, DSLreports, Pew Internet, @jbrodkin, @pewresearch, Pocketnow, @pewinternet, Bob Sullivan, @lrainie and @pewinternet
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 …
Discussion:
This is Money, FierceCable, Telegraph, Advanced Television, BGR, broadcastnow.co.uk, City A.M. and Variety
James Cook / Business Insider:
SoundCloud settles lawsuit with PRS for Music, which manages rights for Adele, other UK artists, signs licensing agreement to use their music on the service — SoundCloud has signed a key licensing deal with a company that took legal action against it this year
Discussion:
PRS for Music, @jmebbk, VentureBeat, Variety and The Verge
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Ofcom study: 31% in UK read print newspaper to keep informed, down from 41% 2014, making newspapers the least popular medium for news — Newspapers now the least popular medium for news, says Ofcom study — Just 31% of the UK population read a newspaper to get their current affairs fix, down 10 points on 2014 figure
Discussion:
@davidsallinen, @newswhip and @stuartrowson
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Streaming TV breaks the narrative rules of television, delivering a whole story that viewers can watch as they wish — Streaming TV Isn't Just a New Way to Watch. It's a New Genre. … At some point during Netflix's “Sense8” — a gorgeous, ridiculous series about eight strangers scattered across …
Nicola Clark / New York Times:
Axel Springer executives talk about digital transformation, learning from Silicon Valley, international plans, investments in Business Insider, Airbnb, more — An Old-Media Empire, Axel Springer Reboots for the Digital Age — BERLIN — When Mathias Döpfner, chief executive of Axel Springer …
Discussion:
@rafat, @nytimesbusiness, Street Fight, @petersterne and @jeffjarvis
Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
When BuzzFeed and NBC News both took stands on Trump's call to ban Muslim immigrants, they abandoned veneer of objectivity and recovered their voices — “Influential news outlets have set aside traditional notions of balance...” — Something happened in journalism two weeks ago …
Discussion:
@saila, @craignewmark, @johnrobinson, @bcheadle, @peter_h_martyn and @jayrosen_nyu
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 …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
New firm Digital Riot Media wants to make movies with YouTube, Vine, Instagram stars, and distribute them via platforms like Netflix and iTunes — Doug Barry, John Baldecchi Form Digital Riot Media to Make Movies for Vine Fans — Will Vine fans follow their stars from six seconds to 90 minutes?
Discussion:
PR Newswire and @jroym
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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