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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.
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Josh Nathan-Kazis / Haaretz:
Adelson's other media secret: his family foundation is the largest single funder of Jewish news service JNS.org, with 40+ news outlets as subscribers — Adelson grows his media empire to include Jewish news service — An investigation reveals the American billionaire to be the main funder behind JNS.org …
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@joshnathankazis and The Times of Israel
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, Variety, TVNewser, Business Insider, @rafat, @alexweprin, @_alastair, @brianstelter, Hollywood Reporter, @mathewi, @pkafka, @awallenstein, @brianstelter, Financial Times, @ariellec, @jbflint and The Wrap
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, @ejacqui, @d_holli, @samstecky, @corybe, @kelseyproud, @reckless, @planabby, @robinkimball, @anildash, @swanksalot, @1001chicago, @urbanophile, @weightshift and @woodtang
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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@johnlegere, The Internet Association, @vishalmisra, The Next Web, Pocketnow, The Verge, @ryan_knutson, Android Police and Ars Technica
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Sources: The Beatles will be available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Tidal, Amazon's Prime Music, and others on December 24 — The Beatles Are Coming to Apple Music, Spotify and Everywhere Else on Christmas Eve — You can spend Christmas streaming the Beatles.
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VentureBeat, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The FADER, RAIN News and Plagiarism Today
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
New York City regulators scrutinize plan by Europe's Altice to acquire Cablevision, concerned about impact on jobs, acquirer's ability to maintain service level — Cable Deal Hits New Bumps — New York City regulators scrutinize plan by Europe's Altice to acquire Cablevision
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Facebook Tops 2015 U.S. App Charts, Netflix App Surges Worldwide — Facebook did it again: The social network's mobile app was once again the most-used app for U.S. smart phone users in 2o15, attracting close to 128 million monthly users on average this year, according to new data released by Nielsen this week.
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AppleInsider and TIME
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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FishbowlNY
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
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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TechCrunch, Motherboard and TorrentFreak
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