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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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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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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
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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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
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 …
George Slefo / Ad Age:
Video game and entertainment site IGN says 40% of its audience uses ad-blockers — For IGN, a Tech-Savvy Audience Means a Big Hit From Ad Blockers — IGN's Ad-Block Rate Balloons to 40% — $137.8B … In an effort to better understand IGN's audience, VP of Product Innovation Todd …
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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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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Richard Desmond to extend pricing strategy by halving cost of Express — Saturday edition to cost 40p less from early January after slashing price of Daily Star Saturday led to 20% increase in sales — Richard Desmond is to continue his attempts at sparking a tabloid price war with plans …
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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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Greenbot and AppleInsider
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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