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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Facebook and Google Move Execs to Work On Virtual Reality — In a sign of the growing importance of virtual reality (VR) for tech companies, both Google and Facebook have tasked seasoned executives to work with their respective VR divisions. — Google's VP of product management Clay Bavor …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
‘Serial’ Podcast, Needing More Reporting Time, Goes Biweekly — At the beginning of every episode of “Serial,” the host, Sarah Koenig, opens with these words: “From This American Life and WBEZ Chicago, it's ‘Serial,’ one story told week by week.” — Well, make that every other week.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times hires Jim Rutenberg, NYT Magazine's chief political correspondent, as media columnist after year-long search for David Carr's replacement — New York Times Names Jim Rutenberg Media Columnist After Almost Yearlong Search — Editors looked inside and outside the paper to fill David Carr's perch.
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
At least five ex-staffers of Grantland land at MTV News, where Grantland's founding Editorial Director Dan Fierman moved in October — Grantland redux, at MTV — Less than three months after ESPN shut down Grantland for good, another TV channel has been filling its ranks with the sports …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
SoundCloud and Universal Music Agree to Licensing Deal — SoundCloud, a streaming music site that has clashed with the music industry as it grows more popular, has struck a long-awaited licensing deal with the Universal Music Group, the giant record company whose roster of hit acts includes the Weeknd, Sam Smith and U2.
New York Post:
Bewkes nixes HBO spinoff but open to Time Warner sale — Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes told investors in a series of closed-door meetings Monday that he's against a sale or a spinoff of HBO but hinted he would entertain a sale of the New York media giant, The Post has learned.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BuzzFeed breaks UK ad rules over misleading advertorial — Dylon sponsored article titled ‘14 Laundry Fails’ did not make clear content was piece of marketing, advertising watchdog rules — BuzzFeed has broken the UK advertising rules for failing to make it clear that an article on …
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Jeff Gammage / Philly.com:
Gerry Lenfest, sole owner of Philadelphia Media Network, contributes newspapers, website to nonprofit institute — Lenfest donates newspapers, website to new media institute — The owner of The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com has donated the news organizations …
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European Union opens inquiry into whether new Polish media laws break democracy rules — EU launches probe into new Polish laws — The European Commission has launched an unprecedented investigation into whether new Polish laws break EU democracy rules.
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John Glenday / The Drum:
Daily Mail chief executive Martin Morgan to retire at the end of 2016 — Daily Mail and General Trust has announced that chief executive Martin Morgan is to retire at the end of 2016, allowing time for a successor to be found for the role. — Morgan joined DMGT in 1989, rising to the post of chief executive in 2008.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Mirror team led by Alison Phillips believed to be working on new cut-price national newspaper — A team of Mirror journalists have been seconded to work on a new, cut-price national newspaper, well-placed sources have told Press Gazette. — The small team is being led …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Out of many, NPR One: The app that wants to be the “Netflix of listening” gets more local — What is the public radio of the future? Here's one vision: NPR One gives listeners a highly personalized stream on their phone, that pulls in stories from national shows, local newscasts, podcasts outside the NPR world.
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Jen Primack / The Reader's Room:
Amazon's book cataloging and discussion site Shelfari is merging with Goodreads; users have two months to move data — Amazon Kills Shelfari — It's official, the day that I've been dreading for several years has arrived. Amazon, which owns both Goodreads and Shelfari, has decided that it no longer cares to maintain Shelfari.
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