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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Al Jazeera America to shut down by April 30, 2.5 years after launch, because the cable channel's business model is “no longer sustainable” — Al Jazeera America shutting down — Al Jazeera, which made a massive investment in covering the United States less than three years ago …
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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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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
HBO Takes On Netflix With A New Kids Section Featuring “Sesame Street” And More — HBO's quest to more directly compete with streaming service rivals like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu is kicking off this week, with the company's launch of a new “Kids” section in its mobile application and the rollout …
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Vulture, New York Times, Fortune, @nytimes, Washington Post, App Advice, Gizmodo, Variety, CityLab and Bloomberg Business
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.
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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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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Spotify partners with Genius to show backstory and commentary annotations for selected songs, only on iPhone for now — Spotify And Genius Team To Stream The Backstory On Music Tracks — Spotify, the popular music streaming app with 75 million users, wants to ramp up its profile as a platform for more than just music listening.
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news.spotify.com, Mashable, Vibe, Billboard, The Verge, The Independent, Racked, Complete Music Update, Co.Create, Digital Spy, Ubergizmo, Complex UK, Fortune, SocialTimes, VentureBeat, The Next Web, PC Magazine, App Advice and TIME
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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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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Deadline, @alexweprin, @runofplay, FishbowlNY, Brian Phillips and Variety
Jim Brady / Billy Penn:
Billy Penn, PolitiFact partnering to fact check Pennsylvania — Billy Penn is expanding ... sort of. No, we're not announcing a slew of new hires, or launching in another city. At least not yet. But, beginning in February, we will be able cast our gaze a bit wider …
Canadian Press:
Shaw to sell Global TV, specialty channels to Corus for $2.65 billion — Shaw, Corus controlled by Shaw family through its multiple-voting shares; deal will help fund Wind Mobile purchase — Shaw Communications is selling its media division, which includes Global TV, to Corus Entertainment.
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
PewDiePie Launches Creator Network With Maker Studios — Revelmode will feature videos, games, philanthropic initiatives, merchandise and more. — YouTube star Felix Kjellberg, who is known by the username PewDiePie, has launched a new online network in collaboration with Disney's Maker Studios.
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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Express & Star, Reuters, RTTNews, Life Style Extra, campaignlive.co.uk, Guardian and MarketWatch
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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Reynolds Center, Nonprofit Quarterly, Politico, Philly.com, USA Today, The Wrap, Columbia Journalism Review, @ckrewson and @jfagone
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