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Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Wikipedia launching $100m fund to secure long-term future as site turns 15 — Online encyclopedia reaches its 15th birthday preparing for challenges ahead around funding, mobile access and the developing world — As Wikipedia turns 15, its operator The Wikimedia Foundation is hoping …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Newsmax TV, One America News Network, and TheBlaze show interest in Al Jazeera America's place on cable lineups but transfers are often extremely difficult — Al Jazeera America's spot on the dial already eyed by potential buyers — At least three upstart cable news channels are already eyeing …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix says it will block proxy and VPN access, used to bypass country restrictions, in the coming weeks citing content-licensing restrictions — Netflix Vows to Shut Down Proxy Users Who Bypass Country Restrictions — Netflix, which now offers streaming service in some 190 nations …
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Linda Thomas Brooks Named MPA President — Perhaps the Association of Magazine Media (MPA) heard us. Minutes after we pondered who would replace Mary Berner as president, the organization announced that Linda Thomas Brooks was taking on the role. — As we noted earlier …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Huffington Post Management Voluntarily Recognizes Employee Union — HuffPost is the largest digital news outlet to organize. — NEW YORK — The Huffington Post's management has voluntarily recognized its employees' union, making the digital media outlet the largest ever to organize.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Axel Springer's Bild is testing news delivery via Facebook Messenger — German tabloid Bild is experimenting with delivering news to its readers via Facebook Messenger. The first experiment is limited to “news, background information, and rumors regarding the transfer window of the German soccer league.”
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
National Magazine Award nominations announced, New York magazine leads with nine — 2016 Ellies Finalists Announced — The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has announced the finalists for the 2016 Ellies. For the third straight year New York was the most-nominated magazine, with nine.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Weird news website Quirker is first title to close following Trinity Mirror purchase of Local World — Trinity Mirror has closed down its first title following its merger with Local World - weird local news website Quirker. — According to Trinity Mirror the site employed four journalists …
Nic Christensen / mUmBRELLA:
Daily Mail Australia ends Nine partnership amid frustrations over lack of local ad sales — Nine Entertainment Co has sold off its stake in the Daily Mail Australia to British-based parent company The Daily Mail General Trust, just over two years after the joint-venture was created.
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Huanxi to buy 8% stake for $10M in London-based Mubi, will invest $40M for 70% for a joint venture for a streaming service in China — Mubi to Launch Curated VoD Service in China — China's Huanxi Media will partner with Mubi to launch Mubi China, a local version of its video on demand service.
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Phil Serafino / Bloomberg Business:
Vivendi Sells Its Activision Stake, Netting $1.1 Billion — Gamemaker's stock price almost doubled in the past year — Chairman Bollore has recently focused on Europe investments — Vivendi SA sold its remaining 5.7 percent stake in Activision Blizzard Inc., resulting in net proceeds of $1.1 billion …
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Alex Byers / Politico:
HBO, Time Warner Inc. execs express worries at FCC about Charter merger — HBO and Time Warner Inc. executives told FCC officials Monday that a combined Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable could slow down the development of over-the-top video services, according to an ex parte filing made public today.
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