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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Univision acquires 40% controlling stake in The Onion, including the site, the AV Club, Clickhole and various book and video projects — Area Satirical Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously) — Listen to the Story — Univision Communications Inc. …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Univision confirms it has bought stake in satirical comedy site The Onion — Univision Buys Stake In Satire Site The Onion — Spanish-language media titan Univision Communications said it purchased a minority stake in Onion Inc., the backer of the popular satire and humor site The Onion …
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Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Academy President Issues Lengthy Statement on Lack of Oscars Diversity — In the wake of Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith announcing they will not be attending this year's Oscars, Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she was “heartbroken and frustrated” by the nominations, which did not include any performers of color.
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Costas Pitas / Reuters:
UK court rules detaining of journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner David Miranda at English airport was lawful — UK rules detaining partner of Snowden leaks reporter was lawful — Britain's Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the detention of the partner of a journalist who helped bring leaks …
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
HBO Plans to Take On Netflix in Spain With Streaming Service — Spain has high rate of Web subscribers who opt out of pay TV — HBO plans to start a stand-alone Web service in Spain, opening a new front against Netflix Inc. in an increasingly global competition for cord-cutters.
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Dana Harris / Indiewire:
Indiewire, site covering independent films, acquired by Variety owner Penske Media — Indiewire Acquired By Penske Media Corp. — It was 20 years ago, almost to the day, that Indiewire launched as “iLine.” Daily Variety then described us as “A World Wide Web site dedicated to the indie film world.”
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Ina Fried / Re/code:
Ex-BuzzFeed COO Jon Steinberg is working on a video news startup, hires Yahoo in-house production executive Peter Gorenstein — Former BuzzFeed COO Jon Steinberg Hires Yahoo Executive for His Online News Startup — Former BuzzFeed operating chief Jon Steinberg is working on a video news startup.
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FishbowlNY, @thestalwart and Media Wire Daily
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
The Times and Sunday Times launch weekly edition for international subscribers, Times of London Weekly, in 46 countries — Times and Sunday Times to launch weekly digital edition — App, which will roll out in 46 countries, is aimed at interrnational subscribers
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Leila Alaoui, Photographer Wounded in Burkina Faso Siege, Dies at 33 — LONDON — Leila Alaoui, a French-Moroccan photographer whose hauntingly beautiful photographs chronicled the themes of migration, cultural identity and displacement, died Monday night from injuries sustained during a terrorist attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
UK regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press to sell some of its titles, wants to focus on audiences with higher disposable income — Johnston Press to sell titles to rivals to focus on ‘gems’ for future — Publisher of more than 220 regional titles has identified titles falling outside …
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Google's AMP, scheduled to launch in late February, will support native ads, analytics tools, and various kinds of publishers' paywalls — Google's AMP Poised To Take The Lead From Facebook's And Apple's Walled Gardens — By the end of February, Google will deploy at full scale …
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VentureBeat:
VentureBeat names Wired and FORA.tv veteran Blaise Zerega editor-in-chief — VentureBeat Names Blaise Zerega New Editor-in-Chief — Industry veteran joins the iconic tech outlet to drive next phase of growth — VentureBeat, the leading source for news and perspective on tech innovation …
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