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6:25 AM ET, January 21, 2016

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Gawker to sell minority stake to Columbus Nova Tech Partners, pending shareholder approval, to fund video and e-commerce growth, lawsuit defense  —  Gawker Media Plans to Sell Minority Stake to Investment Company  —  Gawker Media plans to sell a minority stake to the investment company …
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Barry Wilner / Associated Press:
Facebook launches Sports Stadium, a hub for American football now, other sports soon, offers real-time chats, stats, media commentary, more  —  Facebook's Sports Product to Launch During NFL Championships  —  There's a new stadium in town.  Actually, in every town.  —  It's on Facebook.
ExaroNews:
Leaked 500 page draft report into Jimmy Savile scandal criticizes “deferential culture”, “untouchable stars”, and “above the law” managers at BBC  —  Jimmy Savile: Janet Smith's damning review leaked to Exaro  —  BBC's ‘deferential culture’, ‘untouchable’ stars and ‘above the law’ managers blamed
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
News Corp denies rumors stemming from CNBC segment that it's interested in buying Twitter  —  Twitter's Stock Surged, Then Slipped on Takeover Speculation  —  Twitter's stock received a healthy boost Wednesday afternoon thanks to market speculation that the media giant News Corp may be interested …
Roger Yu / USA Today:
Penthouse refutes reports of imminent closure of print magazine, citing “gravitas” of print  —  Penthouse plans to retain magazine, launch overhauled site  —  Penthouse, the adult magazine founded by Bob Guccione, said Tuesday it has no plans to shut down print publishing …
Richard Tofel:
Print newspaper circulation numbers for weekdays fell dramatically between 2013 and 2015  —  The sky is falling on print newspapers faster than you think  —  Last October, a McKinsey report declared, “We believe that many of the people likely to abandon print newspapers and print consumer magazines …
Kelly Liyakasa / AdExchanger:
Google rolling out “Real-time ads”, pre-planned ads that appear at specific times, first for select brands, then more broadly later this year  —  Google Debuts ‘Real-Time Ads’ To Drive Live Engagement  —  Google sounds more and more like Twitter, heralding ways marketers can tap into live events for engagement.
Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
Activist shareholder SpringOwl releases 99-page report calling for Viacom chairman and management team ouster  —  Viacom Shares Rise on Activist Report  —  SpringOwl Calls For Management Ouster, AMC Pairing  —  Viacom shares were up more than 5% each Tuesday after an activist shareholder released …
Jayne Mountford / Fashion Times:
Vogue magazine's Creative Director Grace Coddington steps down after 28 years, will become Creative Director at large  —  Grace Coddington Is Leaving Vogue: Legendary Creative Director Steps Down After 28 Years  —  It has been announced this morning that Grace Coddington …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Hearken, which sells software that helps journalists identify which stories their audience wants, raises $700K  —  With $700,000 funding round, Hearken is scaling up to sell a new kind of journalism  —  You might be thinking backwards if your newsroom sticks to the following formula:
Discussion: @wearehearken
Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with ESPN president John Skipper on cord-cutting, streaming TV, and niche sites like The Undefeated and FiveThirtyEight  —  ESPN's John Skipper Plays Offense on Cord-Cutting  —  President of sports network says no reason to abandon cable, even as it tests “over the top” options
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:   UN body says Iran's detention of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian violated international law
Dan Primack / Fortune:
Sources: IBM is in advanced talks to acquire UStream in deal worth around $130M cash plus possible earn-outs and employee retention packages  —  Exclusive: IBM In Talks to Buy UStream  —  IBM is in advanced talks to acquire live video platform UStream, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal.
Discussion: Business Insider
 
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Erin Griffith / Fortune:
How Buzzfeed's fastest-growing Facebook page, Proper Tasty, amassed 3.7M followers and 190M video views in one month: niche content tailor-made for the platform
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
AJ+ launches on Apple TV after success on Facebook and despite demise of Al Jazeera America
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
After Cancelling Its IPO, Deezer Raises Another $109M From Access And Orange
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Verizon Wireless to begin selling data cap exemptions to content providers January 25 with beta trial of its new FreeBee Data 360 service
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
The Guardian appoints AOL UK's Hamish Nicklin as chief revenue officer
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