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6:30 PM ET, January 20, 2016

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Gawker sells minority stake to Columbus Nova Tech Partners to fund video and e-commerce growth, lawsuit defense; Columbus Nova's Jason Epstein to join board  —  Gawker Media Plans to Sell Minority Stake to Investment Company  —  Gawker Media plans to sell a minority stake …
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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 …
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
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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 …
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  —  Verizon Wireless selling data cap exemptions to content providers  —  Video, music, app downloads, and ads can be exempted from caps for a fee.
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 …
TechCrunch:
Spotify Buys Cord Project And Soundwave To Expand Messaging And Social Features  —  On the same day that streaming rival Deezer announced a new cash injection of €100 million, Spotify has confirmed two new acquisitions, Cord Project and Soundwave.  The startups are based respectively …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
The Guardian appoints AOL UK's Hamish Nicklin as chief revenue officer  —  Former Google executive to be responsible for Guardian News & Media's advertising revenues, its jobs operation and its branded content division  —  The Guardian has appointed Hamish Nicklin, the managing director …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
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
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
After Cancelling Its IPO, Deezer Raises Another $109M From Access And Orange  —  Deezer, the Paris-based music and other audio streaming service with 6.3 million users that planned but ultimately cancelled an IPO last year, has now tapped existing investors for more funding …
 
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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
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
AJ+ launches on Apple TV after success on Facebook and despite demise of Al Jazeera America
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Nielsen to add Facebook discussions to its Twitter TV Ratings, to be renamed “Social Content Rankings”, eventually will include Instagram
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Agence France Presse to open bureau in North Korea, will join Associated Press, Japan's Kyodo, and China's Xinhua in having a permanent base in Pyongyang
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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