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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
National Review produces special issue with over 20 essays from conservative thinkers aiming to stop Trump's campaign — National Review aims to take down Trump — The influential magazine turns to conservative leaders to make the anti-Trump case. — For months, Republican leaders …
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Jack Fowler / National Review:
Republican Party disinvites National Review from co-hosting February presidential debate — Houston, We Have a Problem — National Review was asked by the RNC to partner in the GOP debates. We agreed. Our initial partner was NBC, with whom we were to help moderate the pre-Super Tuesday debate …
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Gawker founder Nick Denton cedes some control to VC firm — The most radical change accompanying Gawker founder and CEO Nick Denton's decision to accept outside investment is the amount of control ceded to the investor, Gawker's newly-revised corporate charter reveals.
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Will Carleton / Photo Archive News:
Corbis sold to Visual China Group - absorbs into Getty Images — So, this has been rattling around the rumour box for six months and finally we have an answer: — Corbis has been sold to Visual China Group ..who have a partnership with Getty Images who will now be distributing Corbis.
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Ali Jaafar / Deadline:
Netflix to finance and distribute five new films and launch them simultaneously in 190 countries — Netflix Expands Global Indie Strategy With Slate Of New Features — EXCLUSIVE: As the film world converges on Park City on the eve of Sundance, Netflix is expanding its global indie film strategy …
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Daniel Frankel / FierceCable:
Verizon Q4: FiOS operations grew 6.8% to $3.5B, CFO says custom TV product will change to comply with contracts, Go90 won't be profitable for at least two years — Verizon's CFO: Custom TV will ‘refresh’ to comply with programming contracts — Verizon (NYSE: VZ) CFO Fran Shammo …
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Aleksandra Sagan / The Canadian Press:
Postmedia Job Cuts Hint At A Growing Media Monopoly In Canada — TORONTO — Postmedia's layoffs and newsroom mergers hint at a growing media monopoly in Canada, critics say, with some calling for government intervention to find a solution to the newspaper industry's money woes.
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Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Taliban attack on Tolo TV company bus in Kabul that killed seven and wounded 25 was its first bombing targeting a media group — Vibrant Lives of Afghan TV Crew, Erased in a Taliban Bombing — KABUL, Afghanistan — One was a young graphic designer planning a wedding.
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Al-Jazeera says 3 of its reporters in Yemen likely kidnapped — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three Al-Jazeera journalists working in war-ravaged Yemen who went missing this week likely have been kidnapped, the satellite news network says, the latest reporters targeted in the civil war gripping the Arab world's poorest country.
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Former NoW editor Andy Coulson sets up PR firm — David Cameron's ex-communications director, who was jailed over phone hacking, launches firm offering corporate strategy and communications advice — Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former communications director who was sentenced to 18 months …
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Peter Roybal / Facebook:
Facebook's new Audience Optimization tool lets publishers tag content to target readers by interest or demographics — Introducing Audience Optimization for Publishers — Today, we're launching Audience Optimization, an organic targeting tool to help publishers reach and engage their audiences …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Netflix, Amazon, other digital buyers with serious money rattle Sundance, other film markets by paying top dollar for arthouse films — Sundance Preview: Amazon, Netflix Bring Upheaval to Challenging Indie Market — With a week to go before Sundance officially starts …
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