Top News:
Michael Calderone / Huffington Post:
Bloomberg Editor Quits Over Fear The Company Can't Cover Michael Bloomberg Aggressively — “The bottom line is, you can't cover the circus unless you can write about one of the biggest elephants in the room,” said Kathy Kiely. — Can Bloomberg aggressively cover Bloomberg?
Discussion:
Bloomberg Business, USA Today, Mediaite, CNNMoney, @rafat, The Wrap, Talking Biz News, Politico, @maggienyt, @politicony, @pauldemko, @desideriodc, The Week, Salon and Fortune
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
FCC to propose new rules to give cable and satellite customers more choice over set top boxes, 40 telco and media groups plan coalition to oppose the initiative — FCC to Propose Overhauling Rules on Set-Top Boxes — Measure, aimed at cutting cable bills, likely would let consumers choose among competing devices
Discussion:
Re/code, New York Times, Variety, Techdirt, Reuters, AdExchanger, PCMag UK, The Hill, Engadget, MacRumors, The Atlantic, Gizmodo, Mashable, BuzzFeed, Deadline, The Next Web, Light Reading, The Verge, NPR, Ars Technica, Radio & Television …, USA Today, Digital Trends, TechHive, Hollywood Reporter, MediaPost, @joshgreenman, @tomwheelerfcc, CNBC, CCIA, @publicknowledge, @hshaban, TIME, @tomwheelerfcc, Public Knowledge, Engadget, VentureBeat, Consumerist, AppleInsider and Philly.com
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
The New York Times files copyright lawsuit against publisher of War is Beautiful, a book that argues the Times glamorizes war — New York Times Sues Publisher Over War Photos, Fair Use At Issue — The paper of record is raising eyebrows with a questionable copyright lawsuit.
Benjamin Wallace / Vulture:
Behind the rise and fall of Relativity Media and CEO Ryan Kavanaugh — The Epic Fail of Hollywood's Hottest Algorithm — In an industry where no one knows anything, here, finally, was someone who seemed to know something: Ryan Kavanaugh, a spikily red-haired man-child with an impish grin …
Discussion:
@beccamess, @davegilboa and Business Insider
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
20th Century Fox Signs Chinese Streaming Deal with Baidu's iQIYI — 20th Century Fox will begin streaming movies like “The Martian” in China through a deal with search giant Baidu's subscription Internet video portal iQIYI, the companies said Wednesday. — Financial terms weren't disclosed.
Discussion:
Home Media Magazine, Variety and Deadline
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Wall Street Journal reorganizes newsroom, including Page One editors, in part to make digital reporting less dependent on print timetable and structure — The Wall Street Journal reorganizes its newsroom — Wall Street Journal editor in chief Gerard Baker today announced a series …
Discussion:
WWD, Talking Biz News, @raju and Wall Street Journal
Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
A working theory: Adelson overpaid for the Las Vegas Review-Journal because the deal included obscuring his connection to critical coverage of Nevada judges — Journalists as ‘hit squad:’ Connecting the dots on Sheldon Adelson, the Review-Journal of Las Vegas and Edward Clarkin in Connecticut
Discussion:
@johnmcquaid, @jamesdehaven and @jayrosen_nyu
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
What it's like to cover Google when you can't get an interview with Larry Page — Try to Interview Google's Chief Executive. It's Emasculating. — I started as The New York Times's Google beat reporter in August 2014. Shortly thereafter, I told the company's public relations people …
Discussion:
@ohthatflo, @marcuswohlsen, @mikeisaac and @samuelgibbs
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Spotify Is Raising Another $500M In Convertible Notes With Discounts On IPO Shares — A week after streaming music company Deezer announced that it had raised another $109 million from existing investors, news has leaked out that its bigger rival Spotify is raising again, too.
Discussion:
Bloomberg Business, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, RAIN News, New York Times, Financial Times, Reuters and Music Ally
Thomas Oide / The Maneater:
University of Missouri suspends professor Melissa Click, who called for “muscle” against student reporter — Melissa Click suspended by UM System Board of Curators pending further investigation — Suspension comes after being charged for third-degree assault on Monday.
Discussion:
Advancing Missouri, Reuters, Fox News, Kansas City Star, USA TODAY College and The Atlantic
Mike McPhate / New York Times:
With Corbis Sale, Tiananmen Protest Images Go to Chinese Media Company — Corbis, the photography archive owned by Bill Gates that includes some of the most famous pictures ever made, has sold its image and licensing division to a Chinese company. — The sale gives the new owner …
Wall Street Journal:
Sinclair Broadcasting agrees to buy Tennis Channel for $350M — Sinclair Broadcasting To Acquire Tennis Channel — TV station-owner Sinclair Broadcasting is acquiring Tennis Channel, marking the company's first foray into national cable TV as it looks to diversify its business.
Discussion:
Multichannel News, Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable, @jbflint, @ourand_sbj, @ourand_sbj, @keachhagey, PR Newswire, TVSpy and Fortune