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Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica:
YouTube stars Fine Brothers rescind plans to trademark terms and license assets related to their “react” videos after backlash — Fine Bros back down, rescind trademark claim on the word “react” — Claim was for “programs... in the field of observing, interviewing groups of people.”
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Fine Brothers Ent., New York Magazine, Tech Insider, @lafond66, Tech Times, Techly, Business Insider, CraveOnline, Gizmodo, The Verge, The Next Web, Mashable, @masterpj55, Tech Times, The Drum and Polygon
Dee Lockett / Vulture:
Recording Industry Association of America starts counting on-demand streaming audio and video toward certifying albums as gold or platinum sellers — The RIAA Finally Bows to Streaming, Making 17 Artists' Albums Go Gold and Platinum — This is huge. — Call it the Anti effect, or just call it getting hip to the times.
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RIAA, Fortune, CraveOnline, Music Business Worldwide, Business Insider, International Business Times, Complex, NPR, Complex, Billboard and The Verge
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Studios reexamine strategy as Netflix and Amazon shift Sundance focus to streaming rights instead of theatrical release, buy 6 high-profile films each — Sundance Wrap: Why Netflix and Amazon Dominance Matters — The streaming giants scored a combined 12 high-profile acquisitions.
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
The American Society of Magazine Editors Crowns The Atlantic Magazine of the Year at Ellies — The magazine industry gathered Monday night for the 50th annual National Magazine Awards or “Ellies,” which were held at the Grand Hyatt in Midtown East in New York.
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FishbowlNY, Folio, Ad Age, @asme1963, @mlcalderone, @mollyesque, @alexismadrigal, Media Life Magazine, @joshuatopolsky and FishbowlDC
Jeff Sonderman / American Press Institute:
American Press Institute paper on news as a product outlines best practices for the emerging role of product manager in news organizations — Best practices for product management in news organizations — News is a product. — Conceptually, that is a leap for people from traditional reporting and editing roles.
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Nieman Lab, @wloosen, @voxproduct and @raju
Agence France-Presse:
News sites not liable for ‘insulting and rude’ reader comments, says ECHR — Hungarian website argued that holding it liable for messages on its forum - which it removed - would have serious repercussions for freedom of expression — News websites are not responsible for “insulting and rude” …
Kate Goodacre / Digital Spy:
The BBC will keep the Olympics on free-to-air TV until 2024 after agreeing a rights partnership with Discovery — The BBC will keep the Olympics on free-to-air TV until 2024 after agreeing a rights partnership with Discovery — New agreement marks a sporting rights victory for the corporation.
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The Independent, Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, Guardian, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, Prolific North, BBC Sport and News
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer to unveil cost-cutting plan that includes up to 15% staff reduction, closure of some units — Yahoo's Marissa Mayer to Unveil Cost-Cutting Plan — Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is expected to unveil a plan on Tuesday aimed at slashing the Internet company's costs …
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Reynolds Center, New York Times, Benzinga, GeekWire, Fortune, New York Post, Fast Company, @rudyhavenstein, Business Insider, CNNMoney, Bloomberg Business, Variety, USA Today, @mims, Deadline, @binarybits and @pmorici1
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
SiriusXM reports Q4 earnings of $135M; adds 2.28M new subs, highest growth since 2007 — The satellite radio company controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media added 2.28 million net new subs and continues to add 1.4 million in 2016. — Satellite radio giant SiriusXM Radio …
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PR Newswire, @bevysmith, RTTNews and Benzinga
Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg Business:
Most online publishers hesitate to take action against ad-blockers for fear of upsetting readers — Why Most Websites Look the Other Way on Ad Blockers — Online publishers rage against ad blockers, but they're not doing much about them yet. — Randall Rothenberg doesn't want anyone …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
BuzzFeed clients increasingly seek proof that distributed and native ads work; sources say the news organization missed revenue growth goal last year — With a bet on a platform strategy, BuzzFeed faces business challenges — BuzzFeed has mastered the art of distributed publishing …
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@karaswisher, mUmBRELLA, @mathewi, @digitalshields, @pkafka, @lpolgreen and @gmoreira001
Press Association:
UN investigation into Julian Assange detention to report findings Friday, may rule he is being held in UK illegally — United Nations panel could rule in favour of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — Julian Assange has been in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for more than three years.
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Justice for Assange, globalnews.ca, @suigenerisjen and Sputnik International
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