Mediagazer: Eddy Cue says Apple has 11M+ Apple Music subs and 782M iCloud users, and Craig Federighi addresses complaints of bugs in Apple apps on John Gruber's podcast (Sean O'Kane/The Verge)

5:45 PM ET, February 12, 2016

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William Turvill / Press Gazette:

ESI Media confirms Independent on Sunday to cease printing and Independent to go digital-only in late March; Johnston Press buys i for £24M — Independent newspapers closed, but will continue online, after i sale to Johnston Press — The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers are to close, it has been confirmed.

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

i to expand into Northern Ireland, launch a new website, and hire more than 30 staff — Johnston Press to expand i newspaper into Northern Ireland — Hiring spree by regional publisher for newly acquired national title expected to pick up staff from Independent and Independent on Sunday

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Hollywood Reporter:

Sources: Apple is backing Vital Signs, a six-episode scripted television series starring Dr. Dre, likely to be distributed via Apple Music — Dr. Dre Filming Apple's First Scripted Television Series (Exclusive) — ‘Vital Signs,’ the technology giant's inaugural original …

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Sources: as early as May, Snapchat will let you subscribe to Discover publishers, ensuring their content always appears on your Stories page — Snapchat Wants to Let Users Subscribe to Their Favorite ‘Discover’ Publishers — Snapchat is working on new plans to boost traffic to the publishers that use its “Discover” platform.

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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:

Snapchat uses a team of about six journalists to add context to live stories of the presidential campaign — Snapchat Bets Big on Quick-Fire Approach to Campaign Coverage — BEDFORD, N.H. — Standing toward the back of the room at a Jeb Bush campaign rally here last week, Peter Hamby …

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Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:

The New York Times collaborates with This American Life on a special investigative report — Last August, a college student named Alan Pean was Tasered and shot in the chest by two security guards shortly after seeking treatment for a psychotic episode at a Houston hospital.

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Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

YouTube buys BandPage to boost direct-to-fan features — “We are very excited to announce that BandPage is joining YouTube, a move which dramatically accelerates our shared goal of helping musicians everywhere thrive,” announced BandPage in a blog post. — “BandPage is dedicated …

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Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

SoundCloud files financial results showing $44.27M loss in 2014 with revenue of $19.7M; board forecasts it will need more capital investment in 2016 — SoundCloud financial results show €39.1m loss in 2014 — SoundCloud's revenues rose 54% to €17.4m in 2014 …

Sean O'Kane / The Verge:

Eddy Cue says Apple has 11M+ Apple Music subs and 782M iCloud users, and Craig Federighi addresses complaints of bugs in Apple apps on John Gruber's podcast — Apple Music now has over 11 million subscribers — Apple senior vice presidents Craig Federighi and Eddy Cue appeared on John Gruber's podcast …

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Patrick Frater / Variety:

China's Baidu Receives $2.8 Billion Offer for Online Video Giant iQIYI — Baidu, China's leading search engine operator, says that it has received a non-binding offer to buy iQIYI, a majority-owned subsidiary which is one of the Middle Kingdom's leading streaming video platforms.

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Paul Farrell / Guardian:

Guardian Australia reporter Paul Farrell's police record contains more than 200 heavily redacted pages documenting federal police investigation of his sources — The AFP and me: how one of my asylum stories sparked a 200-page police investigation — When Guardian Australia reporter Paul Farrell put …

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

How the presidential campaign looks through the eyes of a foreign journalist — WEST DES MOINES — Marco Rubio is talking about the decline of the American military. Mattias Kolb can hardly believe what he's hearing. — Standing at the back of a packed and overheated sports bar, Kolb …