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Ken Doctor / Politico:
The impact of Tribune Publishing changes: editor/publisher roles, the Maharaj memo, the exit of executives Denise Warren and Michael Rooney, and la.com plans — Between the lines of today's big Tribune reshuffle — The Jack Griffin era at Tribune Publishing is over - almost before it had really taken hold.
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Tribune Publishing reassigns top editors as editor-publishers at 8 papers, reports Q4 revenue up 1% to $462M YoY, ad revenues down 1.9% to $268M — TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2015 RESULTS — Michael Ferro Donates Chicago Sun-Times Stake Tribune Adopts Content …
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Jonathan Lansner / Orange County Register:
CEO Justin Dearborn says Tribune Publishing will bid for The Orange County Register — New CEO of L.A. Times owner says Tribune still wants to buy The Orange County Register — The owner of the Los Angeles Times, following a recent management shakeup, will still bid for The Orange County Register …
Mike Snider / USA Today:
Sony cuts monthly rate for PlayStation Vue to $40, a $10 drop, and adds ESPN and Disney channels in 7 cities — PlayStation Vue gets price cut plus ABC, ESPN — Sony's PlayStation Vue online video service is getting a price cut and a content upgrade, gaining ABC, ESPN and channels from Disney.
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Verizon and Hearst announce joint video venture, will launch mobile-focused lifestyle and comedy channels aimed at millennials this spring — Verizon and Hearst to Create TV for Mobile Millennial Viewers — Seeking to entertain the elusive millennial, Verizon Communications and Hearst announced …
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Rhapsody's losses nearly doubled last year to $35.5M on revenue of $202M as costs of growth rose — Rhapsody's Losses Nearly Doubled Last Year to $35.5 Million — EMAIL ME — Rhapsody, operated under the Napster brand outside of the United States, is showing how difficult …
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John Eggerton / Multichannel News:
FCC Complaint Filed Against Comcast's Stream TV — Public Knowledge says it violates NBCU condition, net neutrality — Public Knowledge has filed a complaint at the FCC over Comcast's exclusion of Stream TV from a customers' data caps. — It could become the first test of the FCC's case …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
MSNBC President Phil Griffin says network wasn't trying to end Melissa Harris-Perry's show — Melissa Harris-Perry Says MSNBC Show Deserved ‘Proper Burial’ — Melissa Harris-Perry is still frustrated with MSNBC. — Ms. Harris-Perry, the former weekend morning host …
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Guardian:
30 Sudanese journalists launch hunger strike over forced closure of El Tayar newspaper, while editor-in-chief Osman Marghani faces death penalty — 30 Sudanese journalists launch country's biggest ever hunger strike — Reporters protest against the forced closure of El Tayar …
Bloomberg Business:
‘Pulp Fiction’ Owner Miramax Sold to Qatar Broadcaster BeIN — Miramax, the film company that owns Oscar-winning movies including “Pulp Fiction,” was acquired by Qatar-based broadcaster BeIN Media Group. — The sellers include a unit of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and Colony Capital …
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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
How The New Yorker uses SnapChat to attract a young audience and experiment with its brand — 'We're not afraid of emoji': How the New Yorker speaks Snapchat — In adapting its brand to Snapchat, not even the 91-year-old New Yorker is above using an emoji here and there.
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
IAB/YouGov study of 2K UK adults: 47% of people 18-24 use adblockers, 54% would turn off blockers to access content — Study: More than half of all ad blocker users would disable them to read content — The latest IAB/YouGov study on the state of ad blocking in the U.K. contains more bad news …
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