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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Michael Bloomberg mulling new leadership structure that would allow him to step down, is considering running for President, decision expected within 2 weeks — Bloomberg again at center of his company, but readying exit? — NEW YORK (AP) — Since returning to the financial information company …
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Gabrielle Bluestone / Gawker:
Watch the Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Trial Live From Florida — The Bollea v. Gawker Media jury trial begins today in St. Petersburg, Fla. and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can watch it all live right here. — The basis of the trial began in 2012, when Gawker posted …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Opening statements to begin in Gawker-Hulk Hogan sex tape trial, Hogan to testify — Hulk Hogan and Gawker head to court over decade-old sex tape — Hulk Hogan will finally get his day in court. — Roughly a decade since he was filmed having sex with a friend's wife and four years …
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FishbowlNY, @tomkludt and @marygeorgant
George Slefo / Ad Age:
IAB creates guide for publishers to combat ad blocking, worked with publishers including Gawker and BuzzFeed to find practical tactics — IAB Creates Guide for Publishers to Combat Ad Blocking — Organization Describes Six Tactics Including Paying the Ad Blockers
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Julia Greenberg / Wired:
How adblockers like Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and others make money and track users — Ad Blockers Are Making Money Off Ads (And Tracking, Too) — Advertising pays for a lot of what you see on the Internet. This makes ad blockers a big deal. Readers are using them. Advertisers are panicking about them.
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCU veteran Alison Moore joins SoundCloud as chief revenue officer — SoundCloud Appoints NBCUniversal Veteran to Executive Role — A month after reporting wide losses, music streaming startup SoundCloud is bringing in an experienced television executive to oversee its moneymaking businesses.
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Re/code, TechCrunch and The Wrap
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Spy Magazine co-founders, Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter and Kurt Andersen, two reporters who covered Trump closely in 1980s, discuss the candidate — Decades Later, ‘Spy’ Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump — Listen to the Story — Soon after its launch in 1986 …
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Apple loses Supreme Court appeal in ebook price-fixing case, must pay $450M — Apple Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court in $450 Million E-Book Case — Apple Inc. must pay $450 million to end an antitrust suit after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a finding that the company orchestrated …
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Shira Ovide / Bloomberg Business:
The FCC's failed attempt to unlock set top boxes more than ten years ago with CableCard shows breaking Big Cable isn't easy — The Cord Empire Strikes Back — There are many prophecies of a coming end to the Big Cable tyranny. The compelling options for Web video grow by the day.
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Michael Finnegan Named President of Atlantic Media — Atlantic Media has promoted Michael Finnegan from chief operating officer to president. Finnegan has only served as COO for the past six months. — Finngan joined Atlantic Media in 2o11 as director of business development and analytics.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
ITN unveils plan to shift focus from TV news to production, boost revenues by 50% within five years — ITN to shift focus from TV news to production in ambitious plan — News producer for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 plans to boost revenues by 50% in five years by enlarging ITN Productions
Jack Murtha / Columbia Journalism Review:
How The Influence and other media outlets are challenging the prevailing narratives on drugs that are often shaped and spun by law enforcement — How drug reporting is changing — Journalism has a drug problem. It's festered for years, from the panic-stricken coverage of marijuana in the 1930s …
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