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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube and Google Play agree to join T-Mobile's Binge On Program, following criticism of video throttling — YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV will now participate in T-Mobile's “Binge On” program, which offers cellular subscribers the ability to watch a variety of services without those streams counting against users' data plans.
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Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Guardian Media Group to cut 250 jobs in bid to break even within three years — Publisher of the Guardian and Observer says it hopes cuts, which include target of 100 editorial roles, will all be voluntary — Guardian Media Group is planning to cut 250 jobs - including 100 in editorial …
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The Wrap, Press Gazette, Agence France-Presse, Telegraph, Financial Times, The Drum, Politico, @alexweprin and @margarita
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Twitter quietly turned on its new algorithmic timeline for everyone — Twitter's new algorithmic timeline was heralded as the end of the service by many, but when it launched, it amounted to nothing more than the natural evolution of the prior ‘while you were away’ feature.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Tribune Publishing wins $56 million auction to acquire OC Register — One of the largest newspapers in California may soon have a new owner. — Tribune Publishing, the newspaper chain whose holdings include the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, has agreed to purchase …
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Orange County Register, Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, LA Observed, L.A. Daily News, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Times of San Diego, MyNewsLA.com, The Wrap, The San Diego Union …, Talking New Media, Business Wire, Orange County Business …, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Business, Editor & Publisher, Los Angeles Business Journal, MediaPost, Chicago Business, 89.3 KPCC and Los Angeles Times
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
The Independent launches £12.99 a month subscription app in advance of print closure, includes news, business, comment, sports, and columns — Independent launches paid-for digital edition — Independent Daily Edition subscription app contains news, business, comment and sport sections, offered in free trial
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@pplwhocantpark, @mathewi, @broderick, @mattietk, @shonaghosh, Mediatel, Press Gazette and The Drum
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Independent's hiring writers to do both native ads and edit content — With its print papers ceasing production in the next two weeks, The Independent is being forced to quickly re-fashion itself as a pure digital-only business. — That means native ads, naturally.
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@youngvulgarian, @mathewi, @caseyjohnston, @digiday and @sarahkendzior
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
The New York Times should have alerted readers and explained post-publication changes to Bernie Sanders article — Were Changes to Sanders Article ‘Stealth Editing’? — Bernie Sanders supporters have been unhappy with The Times in recent months, but it looked as if they were beginning …
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The Wrap, FishbowlDC, Mediaite, @ali_gharib, Independent Journal Review, @jamilsmith, @johnmcquaid, @themurdochtimes, @barryeisler, @jackshafer, @ryanchittum, Talking New Media, @evangershkovich, Poynter, @mtaibbi, @billmon1, @bbabbo1, @ryanchittum, @notclimatebrad, @felixsalmon, @ggreenwald and @ryanchittum
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Hulk Hogan's legal team trying to stop court from releasing documents before Gawker verdict — Hulk Hogan's legal team is trying to delay the public release of documents related to his $100 million invasion of privacy suit against Gawker Media until after the jury hearing the case renders a verdict.
Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Fairfax Media to cut 120 full-time jobs at Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, and The Age — Fairfax Media journalists on strike until Monday after 120 jobs axed — Staff at Sydney Morning Herald, Age and Australian Financial Review respond after editorial director announces major redundancy program
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mUmBRELLA, Editor & Publisher, NEWS.com.au, ABC, Reuters, National Business Review, Radio New Zealand World …, AdNews, Guardian, Techly, Yahoo! News, BBC, Stuff.co.nz, 9news.com.au, InDaily, Sky News, Business Spectator, Talking New Media, @srpeatling, Mashable, New York Post, @positivetony, mUmBRELLA, @fairgofairfax, @heldavidson, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Mail, @bencubby, @sarahgerathy, @jennymikakos, @lisavisentin, @nez72, @nicchristensen, @aramadge, @ad_fletch, @thetowncrier and Business Insider Australia
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fullscreen Buys StageBloc, Startup That Powers Fan Engagement for Metallica, Keith Urban — Through acquisition, Fullscreen promises new ways to let top creators monetize their fanbases — Fullscreen is promising digital stars new ways to make money from their legions of devoted followers …
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VentureBeat, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter and Mashable
Jonathan Soble / New York Times:
Junpei Yasuda, Japanese Journalist Missing in Syria, Surfaces in Video — TOKYO — A Japanese journalist believed to have been captured by militants in Syria last year appeared in a video posted online on Thursday. He delivered an emotional message to his family but revealed little about his captors' demands or intentions.
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International Business Times, TIME, Nikkei and Reuters
Chris Lehmann / The Baffler:
Breitbart has never been a journalistic enterprise and its handling of recent crisis is in spirit of the site's founder Andrew Breitbart — The Breitbart Betrayals — There aren't many hard-and-fast rules left in the grand digital Guignol of political journalism but, without question …
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@thebafflermag, Salon and @washspec
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