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9:20 AM ET, March 23, 2016

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Nick Denton / Gawker:
Hogan suit was about racist comments on another videotape, and Gawker will win on appeal  —  The Hogan Verdict  —  The decision by a Florida jury to grant $140 million in damages for a story on Gawker.com about a Hulk Hogan sex tape was extraordinary.  The number is far larger than even the plaintiff himself had asked for in relief.
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
RIAA report: streaming accounted for more US recorded-music revenue than downloads in 2015, rising from 27% in 2014 to 34% in 2015  —  US recorded-music revenues rose slightly in 2015, says RIAA  —  US music industry body the RIAA has published its figures for 2015, revealing …
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Blendle launches pay-per-story app in the US with articles from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, and Financial Times, starting at $.09 each  —  Paid journalism startup Blendle launches in the U.S.  —  Blendle, the Dutch journalism start-up developing an iTunes-style payment method …
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google:
Google renames Chromecast app “Google Cast”; Vizio P-Series TVs launched with Cast support  —  Google renames Chromecast app ‘Google Cast’, announces Vizio P-Series TVs w/ Cast & Android tablet remote  —  To reflect the recent expansion of its Google Cast streaming platform …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
With switch to digital, Independent staff being asked to take pay cuts of up to 50%; more than 100 journalists expected to lose their jobs  —  Independent staff to take huge pay cuts in move online-only  —  More than 100 journalists out of a total of 160 expected to lose their jobs …
Agence France-Presse:
French news sites Le Monde, L'Equipe, and Le Parisien, plus music streamer Deezer ask users to disable adblocking tools in effort organized by trade association  —  French news sites block the adblockers, telling readers to uninstall or lose access  —  Websites including Le Monde …
Glyn Moody / Ars Technica UK:
UK court rules that 8-second videos are long enough to infringe on copyright in case brought by cricket board and Sky UK against Fanatix website and app  —  Eight-second videos are long enough to infringe on copyright, says UK judge  —  Sharing key sporting moments on Fanatix site just not cricket, court decides.
Jennifer Faull / The Drum:
Johnston Press announces it will sell, close or cut costs at 59 local newspapers, including the Scotland on Sunday, South Yorkshire Times, the Weekend Herald  —  Johnston Press plans to cull 59 local newspapers as i sale progresses  —  Johnston Press will sell, close or cut costs at 59 local newspapers, it was announced today.
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Associated Press:
Activists call for investigation into March 10 death of Salvadoran radio journalist Nicolas Huberto Garcia  —  Human rights body condemns Salvadoran journalist's killing  —  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — An arm of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is condemning the slaying of a radio journalist in El Salvador.
Tony Biasotti / Columbia Journalism Review:
San Francisco Chronicle makes a 20 page feature into a documentary, will debut in April then make the festival rounds  —  What the San Francisco Chronicle hopes to accomplish with its first feature documentary  —  On March 6, the San Francisco Chronicle published “Last Men Standing,” …
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Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
Bertelsmann plans to increase Penguin Random House stake  —  Bertelsmann, Europe's largest media group by sales, said it planned to increase its stake in Penguin Random House to as much as 75 per cent if co-owner Pearson exited the company next year.  —  Thomas Rabe, Bertelsmann chief executive …
Chris Krewson / Billy Penn:
Gannett takes minority stake in owner of Philadelphia's Billy Penn, Spirited Media, to fund more staff and expansion to other cities  —  Gannett, nation's largest newspaper company, invests in Billy Penn parent  —  The nation's largest newspaper company is placing a bet on Billy Penn.
Smartclip:
RTL, the German TV and Radio group, aquires video ad tech firm SmartClip for about €47M  —  Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland to acquire smartclip  —  Investment in online video advertising sales  —  Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will make an important step in implementing its strategy …
 
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
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