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8:15 AM ET, March 25, 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
Netflix says it has throttled its videos on AT&T's and Verizon's wireless networks for more than five years to protect users from exceeding data caps  —  Netflix Throttles Its Videos on AT&T, Verizon Networks  —  Streaming service says it limits video quality to protect users from exceeding data caps
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Sources: IBT Media editor-in-chief Peter Goodman is leaving company amid cuts; at least 10 editorial staffers laid off  —  Top editor to leave IBT Media amid layoffs  —  IBT Media editor in chief Peter Goodman is leaving the company as it executes a round of layoffs, POLITICO Media has learned.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Apple working with Will.i.am on unscripted TV show about apps  —  Apple's First Foray Into Original TV Is a Series About Apps  —  Apple's ambitions to go head to head with Netflix and create its own lineup of exclusive movies and TV shows has long been the subject of much chatter and speculation.
Adam Lashinsky / Fortune:
Interview with Jeff Bezos about his deepening involvement in The Washington Post, Amazon Books retail store, and more  —  Bezos Prime  —  Amazon's CEO has driven his company to all-consuming growth (and even, believe it or not, profits).  Today, though, as he deepens his involvement …
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Activist investor Starboard names nine candidates to replace Yahoo's entire board, launching proxy fight  —  Starboard Value Seeks to Oust Yahoo's Board  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The activist hedge fund Starboard Value announced on Thursday a slate of nine candidates to run for the board of Yahoo …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Turner Plans to Spend $100 Million Expanding Bleacher Report  —  Investment over next three years will be used to hire more staff and build out the digital sports brand's video output  —  Turner plans to spend $100 million on Bleacher Report over the next three years to help build out the digital sports property.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Hulu launches Gear VR app for watching its limited library of 360-degree videos, or any normal video in a virtual living room  —  Hulu Releases Virtual Reality App for Samsung Gear VR (Exclusive)  —  Hulu just took its first step into virtual worlds: The streaming service released an app …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Playboy Enterprises explores sale, could bring in $500M+, hires banker Moelis & Co.  —  Playboy Enterprises Explores Sale  —  Magazine publisher could fetch more than $500 million  —  Playboy Enterprises Inc. is exploring a sale, according to people familiar with the situation …
Leslie Picker / New York Times:
Sources: TiVo in merger talks with Rovi, would own about 30% of the combined company  —  TiVo Said to Be in Merger Talks With Rovi  —  TiVo, the digital video recorder company that popularized the DVR and revolutionized “time shifting” and fast-forwarding through advertising …
BBC:
Turkish Cumhuriyet journalists to be tried in closed court  —  Two prominent Turkish journalists, charged with revealing state secrets, will have their trial held in a closed court, a judge has ruled.  —  Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, from the newspaper Cumhuriyet, were arrested in November …
Murad Ahmed / Financial Times:
Google fined €100K over right to be forgotten rules by French data regulator, which says links must be removed globally  —  Google handed €100,000 fine by French data regulator  —  Google has been handed a €100,000 fine by France's privacy watchdog over allegations …
 
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Study: British journalism is 94% white, 55% male, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% black; almost half of female journalists paid less than £28,800 per year, or about $41K
Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Twitter accounts like @UberFacts and @OMGFacts mislead by leaving out valuable context and attribution
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Poynter creates resource guide highlighting Pulitzer winners participating in “social justice journalism”
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
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