Mediagazer: Source: Gawker paid Condé Nast executive the site outed an undisclosed amount in order to avoid another lawsuit (Lloyd Grove/The Daily Beast)

2:45 PM ET, March 25, 2016

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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:

Source: Gawker paid Condé Nast executive the site outed an undisclosed amount in order to avoid another lawsuit — Gawker's Season of Fear and Loathing — The now-pariah gossip website may be bruised in the aftermath of its Hulk Hogan verdict, but those anticipating its demise might be sorely disappointed.

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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.

Kelsey Sutton / Politico:

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

Andrew Albanese / Publishers Weekly:

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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 …

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John Sudworth / BBC:

Source: China has detained 16 staffers connected to Wujie News over letter calling for President Xi Jinping's resignation, bringing total detained to 20 — China ‘detains 17 over Xi resignation letter’ — A total of 17 people have been detained in China following the publication …

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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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John Eggerton / Multichannel News:

New report finds growing surveillance of consumers by ISPs and other video providers — CDD Looks To Help FCC With Broadband CPNI Rules — Sends Wheeler Report Looking at Data Collection Practices — The Center for Digital Democracy said Tuesday it is presenting FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler …

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