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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Facebook confirms it is paying media companies to use Live Video, sources say New York Times, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, among those getting paid — It's Not Just Celebrities — Facebook Is Paying Media Companies to Make Live Video, Too — Facebook wants big media companies like BuzzFeed …
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Fidji Simo / Facebook:
Facebook overhauls Live Video with support for groups and events, reactions, comments, filters, and a global map — Introducing New Ways to Create, Share and Discover Live Video on Facebook — With Facebook Live you can use your phone to share a moment instantly with the people you care about.
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Robert D. Hof / New York Times:
Brands approach messaging apps and chat bots cautiously to avoid antagonizing users — As Messaging Apps Boom, Brands Tiptoe In — Gatorade owns one of the iconic television moments of the Super Bowl, the dousing of the winning coach with a huge bucket of the sport drink, ice included.
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Reuters:
Founding partner of Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian firm at center of data leak, says company was hacked from outside, files complaint with state prosecutors — Panama law firm says data hack was external, files complaint — The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal …
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Hilde Kate Lysiak, 9, breaks crime news before grownups do, fires back at critics, saying “some adult-run papers were reporting wrong news, or no news at all” — 9-year-old reporter breaks crime news, posts videos, fires back at critics — Reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak got …
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Jemima Kiss / Guardian:
BBC digital expert Tony Ageh poached by New York Public Library — Technologist, who has been with the corporation for 14 years, was part of the team that created the iPlayer — Tony Ageh, one of the architects of the BBC iPlayer, is to leave the corporation after 14 years to join …
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Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon buys 24.5% stake in DreamWorks' AwesomenessTV, valuing multiplatform production company at $650M — Verizon Taking Stake in DreamWorks' AwesomenessTV Venture — Plans to create new service for exclusive short-form mobile videos for Verizon's platforms
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Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Press intrusion victims say Cameron's failure to keep promises is betrayal — Gerry and Kate McCann and Christopher Jefferies are among those to sign letter calling for PM to clean up the press and implement effective regulation — Victims of press abuse have accused David Cameron of failing to keep the …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Reddit expands its blocking feature, now hides comment responses from the users you block, similar to “muting” on Twitter, as well as blocking personal messages — Reddit Steps Up Anti-Harassment Measures With New Blocking Tool — Bit by bit, Reddit — long the Internet's playground …
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Alibaba Completes $4 Billion Takeover of Youku Tudou — E-commerce giant Alibaba has announced that it has completed its takeover of Chinese video streaming giant Youku Tudou. — The company revealed a “going private” transaction in November last year and Youku's shareholders approved the sale in March.
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Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
Dogs of Instagram now get agents and contracts as sponsors line up, with some accounts with 150K-250K followers fetching $3K per post — ‘The Dog Agency’ Fetches Ad Dollars for Popular Pooches — New talent management firm helps Instagram-famous dogs strike deals with marketers
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
City AM launches City Talk, a native ad product that allows advertisers to pubish directly to the site — City AM will let advertisers publish directly to its site — London business-focused newspaper City AM is launching a new native product, called City Talk, that's designed …
Thomas Seal / Press Gazette:
Treasury saves £157k a year by reading newspapers online — George Osborne has cut Treasury spending on national titles by 85 per cent since taking office in 2010, according to Freedom of Information figures. — The Treasury spent £28,000 on buying national newspapers …
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