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3:50 AM ET, April 7, 2016

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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.
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Yahoo's head of media, Martha Nelson, says the company is building on strengths in sports and finance verticals  —  How Yahoo is trying to save its media business  —  Amid the layoffs, Yahoo's executives insist that the paring down of its media properties is all part of a master plan.
Sridhar Pappu / New York Times:
Gay Talese ends up with a dim view of social media after a Twitter storm followed his struggle to name an inspiring female writer during a talk  —  Gay Talese Goes Through the Twitter Wringer  —  On Friday, April 1, the 84-year-old writer Gay Talese made his way from New York to Boston …
Garett Sloane / Digiday:
Washington Post Director of Product Joey Marburger says publication is working on “WaPo bot” a chatbot that will talk to readers, research news, and more  —  Why the Washington Post is building chatbots to deliver the news  —  When Microsoft's Tay, the artificially intelligent bot …
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Robert D. Hof / New York Times:
Brands approach messaging apps and chat bots cautiously to avoid antagonizing users
Discussion: TechCrunch
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Sources: NFL selected Twitter because it felt Facebook undervalued content rights, has poor monetization model  —  Why the NFL went to Twitter instead of Facebook  —  Twitter's surprising deal to stream NFL games may have been the result of a dispute between the sports league and the world's largest social network — Facebook.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon buys 24.5% stake in online-video startup AwesomenessTV for $159M, plans premium short-form mobile video service to launch with its go90 free service  —  Verizon to Acquire 24.5% Stake in AwesomenessTV for $159 Million  —  DreamWorks Animation to remain majority owner, with Hearst holding remaining 24.5% stake
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
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 …
Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press:
Judge gives final approval to multimillion dollar settlement in Sony Pictures class-action lawsuit filed by former employees after 2014 data breach  —  JUDGE APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN SONY PICTURES HACKING CASE  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Wednesday approved a multimillion dollar settlement …
Discussion: Deadline and Forbes
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.
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 …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Robert Iger's Success at Disney Makes Him a Tough Act to Follow  —  LOS ANGELES — On Monday night, as a stunned Hollywood scrambled to understand why Disney's heir apparent, Thomas O. Staggs, had abruptly decided to step down, the company held a lavish premiere for its “Jungle Book” movie.
 
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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
Discussion: The Drum and @cityam
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Press intrusion victims say Cameron's failure to keep promises is betrayal
Thomas Seal / Press Gazette:
Treasury saves £157k a year by reading newspapers online
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Reuters:
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