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Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
Univision buys out Disney's stake in Fusion, creates new division, Fusion Media, to include The Onion, The Root, and more — Univision buys Walt Disney's stake in Fusion — Univision is buying Walt Disney out of its stake in Fusion and wrapping the millennial-focused US cable channel …
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Jonathan Levin / Bloomberg:
Sources: Univision aims for IPO in second half of 2016, seeking market value of $6.5B — Univision Said Eyeing Second Half of Year for $1 Billion IPO — Company said to aim for market value of at least $6.5 billion — Shares to be sold by company, proceeds will go to repay debt
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Medium raises $50M Series C led by Spark Capital, adds Ben Horowitz, Judy Estrin to board; source puts value at $600M, up from $400M in Sept when it raised $57M — Ev Williams's Medium raised $57 million in September — now it's raised another $50 million — You may have heard there's …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
ABC's change to boost morning TV lineup creates rancor after executives failed to notify Kelly Ripa of Michael Strahan's move to Good Morning America — Kelly Ripa's Absence From ‘Live’ Points to Rancor at ABC — It seemed like an innocent enough announcement: Michael Strahan …
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Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Survey: Editors see media losing ground as legal advocate for 1st Amendment — Editors around the country are losing confidence in the news industry's ability to fulfill its role as a First Amendment champion, and they believe that shrinking resources are to blame, according to a report released …
Jotham Sederstrom:
Fired New York Daily News editor Jotham Sederstrom says CMS and distraction to blame for missing attribution in Shaun King story — Regarding Shaun King and the Daily News — When I learned in October that Shaun King had been tapped to become a social justice columnist for the Daily News …
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Jay Wallace becomes EVP news and editorial at Fox News as Michael Clemente moves to longform unit: both will report directly to CEO Ailes — Fox News Launches Longform Unit With Michael Clemente; Jay Wallace Upped to News Head — EMAIL ME — The new division shifts former news topper Clemente to specials.
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Facebook:
Facebook's News Feed starts prioritizing time spent on content, and reduces how often it shows posts in a row from the same source — News Feed FYI: More Articles You Want to Spend Time Viewing — As we work to improve News Feed, we make updates to help make sure you see the most relevant stories at the top.
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New York Times:
Sources: Chinese regulator shut down iBooks Store and iTunes Movies in China last week, six months after Apple launched the products in the country — Apple No Longer Immune to China's Scrutiny of U.S. Tech Firms — For years, there has been a limit to the success of American technology companies in China.
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James Warren / Poynter:
SEC filing: ousted Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin to receive $2M in addition to $3.2M 2015 compensation — $2 million golden parachute, a jet plane and other tidbits from Tribune Publishing SEC filings — Departing can be very sweet sorrow in corporate America …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Viacom and Dish Avert Blackout, Set Deal That Includes Sling TV Rights for Key Channels … After a long night of negotiations, Viacom and Dish have come to terms on a carriage agreement that will make some Viacom channels available through Dish's low-cost Sling TV streaming service for the first time.
Kent Gibbons / Multichannel News:
Comcast blocks its subscribers from authenticating on new Starz app that also offers over-the-top TV access, directs Starz subscribers to Xfinity instead — Comcast Won't Authenticate Subs for New Starz App — Biggest cable operator unhappy Starz blends OTT, TV-everywhere in single app
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