Mediagazer: Vox Media's Circuit Breaker aims to make money with Instant Articles, editorial sponsorships, possible product placement in Facebook Live, and maybe e-commerce (Jeremy Barr/Ad Age)

2:35 AM ET, April 26, 2016

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Amy X. Wang / Quartz:

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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:

Vox Media's Circuit Breaker aims to make money with Instant Articles, editorial sponsorships, possible product placement in Facebook Live, and maybe e-commerce — How Vox Media's New Gadget Blog Circuit Breaker Will Earn Revenue — On Monday, Vox Media tech and culture site The Verge announced …

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Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:

Saturday Night Live to reduce ads by 30%, introduces six slots a year for branded content — ‘Saturday Night Live’ Will Cut Ads by 30% Next Season — Also Offers Marketers Limited Branded Content Pods — Marketing Fact Pack — NBC's “Saturday Night Live” is paring down its commercial load …

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Dave McNary / Variety:

Lionsgate to distribute more than 100 films on Steam, including The Hunger Games — Lionsgate Launches Distribution Through Steam, Includes ‘Hunger Games’ … Valve Corp. and Lionsgate have formed a partnership under which Lionsgate will license more than 100 films to Valve's Steam digital …

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Hundreds of Spotify credentials appear online - users report accounts hacked, emails changed — A list containing hundreds of Spotify account credentials - including emails, usernames, passwords, account type and other details - has popped up on the website Pastebin, in what appears to be a possible security breach.

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Sean Craig / BuzzFeed:

The Globe And Mail Has Confirmed Margaret Wente Plagiarized Again — The Globe and Mail today said it will publish corrections with apologies after star columnist Margaret Wente was found to have plagiarized in two recent columns. Wente was disciplined by the paper in 2012 after it was revealed she lifted work from other writers.

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