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Roger Yu / USA Today:
Gannett Co. offers to buy Tribune Publishing, owner of LA Times, for $815M, at $12.25 a share, will assume $390M of Tribune's outstanding debt — Gannett offers $815 million to buy Tribune Publishing — Gannett Co., which owns USA TODAY and more than 100 other media properties across the country …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Wall Street reaction to Gannett's Tribune bid indicates deal is likely to succeed; spokesman says Gannett would keep Tribune intact — Why Gannett is likely to win its takeover bid for Tribune Publishing — Despite initial resistance from Tribune Publishing's management …
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James Warren / Poynter:
Tribune's management surprised by Gannett bid, had other plans for the company, internal memo reveals; bid could lead to boardroom or courtroom battle
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Gannett says Tribune Publishing rejected its offer but Tribune says it's reviewing offer
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Kelly Ripa gets a personal apology from ABC execs — Top executives at Disney and ABC have personally apologized to Kelly Ripa for last week's bungled announcement about the departure of her co-host Michael Strahan. — The bosses apologized to Strahan too.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Charter-Time Warner Cable merger and Bright House Networks acquisition get regulatory OK in deals valued at $88B, with terms to protect streaming competition — FCC chairman recommends approval of Charter's takeover of Time Warner Cable — Charter Communications is closer to realizing …
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Amy X. Wang / Quartz:
Tidal surged with help from Beyoncé and Prince exclusive streaming, but still faces challenges including lawsuits — It's now or never for Jay Z's Tidal — Based on all the attention it gets, Jay Z's Tidal—the subscription-only music service that's been bouncing all over the news lately …
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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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Zack Liscio / Naytev Insights:
A breakdown of BuzzFeed's official distribution channels: 10 social networks, 7 chat apps, 5 BuzzFeed apps, 20 video syndication partners, and more — What Networks Does BuzzFeed Actually Use? — Among the most defining characteristics of BuzzFeed's strategy is the way their content reaches readers …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Ken Li, founding editor of Recode, named Newsweek managing editor, replacing Kira Bindrim — Recode's Li named ME of Newsweek — Ken Li, who has been editor in chief of tech news site Re/code, has been named managing editor of Newsweek magazine. — Li will be based out of New York …
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@kirabind, FishbowlNY, New York Post, @kenli729, thebaron.info, @kenli729 and Folio
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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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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AppAdvice.com Latest, SlashGear, Digital Trends, SiliconANGLE, @caseynewton, Ubergizmo, Fast Company, Windows Central and hypebot
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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@craig_burley, Canada Business, @heerjeet, Toronto Star and Globe and Mail
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