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Sources: Comcast in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3B+, would likely merge DreamWorks with Universal Pictures — Comcast in Talks to Buy DreamWorks for More Than $3 Billion — Deal would join DreamWorks with Comcast's Universal Pictures — Comcast Corp. is in talks …
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Comcast Q1: beats expectations with revenue up 5.3% to $18.79B, profit up to $2.13B, adds 53K video customers — Comcast Profit Tops Estimates — Cable giant continues to add video customers despite weak pay-TV market — Comcast Corp. reported better-than-expected financial results …
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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Tribune Publishing's Michael Ferro criticizes Gannett for pressing for board decision on $400M takeover bid before he can unveil strategic plan on May 4 — Tribune Publishing Chairman Michael Ferro says Gannett is ‘trying to steal the company’ — Chicago's Tribune Tower.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
YouTube debuts non-skippable, 6-second Bumper ad unit, to complement existing ad formats — YouTube introduces six-second Bumper ads — YouTube announced a new ad format today that's all about brevity. — In a blog post, Product Manager Zach Lupei said YouTube has been exploring formats …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John L. Smith resigns after paper prevented him from writing about Sheldon Adelson and another casino owner, Steve Wynn — Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist resigns — Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John L. Smith resigned from the paper on Tuesday …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple Music now has 13 million paying subscribers, up from 11 million in February — Alongside its announcement of Apple's quarterly earnings, its first revenue decline since 2003, Apple has also announced latest numbers for Apple Music, its $9.99 per month streaming music service.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter reports mixed Q1 with $595M in revenue, up 36% YoY but less than $608M expected, 310M MAUs, up 3% YoY; stock drops 13%+ after hours — Twitter's woes continue on Q1 sales of $595M, a sluggish 310M MAUs and weak guidance — Twitter reported its Q1 earnings today, and they're not great.
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
None of the changes Twitter made over the past year have broadened the appeal of the core service
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Esquire removes satirical article by “Prof. Jeff Jarvis” after request from real Jeff Jarvis — Esquire removes satirical article after criticism — Late on Tuesday night, Esquire.com removed a satirical article written by Rurik Bradbury that it had published online earlier in the day.
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Alex Weprin / Politico:
Former MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner joins The Atlantic as senior editor, will also play role in live events and video projects — Alex Wagner leaves MSNBC for The Atlantic — Former MSNBC anchor Alex Wagner is leaving the channel to join The Atlantic as senior editor, the magazine announced Tuesday morning.
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Mario Le Content:
Think pieces about saving media are simply desperate, gut-wrenching cries for help as newspapers close, websites announce layoffs, and money becomes more scarce — I Too Have An Idea On How To Save The Media Once And For All — Wait, no, I don't, I obviously don't, and neither do you, but hang on.
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Joshua Topolsky:
Next age of media must include compelling stories for specific audiences, not just quantity aimed at digital scale
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Barnes & Noble's Longtime Leader, Leonard Riggio, Is Stepping Down — When Leonard Riggio bought Barnes & Noble in 1971, it consisted of a single struggling store in Manhattan. Over time, with swagger and an unwavering belief in the value of physical bookstores, he turned it into the country's largest bookselling chain.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Judges rules against Bill Cosby getting notes from New York magazine reporter — NEW YORK — The comedian Bill Cosby lost his bid on Tuesday to force the publisher of New York magazine to comply with a subpoena seeking reporters' notes and other material for a cover story …
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
A new podcast from Mic and The Economist aims for a global perspective on the 2016 election — To Americans, the rise of Donald Trump might feel like a singular historical event, something unpredictable even by the most astute of political observers. (Nate Silver called Trump a Black Swan.)
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