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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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Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Disney announces it will use Nokia's Ozo camera to create VR content for its theatrical releases — Disney bets on Nokia's Ozo camera for the future of VR — Ever since Nokia announced its 360-degree Ozo virtual reality camera it has positioned the system as a high-end option for Hollywood filmmakers …
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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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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 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
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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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Alex Spence / Politico:
Alan Rusbridger appointed chair of Oxford University's Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism — The former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has been appointed chair of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University, the research center said in a statement.
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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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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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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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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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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Turner Broadcasting to launch subscription streaming video service, Filmstruck, aimed at film nerds; price believed to be in single digits — Turner To Launch Its First Direct-To-Consumer Service This Fall — FilmStruck will be managed by Turner Classic Movies and Criterion Collection
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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