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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.
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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Casey Newton / The Verge:
None of the changes Twitter made over the past year have broadened the appeal of the core service — Nothing Twitter is doing is working — Twitter reported its first-quarter earnings today, and they came in under expectations: the company's haul of $595 million was less than the $607.8 million …
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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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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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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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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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Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Google is letting the TV show ‘Silicon Valley’ post fake news to search results — If you search “Silicon Valley” or “Silicon Valley HBO” on Google, you'll find some nuggets about Stanford's damaged robots, Hooli's soaring stock price, and an unexpected CEO change at Pied Piper.
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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 …
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.
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
Sources: Amazon Studios is in early-stage talks with VR companies about making original VR content — Amazon in Talks to Create Virtual Reality Content (Exclusive) — Amazon is in talks with virtual-reality companies about developing original virtual-reality content, multiple people familiar with the matter told TheWrap.
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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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