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9:50 AM ET, April 28, 2016

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Comcast's NBCUniversal Officially Acquires DreamWorks for $3.8 Billion  —  Comcast's NBCUniversal has officially acquired DreamWorks Animation at an equity value of $3.8 billion.  —  “DreamWorks Animation is a great addition to NBCUniversal,” said Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Arianna Huffington joins Uber's board, raising questions about Huffington Post editorial boundaries despite her recusing herself from coverage of Uber  —  Arianna Huffington is an Uber board member: Huh?  —  Editors in chief of news organizations are well advised to steer clear of corporate entanglements.
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Kelly McBride / Poynter:
With Arianna Huffington on the Uber board, the Huffington Post must manage both actual and perceived conflicts of interest  —  Ask the ethicist: Should Arianna Huffington sit on Uber's board?  —  Arianna Huffington was announced as the newest member of Uber's board of directors today …
Discussion: Fortune, @kellymcb and @sarahcuda
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Viacom Q2 revenue falls 3% to $3B, compared to $3.08B in same period last year  —  Viacom Q2 Revenue Dips 3% On Ad Shortfalls, Film Unit Operating Loss … Viacom Inc. said revenue dipped slightly its fiscal second quarter fell 3% as its U.S. media networks grappled with ratings declines …
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Spotify buys CrowdAlbum, which aggregates photos and video from live events and was founded by Tracy Chan, a former head of YouTube analytics  —  Spotify Acquires CrowdAlbum, An Aggregator of Social Data From Live Events  —  EMAIL ME  —  Photos and videos shared via social media …
Alan John Koshy / Reuters:
Time Warner Cable Q2 revenue rises to $6.19B from $5.78B a year earlier, adds 21K video customers, 9K below average estimate  —  Time Warner Cable's data subscriptions rise more than expected  —  Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC.N), which is in the process of being bought by Charter Communications Inc …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
SiriusXM reports Q2 earnings of $171M, ended March with 30.1M subscribers  —  SiriusXM Boosts Full-Year Sub Growth Target as Quarterly Earnings Rise  —  EMAIL ME  —  The home of Howard Stern now expects to add 1.6 million, instead of 1.4 million, subs after ending March with 30.1 million.
Discussion: PR Newswire
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Profile of media startup Odyssey, which has 10K+ unpaid young writers posting one piece a week, recently raised $25M, and claims 30M uniques a month  —  A startup that just raised $25 million is like a college newspaper on steroids — and it's racking up 30 million uniques a month
Minnie Chan / South China Morning Post:
Andrei Chang, founder of Kanwa Asian Defense magazine, is leaving Hong Kong for Tokyo due to fears for his safety as a journalist after booksellers disappeared  —  Defence magazine publisher Andrei Chang quits Hong Kong over concerns for safety  —  Mainland born Canadian founder …
Discussion: @joshchin and @alanwongw
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Source: Facebook is offering some content creators around $250K for 20 live video posts per month over a three-month period  —  As Social Shifts To Video, Content Creators Win Power And Dollars  —  The social platforms are all competing for quality video, but only a select few can deliver it.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Vox Media names ex-Rosetta Stone CEO Stephen Swad as CFO; ex-Yahoo President Susan Decker joins board  —  Vox Media Names First CFO, Adds Former Yahoo President to Board  —  Appointments put media veterans in management, oversight roles  —  No immediate plans for IPO, CEO Jim Bankoff says in interview
 
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