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3:50 AM ET, June 7, 2016

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Alex Spence / Politico:
BuzzFeed pulls out of $1.3M advertising deal with RNC over Donald Trump  —  BuzzFeed has pulled out of an advertising agreement with the Republican National Committee over objections to Donald Trump's rhetoric.  —  The buy was for $1.3 million, a source close to BuzzFeed told POLITICO.
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC and Sony Pictures Television to develop six-part mini-series based on David Carr's memoir, The Night of the Gun, starring Bob Odenkirk  —  ‘The Night of the Gun’ chronicled the late New York Times reporter's struggle with addiction.  —  AMC is teaming up with some familiar faces …
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Sumner Redstone's firm changes Viacom's bylaws, creating a big hurdle for Paramount sale  —  Media mogul Sumner Redstone has been opposed to Viacom's plan to sell a stake in movie studio Paramount Pictures.  (Matt Sayles / Invision/Associated Press)  —  Media mogul Sumner Redstone …
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Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
E.W. Scripps Co. buys podcast streaming app Stitcher from Deezer for $4.5M  —  Podcast app will operate under Scripps' Midroll Media unit after $4.5 million acquisition  —  Media company E.W. Scripps Co. has continued its push into podcasting with the acquisition of Stitcher for $4.5 million in cash.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Blizzard announces it's integrating Facebook Live into all of its PC games for gameplay streaming  —  Blizzard Entertainment and Facebook have teamed up to weave Facebook identity and social networking services into the enormously popular Overwatch PC and console video game as well as other popular Battle.net games.
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Over 40% of Tribune Publishing shareholders withheld board support; Gannett still reviewing its offer, spokesman confirms  —  Tribune Publishing non-executive chairman Michael Ferro.  —  More than 40 percent of Tribune Publishing shareholders withheld support for each of the directors up for election …
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson says the paper could introduce a high tier, ad-free option for subscribers, slams ad-blockers like Eyeo  —  The New York Times is “exploring the possibility” of selling a “higher-tier,” ad-free digital subscription package, chief executive Mark Thompson …
Discussion: @jeremymbarr and @fmanjoo
John Hopewell / Variety:
Streaming and media companies express concerns over proposed EU regulations to limit geo-blocking, impose local content quotas  —  The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, proposes that video streaming services operating in Europe — including Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: AT&T and Chernin plan subscription video bundle focused on anime, video games, and niche sports, combining Crunchyroll with outside partners  —  How do you sell video subscription bundles to young viewers who've never paid much attention to traditional cable programming?
Discussion: Tubefilter and @modestproposal1
Carrie Cummings / Adweek:
DailyMail.com names former Weather Channel SVP ad sales Alicia Muntzner as US chief revenue officer  —  Today, DailyMail.com announced the appointment of Alicia Muntzner as U.S. chief revenue officer.  Most recently svp of ad sales at The Weather Channel, Muntzner's 25-year media career includes …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
Brendan James / International Business Times:
Associated Press launches native ad agency, allowing news wire subscribers to circulate sponsored content as well as wire copy, sharing revenue with them  —  On the surface, the Associated Press might look like one of the few news outlets today exempt from the tyranny of the click economy that's slowly eating away at media.
 
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