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9:45 AM ET, June 21, 2016

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Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Tronc's latest branding video discusses content funnels and AI, resembles an Adult Swim parody, and draws criticism online for its use of buzzwords  —  Content funnels.  Artificial intelligence.  Optimize.  —  Last month, newspaper chain Tribune Publishing rebranded itself as Tronc …
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
New York Times Chief Executive Mark Thompson says paper will launch ad-free option for subscribers in response to the rise of ad-blockers  —  CEO Mark Thompson says readers can pay more to ditch ads online amid rise in ad-blocking adoption  —  New York Times Co. Chief Executive Mark Thompson confirmed plans …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify expands its ad sales operation as it seeks to maximize ad revenue; ad sales have doubled YoY for last two years  —  Music streaming CEO courts marketers at Cannes as sales operations expand  —  Jeff Levick, chief revenue officer at Spotify AB, remembers how the advertising side …
Discussion: Variety and The Verge
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tumblr to launch live video on Tuesday with an expanded strategy for real-time content  —  Twitter has Periscope.  Amazon has Twitch.  Google has YouTube's live streaming.  And Facebook has Facebook Live.  Now, Tumblr is getting into live video, too.  The company is preparing to launch …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
BitTorrent considering launching “lean” TV news channel, BitTorrent News, in time for fall election, based on job listing for news director in San Francisco  —  BitTorrent is considering the launch of a TV news network for its live streaming service in time for the election this fall, Variety has learned.
Alan Murray / Fortune:
In interview with Fortune, Philippe Dauman defends his record as Viacom CEO, talks legal battle with Sumner Redstone, says he has lost more than $54M in stock  —  Philippe Dauman's fate as CEO of Viacom is now in the hands of a Delaware court, which must decide whether 93-year-old Sumner Redstone …
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Taylor Swift, U2, other artists, sign open letter calling on Congress to rewrite DMCA legislation  —  An open letter to Congress asks for change to the DMCA, but it's aimed at Google's video site.  —  The music industry is ratcheting up its fight against YouTube.  And Taylor Swift is joining in.
Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
Eldridge Industries, owner of The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, hires bankers to review media holdings  —  Eldridge Industries, the U.S. owner of TV production company Dick Clark Productions and magazines Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, told Reuters on Friday that it had hired investment banks …
Discussion: @kimberlynfoster and @rafat
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Twitter and Vine to support 140 second videos, will share revenue with influential Vine creators  —  Vine is expanding its video limit to 140-seconds.  —  There are a lot of places you can go on your phone to watch videos — Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat are a few popular options.
Discussion: VentureBeat and Variety
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Mashable buys YouTube channel CineFix, with over 1.6M subscribers, from Whalerock Industries  —  Digital media company Mashable has acquired CineFix, a YouTube channel aimed at movie buffs and filmmakers, from Whalerock Industries.  —  CineFix, which has over 1.6 million YouTube subscribers …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Washington Post experiments with limiting access from social by asking for email addresses from non-paying, logged out online readers  —  Even as it boasts of record traffic, The Washington Post is apparently looking at ways to make it a little more difficult for people to read its journalism for free.
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures emphasizes exclusive rights to full-time staffers' work unless it grants exceptions after two employees were fired  —  Just over a week after two BuzzFeed Motion Pictures producers were fired for taking small acting roles in a non-Buzzfeed web series …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Analyst: Netflix price hikes could lead to 480K subs canceling but also generate $520M in additional revenue
Discussion: The Next Web and Fast Company
Madhumita Murgia / Telegraph:
Spotify says it has 100M+ monthly active users, adding 1.8M monthly, with 30% as paying subscribers
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Inc. Taps Producer Josh Oshinsky to Oversee Sports Illustrated Video Operations
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
CBS Studios' Julie McNamara Joins CBS All Access As Head Of Original Content
Discussion: Variety, The Wrap and The Wrap
David Bond / Financial Times:
Sources: Fleet Street papers discuss potential collaborations including the formation of a single ad sales operation
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Jack Murtha / Columbia Journalism Review:
As Trump freezes out some news organizations, the Democratic mayor of Harrisburg, PA, follows suit, perhaps signaling increased dismissiveness of media
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Fast and furious: Using Axel Springer's reach, Business Insider is pushing rapid expansion abroad
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Politico journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman will take over Politico's Playbook newsletter in July, according to memo from EIC John Harris