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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Warner takes 10% stake in Hulu, joining Disney, 21st Century Fox, Comcast; Turner networks like CNN and Cartoon Network will be available at 2017 launch — Time Warner is taking a 10% stake in Hulu, joining previous owners Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast, and as part …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Time Warner buying 10% of Hulu for $583M, Time Warner CFO says during earnings call, will join Hulu's new pay TV service — This TV package is different from the rest. — After months of talks, Time Warner is buying a chunk of Hulu, the web TV service. — The deal means Time Warner …
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@ericmortensen, Consumerist, @ischafer, Engadget, @andrewwamugi, @pkafka, @rosslevinsohn, @alexosterwalder, @pkafka and Broadcasting & Cable
New York Times:
Sources: internal investigators of sexual harassment allegations against Roger Ailes also examining whether other Fox News executives knew of improper behavior — Investigators looking into sexual harassment accusations against the former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes are also examining whether …
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The Daily Beast, LawNewz and Mediaite
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
How New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman owned the story about sexual harassment claims against Roger Ailes at Fox News: deep sources, persistence, and empathy
How New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman owned the story about sexual harassment claims against Roger Ailes at Fox News: deep sources, persistence, and empathy
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@sulliview, @rafat, Columbia Journalism Review, @heybonanos, @gretchencarlson, @thefree_lance and @dylanbyers
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Time Inc. laying off around 110 people across the company — Move comes after significant restructuring by magazine publisher — Time Inc., which in recent weeks has undergone a major corporate reorganization and a retooling of its sales and marketing staff …
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Folio
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Business Insider and Tech Insider to merge teams; TI Executive Editor Alyson Shontell becomes EIC of Business Insider US, while Blodget remains global EIC — Business Insider editor in chief Henry Blodget sent out the following announcement on Wednesday:
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FishbowlNY, Wall Street Journal, @mikeisaac, @aprilolanoff, @tomkludt, @taylorlorenz, @nichcarlson and @thestalwart
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
European publishers are teaming together to translate the news to reach broader audiences — If Brexit drove home any point, it's that the fates of Europe's countries are deeply intertwined. Decisions made in Brussels — along with happenings in capitals across the continent — affect millions of people in dozens of countries.
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@benmullin and VoxEurop.eu
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Crowdsourced news service Ripple acquires neighborhood news startup Hoodline; Hoodline Editor In Chief Eric Eldon will continue in role — Ripple has acquired Hoodline, a deal that combines two different approaches to covering local news. — Founded by former Viki CEO Razmig Hovaghimian …
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Recode, @rose_garrett, @jcstearns, @lock and @mgsiegler
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Rush Limbaugh renews multi-platform contract with iHeartMedia for four years — Rush Limbaugh, the country's best-known conservative talk radio host, has renewed his contract with radio distributor iHeartMedia. — The company called it a “long-term, multi-platform agreement,” …
Ken Doctor / Politico:
With Tronc's Q2 earnings due, Gannet could up its $15-a-share bid for the company, probably to $18-20; Tronc may acquire video startup Fresco News — Time for another Tronc (Tribune Publishing) quarterly financial report. Time for more intrigue. And this time, we can ask …
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Vanity Fair, @springer, @kdoctor and @raju
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Senior producer of NBC's “Meet the Press”, Shawna Thomas, appointed Vice News Washington bureau chief — Shawna Thomas is leaving NBC for Vice News to become its Washington bureau chief, the company will announce on Wednesday. — Thomas is leaving NBC after 10 years with the network …
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@shawnanbcnews, @halliejackson, @frankthorp, @buzzfeedben, @gwenifill, @braddjaffy, @evanmcsan, @tyrangiel and @philiprucker
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Atlantic Records asks Supreme Court to force Reddit to identify user who leaked a song from the Suicide Squad soundtrack on the site — Music gets uploaded to the Internet every minute of every day, much to the irritation of recording labels. Largely these uploads are dealt with via takedown notices …
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The Next Web and hypebot
Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN president Jeff Zucker calls Vice and BuzzFeed native ad shops, not legitimate news organizations, praises former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski — Corey Lewandowski is a great CNN contributor and Vice and BuzzFeed are not legitimate news organizations, CNN president Jeff Zucker says in Variety's latest cover story.
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
The New York Times names Adam Bryant, ex-deputy editor on science desk, editorial director of its events division, NYTLive — The New York Times has named Adam Bryant editorial director of its event division, NYTLive. — Bryant was most recently a deputy editor on the Times' science desk.
YouTube Blog:
YouTube Kids app now supports YouTube Red subscription service features in the US, Australia, and New Zealand, including offline viewing, ad-free videos — Back in October we launched YouTube Red, a paid membership that makes everything you love about YouTube even better …
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TechCrunch, Android Police, 9to5Google and Engadget