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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:
Source: Time Warner paid $580M for 10% Hulu stake, valuing company at $5.8B — 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 will be partners with existing owners Disney …
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Kate Rooney / CNBC:
Time Warner Q2 earnings: $1.29 a share, revenue down to $6.95B from $7.35B last year — Time Warner reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts' expectations but revenues that missed on Wednesday. — The company posted second-quarter earnings per share of $1.29, compared to $1.25 per a share in the year-earlier period.
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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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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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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Vice to launch Vice Nightly News, 30-minute evening news program, on HBO on September 26, will also be available on HBO Go, HBO Now streaming services
Vice to launch Vice Nightly News, 30-minute evening news program, on HBO on September 26, will also be available on HBO Go, HBO Now streaming services
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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 — Journalists are highly competitive, but every once in a while, a reporter is so far out ahead on a continuing story that all the rest of us can do is acknowledge the obvious.
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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 …
Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal:
NFL, Snapchat agree to multi-year partnership extension; NFL gets a Discover slot, will produce Live Stories for games; Snapchat will do most of ad-selling work — Football league to produce analysis, photos, videos for messaging app under extended partnership — The National Football League is huddling up with Snapchat Inc.
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Tobias Burns / Hollywood Reporter:
Funny or Die is cutting about 37 staffers and closing its San Mateo office — New CEO Mike Farah is making changes. Comedy website Funny or Die is cutting approximately 37 staffers and closing their San Mateo, Calif., office, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Times soccer correspondent Tony Barrett, who quit after paper refused to put Hillsborough verdict on front page, appointed chief soccer writer of Joe.co.uk — Tony Barrett, who resigned after paper failed to put inquest verdict on its front page, to be website's chief football writer
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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Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Viacom held settlement talks with Redstone's National Amusements that would have led to Philippe Dauman leaving firm, but talks fell through — Discussions fell through last week but included Viacom CEO Dauman stepping down — Top Viacom Inc. executives recently held discussions …
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