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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
Deadspin writes a post that includes content of two posts it was forced to delete in Univision deal, using court documents as sources — Univision's decision as part of their acquisition of Gawker Media to take down six posts that were the subject of pending litigation, including three Deadspin posts …
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Deadspin, FishbowlNY, Mediaite, @bendwalsh, @sstirling, @katherinemirani and @ericbangeman
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Source: Gawker staff in discussions about staging a walk-out, after Univision deletes posts at the center of legal disputes; other forms of action were debated — Gawker is no more, but Gawker Media—including Deadspin, Jezebel, etc.—is now under Univision ownership.
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@mathewi, @ggreenwald, @eamonn, @oliverdarcy, Press Gazette, @robaeprice, Gizmodo, Gizmodo and @jimdalrympleii
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Presidential debate moderators must keep control, assert truth in real time, ask follow-up questions, and more — Whatever you may think of Donald Trump's politics, fitness for office and character, you have to admit he's a genius communicator, especially on television.
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The Atlantic, Columbia Journalism Review, @laura_nelson, @dangillmor, @dangillmor, @sulliview, @mantzarlis and www.wnyc.org
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Eyeo, company behind Adblock Plus, launches an ad exchange to help marketers display “acceptable ads” to users; Google and AppNexus are partners — Eyeo, the company behind the popular online ad blocking software Adblock Plus, said Tuesday it's launching an online advertising service …
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The Verge, Adblock Plus and …, Fast Company, Forbes, The Register, Business Insider, Engadget, Adweek, Vocativ, BetaNews, Mashable, @spazef0rze, AdExchanger, VentureBeat, @taylorbuley, The FADER, Gizmodo, New York Magazine, @perlberg, @jason_kint and @profcarroll
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Joe Ripp says he decided to step down as CEO of Time Inc. after a recent “health incident” — Time Inc. is suddenly changing CEOs. — Rich Battista, the head of the magazine publisher's U.S. titles, is taking over for Joe Ripp, “effective immediately,” according to a statement from the company.
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Fortune, TimeInc.com Official Website, Fast Company, Media Wire Daily, Ad Age, @lahlahlindsey, Digiday, @danprimack, Politico and AOL
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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
YouTube launches beta of Community, which lets creators share photos, text, more into Subscriptions feed; subs can opt-in to new post notifications — Text, still images, and GIFs are now part of the mix that the service gives creators to keep their fans engaged.
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YouTube Creator Blog, Android Police, PCMag UK, @johngreen, TechCrunch, @kullatheworld, Variety and Mashable
Wall Street Journal:
Jay-Z's music streaming service Tidal posted a loss of $28M in 2015, compared to $10M in 2014 — Cash burn shows the challenge the music-streaming service faces in competing with rivals Spotify and Apple Music — STOCKHOLM—In the year rap mogul Jay-Z took control of Tidal …
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Gizmodo, Engadget, Music Business Worldwide, Business Insider and @mgsiegler
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, other gun rights advocates file defamation suit against Katie Couric, filmmakers over “misleading” edit in documentary — Gun rights advocates don't enjoy being falsely depicted as dimwits who can't answer the most basic of questions about their No. 1 public policy issue.
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Bearing Arms, Mediaite, Guardian, The Wrap and @gabrielmalor
Oriana Schwindt / The Wrap:
AT&T Adds NBCUniversal Channels to DirecTV Now Streaming Bundle — AT&T is inching closer to launching its live TV-over-the-Internet bundle. The telecommunications giant has just closed a deal with NBC Universal to include NBCU channels like Bravo, USA and E! in its DirecTV Now package …
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TVNewser, Variety, Home Media Magazine and Broadcasting & Cable
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Warner leads $12M Series B round for You.i TV, a Canadian firm that helps TV brands build video apps for various devices — “Delivering video directly to consumers is becoming vital to the media industry, and offering a compelling user interface and app experience is an important piece …
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Globe and Mail, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Songwriters of North America sues US Justice Department, saying it overstepped authority in last month's royalties ruling — When Michelle Lewis, a Los Angeles songwriter, gets her quarterly royalty statements from Ascap, she receives a stark reminder of how songs are valued in the digital age.
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Rolling Stone, @shelly_peiken and @gerardfoxlawyer
Peter Kafka / Recode:
How News Corp's Storyful became the agent for the creator of video of Clinton at 9/11 event, charging news orgs “a couple hundred thousand” for rights so far — If you want to show the 20-second clip, you need to pay Storyful, News Corp's viral video agency.
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@pkafka, @markjacob16, @petersterne, @librab103, @mattdpearce and @ap
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