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Spotify hits 40M paid subscribers, up 10M in six months, compared to Apple Music's growth of 4M in same period — Spotify today confirmed it has reached the 40 million paid subscriber milestone. — In a tweet shared by Spotify's official Twitter account today, the company's CEO …
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EU publishes proposals for new copyright rules which would allow news publishers to demand payment from aggregators like Google News — Copyright plan may curb online use of news articles, content — EU also seeks to bolster rights of music performers, authors
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Adblock Plus launches a marketplace for Acceptable Ads, will get 6% revenue from ads and publishers will receive 80% — Adblock Plus is launching a new service that... uh, puts more ads on your screen. — Rather than stripping all ads from the internet forever, Adblock Plus is hoping …
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Google and AppNexus sever ties with ComboTag, the partner company behind Adblock Plus' ad exchange; ComboTag says the exchange will still go ahead — Google has severed its relationship with ComboTag, the Israeli startup that sourced buyers for Adblock Plus' recently launched Acceptable Ads Platform.
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Fact-checking debates in real-time is a burden moderators are not as well suited to handle as seasoned staffers at Politifact or The Washington Post — Presidential debate moderators often go into hiding as they prepare to carry out their thankless jobs. But Fox News' Chris Wallace caused …
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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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New Twitter app launches on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, as the site prepares to stream its first NFL game on Thursday — Twitter also built apps for Amazon and Xbox. — On Thursday, Twitter will stream its first NFL game, a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.
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More details emerge about CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski's involvement with Trump's presidential campaign; he is advising its top officials — Ousted Trump campaign manager playing a widening role behind the scenes. — Among the Trump campaign staffers and VIPs mingling in a back room …


UK Parliamentary committee finds ex-News of the World editor Colin Myler, legal manager Tom Crone, in contempt over phone hacking evidence given to government — Parliamentary standards committee finds against newspaper's former editor and legal manager over evidence they gave

After purchasing North Jersey Media Group in July, Gannett to make 200+ staffers redundant — North Jersey Media Group announced Wednesday an ambitious restructuring designed to make its newsroom and sales department more responsive to the growing digital demands of readers and advertisers.


Travel news site Skift expands into food and drink coverage, will host and distribute Chefs+Tech newsletter written by veteran journalist Kristen Hawley — The future of dining out, as told by the Chefs+Tech weekly newsletter. — Skift Take: Chefs+Tech is a natural expansion of the Skift umbrella …
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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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