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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Fox has offered Megyn Kelly more than $20M to stay on at the network, but the highly anticipated bidding war for her services has not materialized — Fox News has offered its biggest star north of $20 million a year to stay. But the hotly anticipated, and widely expected, auction for her talents has not materialized.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Donna Brazile resigns from CNN, after leaked emails show she shared questions with Clinton campaign before a debate and town hall during Democratic primary — CNN says it is “completely uncomfortable” with hacked emails showing former contributor and interim DNC chair Donna Brazile sharing questions …
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
In National Press Club D.C. talk, Peter Thiel accuses A.J. Daulerio of behaving like an “aspiring child pornographer”, says Gawker was a “sociopathic bully” — Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Monday morning, Peter Thiel defended his decision …
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Andy Riga / Montreal Gazette:
Montreal police used dozens of surveillance warrants to identify La Presse columnist Patrick Lagacé's sources via tracking his iPhone — Projet Montréal is calling on Montreal police chief Philippe Pichet to step aside temporarily while an independent investigation takes place …
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Catherine Cadell / Reuters:
Alibaba creates new digital media company, Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, to consolidate media assets, announces $1.48B fund for new projects — In a major reorganization of the company's entertainment assets, Alibaba Holdings Group Ltd. (BABA.N) has announced the formation …
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The New York Times Company:
New York Times' Vice-Chairman Michael Golden to retire from executive management role on Dec 31, will remain director and vice-chairman of company board — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company announced today that Michael Golden, 67, the vice chairman …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
NPR appoints Neal Carruth, the supervising senior editor for NPR's business desk, to be its first general manager of podcasting — NPR on Friday appointed its first general manager of podcasting, yet another sign of the medium's growing importance. — It's Neal Carruth, the supervising senior editor for NPR's business desk.
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RAIN News, @poynter and FishbowlNY
New York Times:
Slate and The New Yorker remove Outbrain and Taboola from their websites as publishers rethink the way content ads affect their brands — You see them everywhere, and maybe, sometimes, you click: those rows of links under web articles, often augmented with eye-catching photos …
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Nieman Lab and FishbowlNY, Thanks:@amontalenti
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Netflix acquires British costume drama The Crown, moving into a genre previously dominated by the BBC, raising questions about how the broadcaster can compete — US company's move into costume drama territory previously occupied by BBC suggests TV viewing will change further in a way few can imagine
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@mediaguardian, @janemartinson and @moorehn
The Boston Globe:
Three non-profits team up with The Boston Globe to fund a 10-month classical music critic post at the newspaper, appoint Zoë Madonna to the role — Amid all the gnashing of teeth over the future of news media, a bright note: The Rubin Institute for Music Criticism …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Analysts tepid on AT&T-Time Warner deal after abysmal earlier media mega-mergers like AOL-Time Warner, Vivendi-Universal, and despite success of Comcast-NBCU — AT&T's blockbuster bid for Time Warner Inc. might be a boon for investment bankers, lawyers and lobbyists …
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Interview with Paul Murphy, founding editor of The Financial Times' Alphaville, on the blog's flexibility in topic coverage plus expansion into audio and video — Paul Murphy, founding editor of Alphaville, explains the blog is still around after 10 years because flexibility is at its core
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