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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
President Trump designates net neutrality opponent Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission — Donald Trump has elevated Ajit Pai to chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, giving control over the agency to a reliable conservative who's been opposed to pretty …
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Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
News Media Alliance praises Trump's pick for FCC chair, Ajit Pai, as an “avid supporter of the news media industry” — News of Republican Ajit Pai's elevation to chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has alarmed many consumer advocates.
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Source: SNL has indefinitely suspended writer Katie Rich over a tweeted joke about Donald Trump's youngest child Barron, following online backlash — Katie Rich, a writer for “Saturday Night Live,” has been suspended from her position at that show following a widely criticized post …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix has acquired the rights to a documentary about the Hulk Hogan-Gawker case, that is currently being screened at Sundance — The streamer already landed the rights to docs ‘Casting JonBenet’ and ‘Chasing Coral.’ — Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Nobody Speak …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Congressman Lamar Smith advises public to get their information directly from the President and not the press as it might be only way to get “unvarnished truth” — Republicans on Capitol Hill are coming to the Trump administration's defense after the new president declared …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump wants a flat-out war with media for political purposes, but journalists should reject the bait, responding by doing their jobs fairly and fearlessly
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Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Sean Spicer says the White House will designate four “Skype seats” in the briefing room later this week to allow journalists outside DC more access — During the first press briefing in Donald Trump's White House, Press Secretary Sean Spicer mentioned a new initiative called “Skype Seats.”
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Verizon laid off 155 employees from its mobile streaming service Go90; sources say Vessel team, acquired in October, will rebuild the service — Team from acquisition Vessel charged with app rebuild — Verizon's mobile streaming service Go90 is about to get a hard reset …
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Bloomberg:
Amazon offers to drop clauses from e-book contracts to settle EU antitrust probe and avoid heavy fine; publishers have a month to respond before EC decides — EU poised to publish settlement plan, will seek feedback — Amazon has agreed to change e-book contracts with publishers
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
On Monday, Trump dispatched aide Matthew Schuck - an ex-staff writer at right wing website Daily Surge - and a colleague, to the Voice of America's studios — The president dispatches two aides to the broadcasting agency that came under fire over the weekend for its Trump coverage.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Vocativ reporter Evan Engel and RT America journalist Alex Rubinstein charged with felonies after being arrested while covering unrest during inauguration — Two journalists who were arrested while covering the unrest in Washington DC surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration last Friday …
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Paul Sandle / Reuters:
Sources: Guardian considering becoming a tabloid and outsourcing printing to rival Rupert Murdoch's News UK to cut costs — Britain's Guardian newspaper is considering becoming a tabloid and outsourcing printing to a rival such as Rupert Murdoch's News UK as one of a series of options to cut costs, sources told Reuters.
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Hearst buys The Pioneer Group, a Michigan-based owner of local newspapers and digital sites, for an undisclosed sum — The acquisition expands Hearst's footprint in Michigan's local newspaper market. — Hearst Tower — Hearst said Monday that it has acquired the business operations …
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Music Business Worldwide:
Sources: Sprint's 33% stake in TIDAL cost $200M, valuing TIDAL at $600M — Well, well, well. — Less than a day after MBW ruminated on whether TIDAL would be able to secure some outside help with its funding - and survive without it - a major development has been confirmed.
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