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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Milo Yiannopoulos announces he has resigned from Breitbart News effective immediately, citing a “poor choice of words” — After days of speculation, it is official: Milo Yiannopoulos is out at Breitbart, with news of his resignation reaching social media just minutes ago via Michael Grynbaum of The New York Times.
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Milo Yiannopoulos / Facebook:
Milo Yiannopoulos says he is a child abuse victim, still plans to release book this year, and will announce a new, independent media venture in coming weeks — STATEMENT DELIVERED AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2/21/07 — I am a gay man, and a child abuse victim. — Between the ages of 13 and 16 …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC over pedophilia remarks — Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos will not be allowed to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. — The decision comes while Yiannopoulos is roiled in controversy over a video, in which he is appears to defend pedofilia.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Simon & Schuster canceling publication of Milo Yiannopoulos's book Dangerous “after careful consideration”
Simon & Schuster canceling publication of Milo Yiannopoulos's book Dangerous “after careful consideration”
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
A collection of tributes to Steve Buttry, from journalists including Dan Gillmor and Jim Brady — It was only fitting that Steve Buttry, 62, was the first to Twitter with news of his own death. — A journalist for more than four decades, Buttry was a tireless evangelist for digital transformation …
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Verizon:
Verizon and Yahoo reduce price of acquisition deal by $350M, now valued at about $4.48B, and will evenly split cost of data breaches — Media contact(s) T. 908-559-6388 media@yahoo-inc.com … NEW YORK, NY and SUNNYVALE, CA - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Yahoo! Inc. …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Google will let Media Rating Council audit YouTube ad data, as well as ads displayed on non-Google sites purchased via AdWords, DoubleClick Bid Manager — Third party data collection partnerships will be vetted to boost marketers' confidence in ad viewing measurements
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook-owned WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone — WhatsApp could put the brakes on Snapchat's international growth with today's launch of WhatsApp Status, a new tab for sharing decorated photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Sources: Facebook is in talks to live stream one MLB game per week during upcoming season — Facebook Inc is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week during the upcoming season, which could be a key win as the social media platform works to offer more live sports …
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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Fox News acquires ten-episode series, OBJECTified, hosted by TMZ founder Harvey Levin, to debut in the Fall of 2017 — Fox News has acquired a ten-episode series order of “OBJECTified,” hosted by TMZ founder Harvey Levin, which will debut in the Fall of 2017.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
MLB, Disney Tap Amazon's Michael Paull as CEO of BAMTech Streaming Venture — Michael Paull has been named chief executive officer of BAMTech, the video-streaming company owned by MLB Advanced Media, the Walt Disney Co. and the NHL. — Paull most recently was VP of digital at Amazon …
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Jimmy Kimmel Is Considering Retiring From Late-Night TV … For the last 14 years, Jimmy Kimmel has spent 70 hours a week toiling away on his ABC late-night talk show. He rewrites his own monologues and extensively researches guests. But when his contract expires in the fall of 2019 …
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Om Malik:
New York Times digital advertising revenue has not grown enough to offset vanishing print ad revenue in past six years — Wired magazine recently published, Keeping Up with the Times, a story about the New York Times and its slow & painful transition to a digital first publication.
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