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10:20 AM ET, May 16, 2017

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Rick Kogan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Tribune parent tronc enters into nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Wrapports Holdings, owner of rival Sun-Times; Sun-Times to operate independently  —  Tronc, owner of the Chicago Tribune, has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent to buy the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska is suing the Associated Press for libel over its reporting on his relationship with Trump's former campaign chairman Manafort  —  A Russian aluminum magnate with ties to President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is suing The Associated Press …
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Disney CEO Bob Iger says hackers claiming to have access to an upcoming movie have demanded a ransom; the company is refusing to pay it  —  He says the hackers are demanding a ransom, which the company won't pay.  —  Have real-life pirates taken aim at Disney?
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Ousted Fox News host Bill O'Reilly joining Glenn Beck on his radio show for a weekly slot, every Friday  —  Former Fox News titans Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck will be reuniting for a weekly spot on Beck's radio show.  —  “We're going to do that every Friday until Beck gets tired of me,” …
Discussion: Mediaite
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Amazon launches 4K Alexa-powered Fire TVs with voice remote, available for preorder now, starting at $449 for the 43" model, $899 for 65"  —  Amazon's war with Roku enters its next phase  —  Like Roku before it, Amazon is working with TV makers to release smart televisions …
Discussion: Multichannel News, Variety and Fortune
Tom Dotan / The Information:
Sources: Apple is hiring a head of programming; company executives met with HBO's former President of Programming Michael Lombardo earlier this year  —  HBO's former programming head Michael Lombardo met with Apple executives earlier this year to discuss Apple's video programming strategy, says a person familiar with the talks.
Discussion: VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and Fortune
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
As cord-cutting picks up pace, media companies are competing to make it into skinny bundles, with channels like Nickelodeon and TNT finding themselves left out
Discussion: Light Reading and Fortune
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN says it's ready to strike deals with advertisers based on live viewing figures across TV, mobile, and digital screens  —  ESPN hopes to score a touchdown in a growing competition: measuring audiences who are watching TV programming in ways other than using a TV.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Mexican journalist and CPJ awardee Javier Valdez Cárdenas murdered  —  The Mexican prosecutor for crimes against freedom of expression in Mexico should swiftly investigate the murder of Javier Valdez Cárdenas and bring all those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Colorado passes law making independent voters' voting records during primaries public, which some fear could be used to discredit journalists for political bias  —  A NEW COLORADO LAW, passed by legislators at the end of the 2017 session, will allow the state's politically unaffiliated voters …
Discussion: @cjr and @coreyhutchins
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Brad Grey, the former CEO and Chairman of Paramount Pictures, has died of cancer at age 59  —  In a shocking development, it saddens me to report that Brad Grey has died at age 59.  His death, from cancer, comes months after his exit as chairman/CEO of Paramount Pictures, a job he held for 12 years.
 
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
US agencies under Trump have removed or hidden information, including workplace violation and animal welfare data, which was once easily accessible
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