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Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
GoDaddy tells neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer it violated its ToS and to find a new domain provider, after it posted an obscene article about Charlottesville victim — White supremacist site the Daily Stormer needs to find another domain provider after getting the boot from GoDaddy.
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Steve Kovach / Business Insider:
Google says it will cancel Daily Stormer's domain registration, shortly after site switched from GoDaddy; Zoho also says it'll stop providing services to site — Google has canceled the domain registration for The Daily Stormer, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Vice Media partners with Airbnb to offer custom travel packages that reflect its “punk zine” ethos, like a tour of the LGBTQ scene in Tokyo — Partnership will kick off with customized tours in South Africa, Paris, New York and Tokyo — Vice Media has always tried to show …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Shonda Rhimes is leaving ABC for Netflix, says the streaming service will provide her with greater creative freedom than network television — Prolific producer will create new shows for streaming service, which faces growing competition from Amazon, Disney
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook is rolling out a “Trending News” section in its iOS and Android apps; on iOS, it's accessible via a link from the app's main navigation — Facebook is rolling out a “Trending News” section on mobile that includes its own link in the app's main navigation.
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New York Times:
How Sinclair is ridding itself of regulatory burdens, including a cap on ownership for broadcast TV stations, with the aid of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai — WASHINGTON — The day before President Trump's inauguration, the top executive of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest owner …
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Dani Deahl / The Verge:
Pandora names Sling TV founding CEO Roger Lynch as new CEO and president; Snap Inc. chairman Michael Lynton is also joining the Pandora board — Snap Inc. chairman Michael Lynton is also joining the Pandora board — Pandora has announced that Sling TV founding CEO Roger Lynch will join …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
SEC filing: 21st Century Fox has paid $50M for Fox News settlements related to sexual harassment and discrimination in fiscal 2017 — The cost of improprieties at Fox News Channel continues to grow for the cable-news outlet's parent, 21st Century Fox. — The media conglomerate …
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
Lionsgate renews its agreement with DVD kiosk company Redbox; despite consumer spend in rental kiosks dropping 19.3% YoY, Redbox is adding 1,500 to its fleet — Movie fans who like to rent discs from Redbox's $1.50-a-night kiosks will to be able to continue watching Lionsgate releases as soon …
Tommy Christopher / IJR:
Reporter April Ryan criticizes Trump over decision to include her in an attack ad which denounced journalists as “enemies”, in wake of Charlottesville — The morning after Donald Trump's despicable reaction to the white supremacist terror that struck Charlottesville, Virginia …
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Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Lovefilm, its DVD rental service in the UK and Germany, on Oct 31, plans to offer Lovefilm's 50 employees other roles — Amazon is closing down Lovefilm, its DVD rental service in the U.K. and Germany, later this year. — The e-commerce giant said that while streaming …
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Courtney Vinopal / Washingtonian:
On the fifth anniversary of journalist Austin Tice's disappearance in Syria, his friends share their memories of him, as the fight for his release continues — It's been five years since Austin Tice, a freelance journalist and Georgetown Law student, went missing while reporting in Syria.