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Chet Kanojia / Aereo:
Aereo chooses to “pause its operations temporarily” following Supreme Court decision — A Letter to Our Consumers: Standing Together for Innovation, Progress and Technology - An Update on Aereo — “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.”
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NBC in discussions with Dish over Dish's ad-skipping Hopper recorder, puts lawsuit on hold — NBC, Dish Talks Ease Tensions Over Ad-Skipping — Two-Year-Old Standoff With Broadcasters May Be Easing — Dish Network Corp. is in discussions with NBC over Dish's ad-skipping digital video recorder …
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Fox moves to use Aereo ruling against Dish streaming service — Fox has cited Wednesday's ruling - which found Aereo to be operating illegally - to bolster its claim against Dish — The clash with Fox centres on Dish's Dish Anywhere streaming service and its Hopper DVR ‘sideloading’ feature

Some use TinyLetter's email newsletters to replace blogs, and lose discussion in the process — Tiny Letters to the Web We Miss — Something is missing from this blogger reunion in our inbox — It has been more than a decade since I last saw a web ring.
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TV exec Lauren Zalaznick tries hand at news aggregation with LZ Sunday Paper for women in media and tech. — Lauren Zalaznick's career has included stints as a movie producer, marketing executive and cable network president. Now she can add newsletter editor to her resume.
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Case of James Risen, Times Reporter, Poses Dilemma for Justice Department — On Dec. 31, 2005, the C.I.A.'s acting general counsel, John A. Rizzo, received an urgent phone call from the White House about a chapter in James Risen's coming book, “State of War,” detailing a botched C.I.A. operation in Iran.
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Ethiopia reportedly fires 18 journalists from a state-run outlet — The quiet dismissal of some 10 percent of the station's journalists underscores the country's further descent into total media blackout — On June 25, when 18 journalists from Ethiopia's state-run Oromia Radio and Television Organization …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Knight Foundation commits $1.4 million to improving DocumentCloud — Investigative Reporters and Editors announced today that the Knight Foundation has pledged $1.4 million to developing the document-hosting service DocumentCloud in order to make the platform “faster, easier to use and more robust.”
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Yahoo bids $250M for YouTube partner Fullscreen, Chernin Group also said to be interested — Yahoo And Chernin Vie For YouTube Partner — Sky News understands Yahoo has offered around $250m for Fullscreen — The internet giant Yahoo is vying to win control of Fullscreen …
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Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter:
Fullscreen Will Invest $10 Million In Original Programming
Fullscreen Will Invest $10 Million In Original Programming
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Digital First Media memo has names of staffers being cut and considered for dismissal … I then sent Paton the above chart and he replied: “I couldn't possibly comment as it would violate employee privacy. Whoever sent to you has done that which is, of course, a serious breach of that very privacy.”
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Dave Winer / Scripting News:
New York Times never had blogs as they were edited, the term was usurped by reporters who felt threatened by blogs — I know what a blog is — A blog is the unedited voice of a person. — The lack of editing is central, because it's one person who's responsible for every word.
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Ads on Public TV? Station Seeks Supreme Court Review of Ban on Commercial Spots — The day after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Aereo, the justices are weighing whether to take another case that could have a significant impact on broadcasting. — Minority Television Project …
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Hillary Clinton's book won't be distributed in China, translation rights declined as well — China Blocks Hillary Clinton's Book — Distributors and publishers impose an “effective ban” on Hard Choices , which is critical of the Chinese government. “It's outrageous and unfortunate.”
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