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6:45 PM ET, May 15, 2015

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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Bill Simmons will not appear again on ESPN platforms, including Grantland  —  ESPN president John Skipper addresses Bill Simmons' departure … There will be no farewell columns, podcasts or television appearances for Bill Simmons on ESPN.  —  SI has learned that ESPN and Simmons have worked …
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Four of the first five US publishers to use Facebook's Instant Articles plan to sell their own ads and keep all of the revenue  —  Publishers Willing to Give Facebook Their Articles, but Not Their Ad Sales  —  Branded Content Could Find a Home in Instant Articles  —  2015 Programming Roundup
Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
At Cannes, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos rebuffs claims that the company could undercut European film market  —  Netflix's Ted Sarandos Heckled at Cannes: “You Will Destroy the Film Ecosystem in Europe”  —  Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos came under fire …
Discussion: Variety, The Verge and Deadline
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Bloomberg Business:
Netflix in talks with Jack Ma-backed Chinese media company Wasu, others, as it tries to enter the country's $5.9B online video market  —  Netflix Said in Talks to Enter China With Jack Ma-Backed Wasu  —  Netflix Inc. is in talks with a Chinese media company backed by Jack Ma …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
A Weak Apology Won't End George Stephanopoulos' Clinton Problem  —  George Stephanopoulos cloaked his undisclosed Clinton Foundation donations in charity.  That half-hearted apology isn't going to suffice if he wants to keep his anchor chair.  —  You see, Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Before Stephanopoulos recused himself from campaign debate, Republicans had already told ABC they didn't want him as moderator
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Mediaite
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Stephanopoulos has destroyed his journalism-cred and forgotten the political savvy he learned in Clinton's inner circle
Jacob Silverman / The Baffler:
Twitter's new features have all favored advertisers and made it more unsuitable for genuine user interaction  —  Tweet If You Love the Sweet Sound of Advertising  —  Almost all of Twitter's recent changes have favored advertisers.  / Adobe  —  According to Wall Street, we haven't been clicking and tweeting nearly enough.
Discussion: @thebafflermag
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Sources: Al Jazeera America's Ehab Al Shihabi is gone despite saying last week he would remain as COO  —  News executive who refused to leave is gone  —  The ousted boss of Al Jazeera America who declared last week that he would remain at the company as chief operating officer has not been seen …
Discussion: TVNewser, Politico, Poynter and The Wrap
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Anonymously run music service using “Grooveshark” name is sued by record labels, loses domains, then moves to new domain  —  Record Labels Sue ‘New’ Grooveshark, Seize Domains  —  Earlier this month the long running lawsuit between the RIAA and Grooveshark came to an end.
Discussion: The Next Web
Kevin Jagernauth / The Playlist:
Woody Allen Explains Why He Regrets His Amazon Deal, Says He Might Go Digital For Next Film  —  For many filmmakers, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon represent the next great creative frontier.  Given healthy budgets and carte blanche, these outlets are responsible …
 
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