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Jeff Blumenthal / Philadelphia Business Journal:
Philadelphia Media Network layoffs: 17 at Philly.com, 17 at Daily News, 12 from Inquirer, union leader says — Union leader: Philly.com ‘gutted’ by layoffs — More than half of Philly.com's editorial staff and 25 percent of Daily News editorial staffers were among the 46 people laid off …
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Financial Times:
Sources: Facebook's Notify app for news alerts to launch next week with dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post, and CBS — Facebook links with media groups to launch news app — Facebook is preparing its latest push into news with a new standalone app called Notify …
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FishbowlNY, Tech Insider, Poynter, @wblau, @tomgara, @mmasnick, App Advice, 9to5Google, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, Android Central, @tomfgoodwin, Talking New Media, @petersterne, @ravisomaiya, @brianstelter, CNNMoney, @dangillmor, @lpolgreen, The Verge, VentureBeat, Reuters, @basche42, @andrewwyrich and @mattgarrahan
Daniel Siegal / Law360:
Jury awards former LA Times columnist T.J. Simers $7.1M over claims paper forced him out due to age and disability — BREAKING: Ex-LA Times Sports Writer Wins $7.1M In Age Bias Trial — A California jury on Wednesday evening awarded former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers $7.1 million …
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Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Wrap, Deadspin, @binarybits, @jbflint, San Francisco Peninsula … and Courthouse News Service
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Maxim Taps Glenn O'Brien as Editor-at-Large to Replace Kate Lanphear — WWD has learned that Maxim has hired Glenn O'Brien as editor-at-large. — The role is essentially a replacement for Kate Lanphear, who was let go as editor in chief last month after six months on the job.
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Adweek, Media Wire Daily, New York Magazine and Jezebel
Nick Summers / Engadget:
BBC launches UK store with 7K hours of downloadable archives, single episodes start at £1.89 — BBC Store lets you buy and download classic TV shows — Before iPlayer existed, VHS tapes and DVDs were one of the few ways to rewatch BBC shows. Unless you caught a rerun or had diligently prepared the VCR, that is.
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The Independent, BBC, Metro.co.uk, Yahoo! News, Hollywood Reporter, Telegraph, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, mirror, Digital Spy, Wired.co.uk, RadioTimes, Gizmodo, RadioTimes, CNET, Digiday, The Drum, Daily Mail, SlashGear, The Verge, Gizmodo UK and Guardian
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
NewsON, a streaming service backed by TV station owners providing ad-supported local news, launches on iOS, Android, and Roku devices — NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku — A company called NewsON launched today, offering cord cutters and mobile consumers access …
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Broadcasting & Cable, Business Wire, Android Central, USA Today, Engadget and Variety
Farai Mutsaka / Associated Press:
Three Zimbabwean journalists to be charged with slander for story implicating officials in cyanide poisonings of 60+ elephants — Zimbabwean Journalists Arrested for Elephant Poaching Report — HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Three journalists from a state-run weekly newspaper in Zimbabwe …
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Bloomberg Business and Amnesty International
Edward C. Baig / USA Today:
Verizon, NBA announce marketing deal bringing NBA highlights and more to go90 video service; source says deal is valued at $400M and runs for three years — NBA teams up with Verizon on $400M marketing deal — Want to catch LeBron on your smartphone? — Verizon is hoping all-things-hoops …
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New York Times, Ad Age, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, FierceWireless and NBA.com
Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:
Rentrak adds 164 Sinclair Broadcasting Group TV stations to its ratings tracking service — Rentrak Expands Alliance With Sinclair Broadcast Group — Rentrak Corp. has broadened its partnership with the Sinclair Broadcasting Group and will track ratings at an additional 164 outlets controlled …
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
BBC spent £500,000 on failed defence of IT chief's unfair dismissal case — Corporation was offered chance to settle John Linwood's case for £50,000, but chose to defend sacking him over disastrous £100m Digital Media Initiative — The BBC spent almost £500,000 fighting …
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Daily Mail
Stephanie Gleason / Wall Street Journal:
Tribune Publishing offers $3M in Freedom Communication's bankruptcy case in exchange for right to bid on Orange County Register — Tribune Offers $3 Million to Fund Freedom Bankruptcy Case — LA Times publisher eyes bid for Orange County Register — Tribune Publishing Co. …
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Columbia Journalism Review, Talking New Media, LA Observed, @cjr, @davidjoachim, @daviduberti, Poynter and @bradagreenberg
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Chernin's Otter Media Aims for More Than $200M Revenue This Year — Otter Media, the online video-focused joint venture between the Chernin Group and AT&T, expects to generate more than $200 million in revenue across its business units this year, executives told Variety this week.
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