Wednesday, 12 June 2013

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News Corp investors bless break-up plan: publishing assets to swim alone June 28

News Corp shareholders formally approved a plan that will split the corporation and, for the entertainment assets, end the so-called "Rupert discount" on the share price.

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Audible ends the program that gave authors $1 for every audiobook sold

Digital audiobooks site Audible.com is ending the 18-month-old program that gave authors $1 for every audiobook sold.

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Comcast CEO promises more binge-viewing, faster platforms

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts showed off some of the company's new tech and explained how Comcast is responding to changing viewer expectations.

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Here’s how cable will hit gigabit speeds and create a tricky business problem in the process

Executives at this year's annual Cable Show are trying to figure out their industry's future. The technology for delivering faster broadband is ready, but the business model of the future isn't.

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Google: video ads for news tripled last year, 2 in 5 bought ads for first time

Doubleclick, an ad service owned by Google, published new findings that suggest the online video ad market is rapidly becoming bigger and more diverse.

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Day 5 of the Apple ebooks trial: Publishing execs testify; Rupert Murdoch’s role

At the Apple ebook trial on Monday, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray and Macmillan CEO John Sargent offered testimony as witnesses for the government. Emails showed that News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch expressed the desire to "screw Amazon."

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Lessons from PRISM: Sometimes it’s better not to be part of the media establishment

The Guardian and blogger/journalist Glenn Greenwald shocked the U.S. and much of the world with their stories about government surveillance, scoops that may have come about in part due to their outsider status in U.S. media circles.

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TV ad dollars slow to move online — video ads to hit $5.9B by 2017, says report

The growth in online video shows means more alternatives to TV than ever before -- but advertising dollars are stubbornly sticking with the older medium.

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Ad tech firm Triggit says exchange is “Facebook’s Adwords”

Facebook's advertising efforts have produced mixed results so far. Now, one of its ad tech partners says it has more evidence the social network has cracked the code by selling ads in real time in users' newsfeeds.

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No tweets, no typing: Apple ebook trial reflects ongoing unease with electronics in US courtrooms

Public news events of all types are now reported in real time through tools like Twitter and live blogs. Is it time for court proceedings to be treated the same way?

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Pew: Nonprofit news sites are growing, but where’s the business model?

While the number of nonprofit news sites is growing, many still lack a business model and sources of revenue beyond initial grants, a new Pew report finds. Most of the outlets surveyed raised less than $500,000 in 2011.

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Should YouTubers launch new platforms to compete with YouTube?

Rumors are circulating that a high-profile multi-channel network may create its own video distribution platform. Is this the best move for Maker? And what other companies might follow?

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