Entertainment:
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Online native advertisements are held to higher standards
than TV ads
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Redbox to shut down its streaming service after being in
business for 18 months
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The Plex, a media-streaming app, is now available on the
Xbox One
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Please see below for Jerry Seinfeld’s Clio acceptance
speech, in which he insults the ad industry
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Walt Disney Company will inject cash into Euro Disney as
part of a recapitalization plan worth about $1.25 billion, in hopes of
improving the theme park operator’s financial position
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The NBA has reached long-term media rights contracts with
Walt Disney and Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting, which more than doubles the
current $485MM and $445MM fees the companies pay annually
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http://online.wsj.com/articles/nba-reaches-long-term-rights-deals-with-disney-time-warner-1412557587
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Ben Affleck argued with Bill Maher and author Sam Harris
last night on HBO’s ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ over their broad generalization
of Muslims
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The British Film Institute is partnering with Aardman
Animations to launch a £1 million lottery to help support the development and
production of new animated feature films
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Upstart indie distributor A24 said it has secured a $50MM line
of credit from Comerica and Union Bank of California
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The NFL could be returning to Los Angeles within the next
two years, according to NBC Sports
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'Twin Peaks' miniseries is coming to Showtime in 2016
Tech:
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Zelda fans are giving ‘Ocarina of Time’ a 2-D look
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Square raised $150MM at a $6B
valuation to transition Square from a payments company to more of an
all-purpose ally for merchants
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Google has announced a new campus in Spain for entrepreneurs
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Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to separate its personal-computer
and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations
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Virgin Mobile is offering the option for smartphone owners
to use their devices without a data plan
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FBI Chief stated that China has hacked every major US
business
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http://www.fastcompany.com/3036701/fast-feed/china-has-hacked-every-major-us-business-fbi-chief-says
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Jeff Bezos wants to turn the Washington Post into a national
publication by offering the app for free on the Kindle
Deals:
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Thrive, which has invested in start-ups
like Instagram and Warby Parker, plans to announce a new $400MM fund
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Yahoo! acquire-hired MessageMe for
nearly $12MM, a Whatsapp-like service (Snapchat was interested in acquiring the
company as well)
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Yahoo! is allegedly investing
$20MM in Snapchat
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German software company,
Nemetschek, has acquired Bluebeam Software for $100MM
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Becton, Dickinson & Company, a
medical technology firm, to acquire CareFusion, which provides products and
services to hospitals, for $12.2 billion in cash and stock
Business:
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Bill Gross told rival Gundlach: ‘I am Kobe, you are LeBron’
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Private-equity firms Blackstone and Carlyle are considering
big takeover deals outside of their client funds
Exec Moves:
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Oaktree Capital Group has
announced Jay Wintrob as its CEO
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Jim Urie is stepping down from
Universal Music Group Distribution
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Goop, the online lifestyle and
e-commerce website founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, has named Lisa Gersh as its new
CEO
Retail:
Startups:
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Azalead is a French startup that
tells you which company recently visited your website and sends you alerts in
real time
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Yoogaia, an online home
exercise/yoga platform, has raised $630k to expand outside of Finland
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Alteryx raised $60MM to boost data
analytics app-building platform
Government:
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The Supreme Court declined to hear legal appeals from five
states against same-sex marriage on Monday, legalizing it in Indiana, Oklahoma,
Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin
Other:
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