SiriusXM to increase subscriber rates over music royalty fee
The satellite/internet radio service will hike subscription costs by as much as a dollar due to an increase in the music royalty rate, the company said.
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Chicago radio hosts learn about firing from Twitter
Staffers at an all-sports radio station in Chicago had no idea their station would shut down and they would be out of jobs — until they read about it on Twitter.
Tribune Publishing reverses vacation policy after employees threaten lawsuit
Tribune Publishing has reversed a newly-implemented policy of offering newspaper employees “discretionary” vacation after a group of employees threatened to sue the company.
Dish Network pulls CNN, Cartoon Network, other Turner channels
Dish Network customers are without CNN, HLN, the Cartoon Network and a handful of other Turner-owned channels after the two companies failed to renew a retransmission agreement this week.
Tribune, FOX reach agreement over Seattle affiliate KCPQ
The FOX Network won’t be leaving Tribune station KCPQ-TV after all.
Exclusive: Guardian journalists used Whisper data for months before publishing stories on privacy concerns
Guardian journalists worked with Whisper for at least six months and top editors were given a demonstration on the app’s discovery tools back in June, sources told The Desk.
CBS All Access: Is it worth your $6 a month?
The service makes a lot of promises, such as “thousands” of on-demand TV episodes, but ultimately comes up short of being worth $6. Also: No live NFL games.
Exclusive: Pot-themed newspaper to replace San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Francisco Media Company is readying the launch of a marijuana-themed newspaper to replace the shuttered San Francisco Bay Guardian.
Islamic State militants execute local Iraqi journalist
Raad al-Azzawi, 37, worked for a local television station in Iraq’s Saladin province north of Baghdad when he was kidnapped by Islamic State fighters in September.
Report: German, Danish public broadcasters readying Snowden documentary
“Snowden’s Great Escape” will reportedly feature two new interviews with the NSA whistleblower during his time in Moscow.
After questionable tactics, Thomson Reuters loses consumer confidence survey contract to Bloomberg
Bloomberg will pick up distribution of the University of Michigan consumer confidence survey starting in January 2015.
James Risen: President Obama “hates the press”
New York Times reporter James Risen charged President Obama with showing contempt against the fourth estate.