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Early bird Media Summit ticket sales ending soon

Written by Casey Brown

Ticket prices for the Media Summit will go up on Nov. 15.

Photos from the 2nd annual Mashies ceremony

Written by Megan Ranney

The second-annual Mashies were a huge success. Take a look at some of the night’s highlights.

What to expect at the Mashable Media Summit

Written by Casey Brown

The Mashable Media Summit is a one-day conference on Dec. 5 that explores how technology is transforming media and storytelling.

Get your tickets to the Mashies before they sell out

Written by Megan Ranney

The Mashies are less than a week away, and tickets are going fast! Make sure to get your tickets before they sell out.

Turner removes CNN, Cartoon Network from Dish

Written by The Associated Press

Turner Networks has pulled channels from Dish's programming lineup as a deadline passed for renewing their distribution agreement. Yanked channels include include CNN, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, HLN, truTV, CNN en Espanol and Turner Classic Movies.

10 CEOs Pitch Their Disney Accelerator Startups in 6 Seconds

Written by Josh Dickey

A game that teaches children to code; an app guaranteed to make your kids do chores; your selfies, burning up the dance floor. These were just a few of the ideas pitched at Disney Accelerator's inaugural demo night.

Esquire Names Penelope Cruz 'Sexiest Woman Alive'

Written by The Associated Press

The 40-year-old actress is the 11th woman to be given the title by the magazine.

Announcing the 2014 Mashies Awards Finalists

Written by Casey Brown

We honor the marketing campaigns on the forefront of the digital revolution with the Mashies, Mashable’s digital marketing and advertising awards program.

Product Hunt Raises $6.1 Million, Adds Former Microsoft Exec to Board

Written by Todd Wasserman

Product Hunt, a Reddit-like site that surfaces new products, has received $6.1 million in new funding and added Steven Sinofsky to its board.

4 Native Ads the Media's Talking About

Written by James O'Brien

With a predicted $5b in ad spend by 2017, native advertising is a hot topic for the industry.

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Amazon and Hachette settle months-long dispute

Written by Todd Wasserman

Amazon may be burying the hatchet with Hachette.

The Atlantic wants 'This.' to be your digital bookshelf

Written by Jason Abbruzzese

To be on the Internet is to experience a firehose of writing that can make even the most voracious reader feel like she is drowning.

British editor's rant sums up how we all feel about the banks

Written by Blathnaid Healy

A British economics editor has made a video after banks were fined £2 billion for rigging foreign exchange rates.

Following a new beat: YouTube's latest music gambit explained

Written by Jason Abbruzzese

Can music help fix YouTube, and can YouTube help fix music?

6 speakers join the Media Summit

Written by Casey Brown

We're excited to announce the first round of speakers for the Mashable Media Summit! Speakers will all be analyzing the latest trends in digital media and storytelling, and how to apply these trends to media companies and brands. 2014 speakers includ...

How much does MTV really cost? We're about to find out

Written by Andy Fixmer

Federal Communications Commission plans to lift the veil on how much Comcast and AT&T pay for every channel from ABC to MTV.

With 6 billion-dollar movies, Disney will toy with the box office through 2017

Written by Andy Fixmer

That's never been done before. Not even close.

YouTube's streaming music service just overcame its last big barrier

Written by Jason Abbruzzese

The streaming video platform has struck a deal to license music from smaller record labels.

Time Warner may spend $588 million on Australia's Network Ten, report says

Written by Jenni Ryall

It is a deal that could see the face of Australian television change forever.

Tumblr taps artists to design shirts for net neutrality

Written by Laura Vitto

Tumblr is digging into its community of artists and creators to create products that benefit the fight for net neutrality.

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World Health Organization mistakenly forwards email to BuzzFeed saying 'BuzzFeed is banned'

Written by Brian Ries

BuzzFeed, it seems, is on the World Health Organization's blacklist.

Taylor Swift record company says Spotify paid a lot less than $6 million

Written by Andy Fixmer

Taylor Swift's record company says Spotify isn't paying anywhere near $6 million a year for her music.

Google's new YouTube music service is here, but invite-only for now

Written by Jason Abbruzzese

The major players in the streaming music market are suddenly a quartet: Spotify, Apple, Amazon and now Google.

AT&T plays hardball: CEO says no more fiber investment 'til net neutrality is settled

Written by Jason Abbruzzese

ISPs have warned that harsh regulation on net neutrality could affect Internet infrastructure investment. AT&T is now making that a reality.

Obama takes on ISPs: 'No higher calling' than protecting an open Internet

Written by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

President Barack Obama is asking the FCC to protect the Internet with no compromises, asking it to implement a no-compromises, hard-line plan.

UK regulator threatens RT with sanctions for biased reporting

Written by Blathnaid Healy

Britain's broadcasting regulator has issued a stern warning to RT because of biased reporting in four of its news bulletins during the Ukraine crisis earlier this year.