Vice Media raises $450M from TPG at a $5.7B valuation, will use some of the funds to create a new mobile subscription service
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Business news streaming startup Cheddar launching premium $6.99/mo service powered by Vimeo
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Sources: after launching a year ago, Sling TV now has more than 600K subscribers; Chief Executive Roger Lynch says “vast majority” are not pay-TV subscribers
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As Netflix expands globally, local and regional rivals discuss banding together to outbid it on content rights
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @shaliniwsj , @shaliniwsj and @shaliniwsj . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Shalini Ramachandran / @shaliniwsj : Numbers: $NFLX pays premiums equal to 120-150% of an origina...