| Ex-Boston Red Sox farmhand David Sopilka seeks second chance with Cougars
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 New Cougars catcher David Sopilka is adjusting to a new organization after signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in July, following seven professional seasons in the Boston Red Sox chain. The 23-year-old Venezuelan isn't affected by all the new faces, however. "For me, it's the same," Sopilka said....
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| Verizon CEO Sees Decision on Online TV Service in 6 Months
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 Verizon Communications will decide in the next six months how to deliver an online TV service, CEO Lowell McAdam says. Although web-based TV is becoming "a crowded field," the telecommunications giant needs to participate to take advantage of the advertising capabilities of its AOL and Yahoo acquisitions, McAdam said Wednesday at Bloomberg's Sooner Than You Think conference. "An over-the-top platform is absolutely critical for us," McAdam said. Verizon may offer the service in partnership with someone, he said. Even so, "there's no big M&A planned for us."
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| North Korea threat is shocking
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 Journalist Robert Santos reports on the mood in Guam after North Korea state-run news agency announced the military is "examining the operational plan" to strike the US territory of Guam.
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| Is George Osborne a qualified journalist, when did he become Evening Standard editor and what are his other jobs?
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| GEORGE Osborne has been editor of the Evening Standard since May and has ran many front pages slamming Prime Minister Theresa May who sacked him from his job as Chancellor last year. Before the taking up the role he announced he was leaving Westminster "for now", as he takes up the top job at the influential newspaper. But how qualified is he? Getty Images George Osborne has been announced as the new editor of the Evening Standard[/caption] Is George Osborne a qualified journalist? Since the London paper's owner Evgeny Lebedev announced the appointment on Twitter eyebrows had been raised over Osborne's experience in journalism, potential conflicts of interest and the number of other roles he occupies. According to reports, Osborne wanted to pursue a career in journalism after he graduated from Oxford, getting a 2.1 in Modern History. PA:Press Association Osborne, 45, stepped down as Chancellor after unsuccessfully backing the UK remaining in the EU[/caption] In 1993, he was shortlisted for a place on the ...
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| No Longer a Digital Native's Game: TV Fuels Social Branded Content
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 In less than a year, branded content from TV networks on Facebook has more than doubled. No longer are these social media executions viewed as merely added value or an extension of an advertiser's traditional TV buy for extra exposure. Branded content campaigns on social media are becoming a bona fide business for media companies, empowering marketers with new ways to connect with their target audiences. And optimizing these campaigns for engagement, a key metric that drives brand impact on social, has improved as well, meaning their value is easier to quantify and build on in the future. According to social media analytics and insights company ListenFirst, the volume of branded posts from TV networks on Facebook increased steadily over the past three quarters, with a 72% jump in Q2 ...
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