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3:50 AM ET, November 5, 2014

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Alec Wilkinson / New Yorker:
Modern Farmer's Ann Marie Gardner negotiates a tense relationship with her primary funder while keeping a young magazine vibrant  —  Read It and Reap  —  Each issue of Modern Farmer, the stylish agrarian quarterly, has an austere portrait of an animal on the cover.  So far, there have been six.
Discussion: @brookejarvis, @scootes and @bbqsnob
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Former Fox TV studio chief Emiliano Calemzuk to lead Time Inc's VOD and SVOD push  —  Time Inc. Taps Fox Alum Emiliano Calemzuk to Lead Online Video Push (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Time inc. is ready to go long on longform video.  The publishing giant has cut a deal with former Fox Television Studios …
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Time Inc. earnings: digital ad revenue up 5% to $65M, print ads down 1% to $363M
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Q&A with tech reporter on the PR-blogger relationship: can do job without any outbound request  —  Confessions of a tech reporter: 'I've been called a hater'  —  The spread in recent years of technology into every aspect of daily life has called for a corresponding rise of media coverage.
Discussion: @digiday
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Rovi Acquires Fan TV To Bolster Its Cloud-Based Video Discovery Products  —  Rovi is announcing the acquisition of video discovery startup Fan TV today.  The deal will add to Rovi's portfolio of cloud-based guide offerings for service providers, while also giving it some consumer-facing apps.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Warner Bros. CEO Issues Memo on Layoffs: ‘These Changes are Challenging’  —  Warner Bros. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tsujihara announced in a company-wide memo that layoffs at the film and television studio will begin Tuesday.  Variety first reported that staffing cuts will begin this week …
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Xiaomi To Invest $1B In Online Video Content  —  Xiaomi just announced on its official Weibo account that it plans to invest $1 billion in online video content to support its smart television ecosystem.  —  The investment will be overseen by two Xiaomi executives who have considerable experience building online content.
Discussion: TechNode
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
By the book: How Belt Publishing led to an online magazine covering the industrial Midwest  —  Late last month, 4,000 books were delivered to Belt Publishing's office in Cleveland from a printer one state over in Scranton.  —  “Me — and hopefully two, but maybe just one other person …
Brent Lang / Variety:
21st Century Fox Q1 earnings beat estimates with $.48 EPS, $7.89B revenue, strong film slate  —  21st Century Fox Earnings Trump Expectations, Stock Rises  —  Strong advertising sales and a record-breaking film slate lifted revenues and earnings at 21st Century Fox, helping the media …
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Police misuse of Ripa powers to spy on journalists is systemic, MPs told  —  National Union of Journalists says police routinely bypass need for judicial scrutiny to discover journalistic sources with Ripa  —  The National Union of Journalists has told parliament that police misuse …
Discussion: Press Gazette
Jim Romenesko:
Plain Dealer ombud: Why I haven't written about the campaign video removal controversy  —  I recently got this email from a frustrated Cleveland Plain Dealer staffer:  —  “It is so obvious to those of us who work here the huge difference between the PD and NEOMG [Northweast Ohio Media Group] …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
What's Behind Taylor Swift's Decision to Drop Spotify  —  Taylor Swift baffled fans and critics alike yesterday by removing her entire catalog from Spotify Ltd., the popular music-streaming service.  —  Swift had already declined to give Spotify her new album, “1989,” the biggest release of the year.
Abhirup Roy / Reuters:
Discovery Q3: $.46 EPS, beating estimates; cuts forecast on weak ratings, tensions with Russia  —  Discovery cuts forecast on strong dollar, problems in Russia  —  (Reuters) - Discovery Communications Inc (DISCA.O), owner of cable channels such as Animal Planet and Discovery Channel …
 
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
Google and Facebook have social responsibilities, says Ofcom chief
Discussion: @mediaguardian and Mashable
Alessandria Masi / International Business Times:
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Discussion: Haaretz
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Netflix Lures Larry Tanz, CEO of Michael Eisner's Digital Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: VideoInk
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