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9:00 PM ET, November 4, 2014

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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Bloomberg's election night coverage will stream on its mobile apps, AOL, YouTube, and Mashable  —  On election night, getting eyeballs on the stars of Bloomberg Politics  —  Bloomberg Politics is working overtime to make sure as many viewers as possible watch their election coverage tonight …
Discussion: TVNewser
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
BuzzFeed will look to Twitter users to help call elections tonight  —  The “decision desks” assembled by the Associated Press, TV networks and other mainstream news organizations have been “outcompeted in the marketplace of fast, accurate, sophisticated, and transparent information,” BuzzFeed EIC Ben Smith writes.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
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 chief Emiliano Calemzuk to develop a range of programming for online audiences derived from Time Inc.'s vast editorial resources.
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Time Inc. earnings: digital ad revenue up 5% to $65M, print ads down 1% to $363M
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] …
Tim Peterson / AdAge:
Digital to Overtake TV Ad Spending in Two Years, Says Forrester  —  U.S. advertisers' spending on digital advertising will overtake TV in 2016 and hit $103 billion in 2019 to represent 36% of all ad spending, according to Forrester's latest estimates based on its ForecastView model.
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Steven Brill elaborates on the biz model of his longform journalism startup with Jill Abramson  —  Steven Brill-Jill Abramson startup comes into focus  —  Steven Brill, the journalist and media entrepreneur, shared some details with Capital about the longform journalism startup he's building …
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:
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 …
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
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.
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
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 …
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 …
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Warner Music Group Signs Deal to License Music to SoundCloud  —  Warner Music Group has signed a deal to license its music to SoundCloud Ltd., the companies said, making Warner the first major record label to start earning money from the German audio-sharing site.
 
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