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8:05 AM ET, November 5, 2014

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 Top News: 
John McDermott / Digiday:
Snapchat in talks with CNN, Comedy Central, Vice, more for upcoming launch of Discover  —  Snapchat is in partnership talks with BuzzFeed, Time, others  —  Snapchat is in negotiations with Comedy Central, Spotify and Vice for the upcoming launch of Discover, a section within the app …
Discussion: Business Insider and dotRising
BBC:
The body of Burmese freelance journalist Aung Naing is being exhumed for an investigation into his death.  —  The body of Burmese freelance journalist Aung Naing is being exhumed for an investigation into his death.  —  Aung Naing was shot dead while in army custody over a month ago.
Discussion: Guardian, TIME and World Bulletin
Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal:
New App ‘Hash’ Attempts to Better Organize Tweets Around Events  —  For years, new Twitter users have complained that the social media service is too hard to navigate.  Finding relevant content before it gets lost in the noise can prove challenging.  —  While over half a billion tweets …
Discussion: @yoreekoh
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, @dangillmor and @sirsteven
Tess Stynes / Wall Street Journal:
Liberty Media Set to Complete Spinoff; Revenue Rises  —  Revenue, Operating Earnings Helped by SiriusXM Results  —  Liberty Media Corp. said it expects to complete the spinoff of its cable business Tuesday as the media company also reported its third-quarter revenue and operating earnings improved …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
Joshua Rozenberg / Guardian:
Walter Merricks appointed chair of “Leveson-compliant” independent press regulator and Ipso rival Impress  —  Walter Merricks appointed chair of new independent monitor for the press  —  Impress intends to be Leveson-compliant, and will offer an arbitration service - setting it apart from its rival, Ipso
Discussion: Guardian and @joshuarozenberg
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
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
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 …
 
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Cisco details a hacking campaign that penetrated multiple governments' networks using two zero-day flaws in its VPN and firewall Adaptive Security Appliances

Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal:
IBM agrees to buy HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure, in a deal valuing HashiCorp at $6.4B and expected to close by the end of 2024

Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
US prosecutors charge two founders of the Samourai Wallet crypto mixing service, saying it facilitated more than $100M in money laundering transactions

 
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