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7:05 AM ET, October 2, 2015

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Spencer Soper / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon to stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast Oct. 29 as devices don't allow for Amazon Prime video streaming; Roku, Xbox, PlayStation sales unaffected  —  Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices  —  Amazon.com Inc. is flexing its e-commerce muscles to gain …
Hannah Kuchler / Financial Times:
Sources: Snapchat to sell “sponsored lenses” for selfies which will cost advertisers up to $750K for peak days like Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Black Friday  —  Snapchat to launch new advertising format  —  Snapchat is preparing to launch a new advertising format that will allow brands …
Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Reporters Are Rude During Tragedies Because They're Reporting  —  Imagine this: a burst of tweets show a bus explosion on the interstate, sending up a tremendous mushroom cloud, visible from miles away.  How many people are hurt?  Or dead?  What caused the explosion?
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Rhapsody rolling out Kids section in its apps with design, content, and features aimed at children  —  Rhapsody launches a kids corner  —  It may sound childish, but Rhapsody's new section dedicated to kids sets the streaming-music service apart from bigger rivals like Apple Music and Spotify.
Discussion: TechCrunch, Billboard and Engadget
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Telemundo launches 2016 election coverage, positions itself as straight news without an agenda, in a shot against rival Univision  —  Telemundo positions itself as ‘straight news’ against rival Univision  —  <p>Telemundo is taking a clear shot at rival Univision, positioning …
Hannah Miet / Los Angeles Business Journal:
BuzzFeed no longer in talks to lease former Ford factory in LA but still seeking space for expansion within the city  —  BuzzFeed Puts Brakes on Deal at Ford Factory  —  BuzzFeed will not be moving into Shorenstein Properties' Ford Motor Factory Building after all.
Discussion: LAist, Curbed LA and LA Observed
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube Addresses Complaints About Inappropriate Content In Updated YouTube Kids App  —  When YouTube first launched its dedicated “Kids” app earlier this year, parents welcomed the opportunity to be able to keep their children away from the more adult content found on the larger YouTube network …
Jonathan Kuperberg / Broadcasting & Cable:
Gray TV to sell stations in 3 markets, including KAKE to Lockwood for WCXX-TV and $11.2M to meet regulatory approval for Schurz, acquire three more stations  —  Gray TV Reveals Station Sales, Swaps to Facilitate Schurz Acquisition  —  Gray selling stations in Wichita, South Bend, Rapid City …
Nick Statt / The Verge:
HBO Now and Showtime apps arrive on Android TV  —  The Android TV platform now has access to HBO Now, Showtime, and CBS All Access, Google said today in a blog post.  The company also announced that it's partnered with Disney to bring the company's Disney Movies Anywhere digital storefront to Android TV …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Verizon's new mobile video service go90 launches with 8K titles and 35+ original series, available now on iOS and Android  —  Verizon's Mobile Video Service Go90 Launches To Public  —  Verizon's new mobile video service go90, which is aimed at capturing a younger demographic who spends …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
DirecTV, Media General Reach Agreement After Marathon Negotiations  —  DirecTV and Media General have reached a deal after marathon negotiations to avert a blackout of 62 TV stations in more than 40 markets.  —  Details of the agreement were not disclosed but Media General confirmed the pact …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Judge orders court records should remain sealed in Gawker-Hulk Hogan sex tape trial  —  Judge orders closure of records in Hulk Hogan sex tape case  —  The latest bout in an ongoing legal tussle between Gawker Media and Hulk Hogan was decided Thursday in favor of the former professional wrestler.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times
 
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Rebecca Smithers / Guardian:
UK's new Consumer Rights Act includes refund or replacements for faulty digital content, including apps, music, movies, and games
Matilda Battersby / The Independent:
Serial podcast is being made into TV show by The Lego Movie directors
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel resigns, to be replaced by Ellen Pollock
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
News Corp offers Times and WSJ digital bundle for corporate users
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
A growing number of new media companies like Vice Media, BuzzFeed, and Vox Media are avoiding automated ad sales from third-party firms
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Reporta, an app from the International Women's Media Foundation, allows reporters to check in to locations and send SOS alerts during a crisis
Discussion: @rorypecktrust
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

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