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8:15 AM ET, October 6, 2015

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Julia Greenberg / Wired:
Reddit to launch voting and comment free news site Upvoted with editorial team curating/creating content that will be added to Reddit forum for voting, comments  —  No comments allowed on Reddit's new news site ‘Upvoted’  —  Reddit's got problems.  It can be a hotbed of hostility and harassment—even for loyal users.
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Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Behind Steve Huffman's return to Reddit as CEO following the moderator revolt and Ellen Pao's departure  —  Inside Reddit's Plan to Recover From Its Epic Meltdown  —  It began on the Thursday night that much of Reddit—the eleventh biggest site on the American Internet …
Discussion: @marcuswohlsen
Derek Mead / Motherboard:
Vice Media's Motherboard is switching off comments, adds letters to the editor section  —  We're Replacing Comments with Something Better  —  As a kid, whenever I'd get some BMX or car magazine in the mail, I'd always dive in first to the letters to the editor.
Los Angeles Times:
Lionsgate and Starz in advanced merger talks, sources say  —  Movie and television studio Lionsgate cemented its mini-major status in Hollywood with “The Hunger Games,” and now its appetite is being tested.  —  The Santa Monica studio is in advanced talks to merge with movie channel Starz …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror explores plan to stop readers using ad-blocking software  — Dominic Ponsford's blog -  —  Trinity Mirror is reportedly exploring ways of banning its website readers from using ad-blocking software on iPhones and iPads.  —  The move, by the biggest publisher of regional newspapers …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Publishers Worry That Native Ads Are Vulnerable to Ad Blocking
Discussion: Ad Age and @perlberg
Jared Newman / Fast Company:
Roku announces Roku 4 with 4K, voice search, and remote locator, and OS 7 with bookmarking and universal search; pre-order now, available Oct. for $130  —  Roku Is Solving The Most Frustrating Thing About Streaming TV Boxes  —  Tell me if this sounds familiar: You're browsing around on a Roku …
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
The Economist deputy editor Tom Standage on mobile, bundled subscriptions, and why display ads are unsustainable as a business model  —  Print is ‘just another device’ at The Economist  —  The weekly publication turned 172 years old in September.  Deputy editor Tom Standage explains …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
DailyMail.com North America CEO Jon Steinberg to step down at end of 2015, as company focuses on organic growth rather than acquisitions and new partnerships  —  DailyMail.com's North America Chief Is Out  —  Jon Steinberg will step down at the end of the year after 18 months on the job
Yuras Karmanau / Associated Press:
Belarusian media claim gov't attack on their websites  —  MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarusian independent media outlets on Monday accused the government of blocking their websites less than a week before presidential elections, describing it as an attack against free press.
Los Angeles Times:
Bankruptcy judge backs Relativity Media plan to sell TV assets to creditors  —  A bankruptcy judge Monday gave preliminary approval to a plan to sell the television assets of Relativity Media to a group of secured creditors while the company's flamboyant founder, Ryan Kavanaugh, tries to reorganize the rest of Relativity.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
RedState Names Leon Wolf Managing Editor As Erick Erickson Prepares Exit  —  NEW YORK — RedState named Leon Wolf as its new managing editor Monday as longtime editor Erick Erickson transitions out of his role leading the influential conservative news and opinion site.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AwesomenessTV partners with Endemol for international expansion, will launch channels in at least five overseas markets including the UK and France  —  AwesomenessTV Pacts With Endemol Shine for International Expansion  —  Teen-focused digital media company AwesomenessTV is coming …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
 
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Kristen Schweizer / Bloomberg Business:
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins says company is still searching for an original series hit, isn't planning international expansion for now
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Two-thirds of micropayments paywall startup Blendle's users are under 35
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Dean Baquet / New York Times:
New York Times announces it has 2.1M subscribers across print and digital; more subs now than at any other time during its 164-year history
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Jack Dorsey named permanent Twitter CEO, will remain as Square CEO; Adam Bain promoted to COO; Dick Costolo steps down from board; stock closes up 7%
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Hollywood horror movie producer Jason Blum teams up with NBCUniversal to produce branded content aimed at under 25s
Lyz Lenz / New York Magazine:
Some women turn to newsletters as an alternative to social media for a controlled place online that feels safe to discuss faith, sex, children, and more