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5:20 PM ET, October 14, 2015

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Elizabeth Spayd / Columbia Journalism Review:
Columbia Journalism Review to move from bimonthly to twice yearly print schedule in digital refocus  —  A note to CJR's readers  —  In an effort to better align our resources with our mission, we have decided to significantly boost our investment in Columbia Journalism Review's digital operations …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Q&A with CJR editor in chief and publisher Elizabeth Spayd on increasing traffic, profitability, and the magazine's new membership model  —  CJR will adopt membership model, EIC says  —  CJR may be cutting its print frequency, but that isn't a sign of flagging ambition from the half-century old review of journalism.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Democratic primary debate averaged 15.3M cable viewers, live streaming peaked at 980K concurrent viewers  —  Overnight ratings point to Democratic debate record  —  Final ratings won't come in until later in the day.  But preliminary Nielsen ratings indicate that CNN's Tuesday night debate …
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Netflix Crashes 10% After Reporting Disappointing Q3 Results, Missed US Subscriber Growth  —  Today following the bell, Netflix reported its third quarter financial performance, including revenue of $1.74 billion and earnings per share of $0.07.  Analysts had expected the online video shop …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Channel 4 Chairman, Lord Burns, says BBC should become pay-TV service like Sky  —  Channel 4 chairman says BBC should become Sky-style pay-TV service  —  Lord Burns warns that replacing the licence fee with a household levy would be a ‘dangerous route’ for the corporation to take
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Tyrangiel officially joins Vice to head up HBO show  —  Josh Tyrangiel.  —  It's official.  —  Former Bloomberg LP high-flier Josh Tyrangiel is joining the edgy Vice Media to head its upcoming daily news show on HBO.  —  Tyrangiel, 43, who oversaw Charlie Rose's newscast for Bloomberg TV …
Poynter:
Newspaper reporter is on the list of most endangered jobs.  Again.  —  For the second year in a row, newspaper reporters have found themselves among uncomfortable company on CareerCast's annual list of endangered jobs: Right next to mail carriers, meter readers, farmers and other professions that have been disrupted by technology.
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Sources: Tribune's lax review of San Diego Union-Tribune and LA Times insufficient to support downward revenue projections for Q4 2015  —  Financial Dispute at Tribune's California Newspapers  —  In another sign of tension between Tribune Publishing and its two California newspapers …
Discussion: LA Observed
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Association of Magazine Media introduces money back guarantee for print advertisers with campaigns reaching 125M adults over 12 months if sales don't increase  —  Magazines Try New Tactic: Money Back if Ad Fails to Deliver  —  Industry trade group seeks to counter perception that magazines are losing clout with readers
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Marie Claire and NME publisher Time Inc UK boosts profits to £23m  —  Company reports 6% rise in pre-tax profits as top executives paid more than £5m  —  Marie Claire and NME publisher Time Inc UK boosted profits to almost £23m last year while paying out more than £5m to top executives at the magazine company.
Andrew Flanagan / Billboard:
Aurous sued by Universal, Sony, and Warner for copyright infringement three days after launching its Popcorn Time-like streaming music service  —  Aurous Sued By the Majors Three Days After Debut  —  Well, that didn't take long.  After launching its alpha version this past Saturday following months …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Q&A: Pitchfork Founder Ryan Schreiber on Conde Nast Sale, Indie Roots and Expansion  —  Ryan Schreiber was an indie music buff with no journalism experience when he launched the website Pitchfork out of his suburban Minneapolis home in 1996.  On Tuesday, Pitchfork Media joined the big leagues …
Tom Corrigan / Wall Street Journal:
Relativity Television's Employees Expected to Remain After Purchase  —  Chief Executive Tom Forman will continue in that role  —  Relativity Television's employees, including chief executive Tom Forman, are expected to remain in place when senior lenders buy the TV studio from the ailing company later …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Buyers Pledge to Bolster Relativity Television With $60 Million Investment
Discussion: Variety
 
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