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5:45 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 …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Reactions to CNN's VR livestream of Tuesday's Democratic debate: VR headsets overheat, make for uncomfortable viewing, event didn't lend itself to immersion  —  What was it like watching a VR stream of last night's Democratic debate?  Hot and heavy  —  CNN experimented by broadcasting …
Discussion: Guardian, Mashable and NBC News
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 …
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Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings blames US switch to chip-based credit cards for subscribers leaving as US growth slows with just 880K subs added in Q3  —  Netflix CEO blames credit card changes for subscribers leaving service  —  Reed Hastings attributes slumping numbers to anti-fraud measures including advent …
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
Discussion: Guardian
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Deadline and The Wrap
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Buyers Pledge to Bolster Relativity Television With $60 Million Investment
Discussion: Variety
 
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