Top News:


Presidential candidates and campaign workers criticize media and CNBC moderators' tone and questions in Republican debate — 2016 Republicans vs. the media — Los Angeles (CNN)Republican presidential candidates lit into CNBC's moderators at Wednesday night's GOP debate …
Discussion:
Slate, The Wrap, New York Times, CNNMoney, TVNewser, Digiday, New York Times, CNNMoney, Mediaite, Forbes, @reince, The New York Observer, Washington Post, Politico, Bloomberg Business, The Huffington Post, OnPolitics, FishbowlDC, Quartz, New York Times, The Federalist, Bloomberg View, Guardian, Hit & Run, TVNewser, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, The Hill, The Week, mrctv.org/videos, ThinkProgress, CNNMoney, Variety, @mkupperman, Re/code, The Huffington Post, bizjournals, CNBC, @cdrusnret, Washington Post, Bloomberg Business, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze.com, Newsweek, AJC, The Daily Beast, NPR, Talking Biz News, US News, Talking Points Memo, @reince, Politico, Vox, Mediaite, Bloomberg.com news, Mother Jones, Salon, Deadline, The Wrap, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, @danpfeiffer, @ryanbeckwith, @dkthomp, The Week, @moorehn, Guardian, @joshuahoyos, The Hill, OnPolitics, @raineytime and @dylanbyers

New York Times Q3: $367M revenue, $9M profit, added 51K digital subscribers — New York Times Co. Reports $9 Million Profit in 3rd Quarter — The New York Times Company reported slightly increased revenue of $367 million and net income of just over $9 million for the third quarter …


Newspapers in Turkey publish on Twitter after government seizure stops presses — After the Turkish government seized a media headquarters in Istanbul on Wednesday, the group appointed to take over stopped two newspapers from publishing and fired an editor, according to numerous reports.
Discussion:
The Intercept
RELATED:


Trustee panel halts printing of Koza Ipek Group newspapers … Just hours after a trustee panel shut down two television channels belonging to the Koza-pek Group, dailies Bugün and Millet had their printing halted in the late hours of Oct. 28. — The trustee panel …


Apple Stores to start selling new Apple TV on Friday — The new Apple TV went on pre-order via Apple's online store earlier this week, and priority deliveries will begin this Friday while standard shipments will begin arriving after this upcoming weekend. Now, we've learned that Apple …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, The Verge, MacRumors, Gigaom, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, Tech Insider, App Advice, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, Pocket-lint, iMore, Re/code, MacStories, Variety, SlashGear, The Next Web and Tech Insider
RELATED:


What you can watch on the new Apple TV — and how it compares to Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast — The new Apple TV is finally available. Here's everything you can watch on it so far, from Netflix to HBO Now to everything in between — and how it compares to what's available on other leading video streamers.
Discussion:
9to5Mac, The Verge, AppleInsider and MacRumors

Apple TV 2015 Review: as good as any other device on the market, but no single sign-on for apps, lack of 4K support, and still needs work
Discussion:
9to5Mac, USA Today, BuzzFeed, AppleInsider, TIME, EW.com, Yahoo, MacRumors, Mashable, MacStories, Ubergizmo, iDownloadBlog.com and App Advice

NPR Acknowledges Plagiarism In 10 Music Stories — Stories about classical music that appeared on NPR's website have been found to include portions of others' work, according to a joint statement by NPR and member station WQXR, where the writer of those reports was based.
Discussion:
NPR, NPR, The New York Observer, Poynter, Current.org and @kevinmdraper

Time Warner Cable Q3: revenue up 3.6% to $5.92B, video subscribers down 7K, internet customers up 232K — Time Warner Cable Profit Tops Estimates on Internet Additions — Time Warner Cable Inc., awaiting approval to be acquired by Charter Communications Inc., posted third-quarter earnings …
Discussion:
Variety, Ad Age, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, Variety, Fox Business, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable


Twitch launches a new hub where users can watch artists as they work — Twitch is best know as the world's biggest live-streaming platform for video games, a place where casual gamers and high-profile e-sports teams broadcast their action for millions of fans.


Hundreds of Tribune Publishing employees volunteer for buyouts, insiders say … Hundreds of Tribune Publishing employees may accept a buyout offer and hit the exits by year-end, giving the newspaper company a chance to cut labor costs but saddling it with hefty severance payouts and a loss of experience.


New EC study concludes Spotify stimulates music sales and reduces piracy, and streaming appears to be revenue-neutral — Spotify Helps to Beat Music Piracy, European Commission Finds — When Spotify launched its first beta in the fall of 2008 we branded it “an alternative to music piracy.”
Discussion:
Tech Times and Ars Technica UK


Sony Q2: profit $280, film unit lost $187M and cut full-year forecast by 2% to $8.28B — Sony Pictures logs a $187 million loss and investors in Tokyo questioned its management as its films continue to struggle at the global box office — Sony Corp. on Thursday reported improved financials …
Discussion:
Reuters, The Wrap, Associated Press, TechCrunch and TODAYonline

Stephen G. Smith named National Journal editor-in-chief — National Journal is going back to its roots, bringing on Stephen Smith, who was editor of the magazine from 1996-98, to lead the magazine again as it sheds staff and transitions back into a subscription-only model.
Discussion:
Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY