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6:20 PM ET, October 29, 2015

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
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 …
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Nathalie Tadena / Wall Street Journal:
New York Times Looks for Ways to Fight Ad Blocking  —  ‘We oppose ad blocking,’ says CEO Mark Thompson  —  The New York Times Co. said it is looking at ways to combat the ad blocking software that threatens to hurt many publishers' online advertising revenue streams.
Discussion: @joepompeo
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
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
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Hurriyet Daily News:
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 …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
NYT's T Magazine should have used different writer for tech entrepreneurs article than the wife of tech investor Marc Andreessen  —  Conflict of Interest in T Magazine's Tech Article  —  A recent article in T, the style magazine of The Times, celebrated entrepreneurs “harnessing goodness through technology.”
Bill Chappell / NPR:
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.
David Katzmaier / CNET:
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.
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
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
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple Stores to start selling new Apple TV on Friday
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
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 …
Dylan Byers / CNN:
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 …
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
BBC didn't contest seizure of Newsnight journalist's laptop, police force says  —  Police force behind Newsnight laptop seizure reveals BBC did not contest Terrorism Act application  —  The BBC did not contest the police application for its reporter's laptop, Press Gazette has learned.
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Ian Burrell / The Independent:
Police use terror powers to seize BBC Newsnight journalist's laptop
Ben Popper / The Verge:
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.
Lynne Marek / Chicago Business:
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.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCU sends cease-and-desist notice to fake news site, NBC.com.co, claimed by Paul Horner of Phoenix  —  NBCU Sends Cease-and-Desist Notice to Fake News Site  —  ‘Parody’ site has posted false news about ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘South Park’  —  NY Digital Editor @xpangler
Discussion: @anaelisafoto and @versharma
 
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Stephen G. Smith named National Journal editor-in-chief
Discussion: Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Bop.fm, which shares music playlists across streaming services, acquired by LifeLock, will shut down October 31
Discussion: Bop.fm Blog, RAIN News and Variety
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
New EC study concludes Spotify stimulates music sales and reduces piracy, and streaming appears to be revenue-neutral
Discussion: Tech Times and Ars Technica UK
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