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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 …
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
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 …
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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
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
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David Katzmaier / CNET:
What you can watch on the new Apple TV — and how it compares to Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast
What you can watch on the new Apple TV — and how it compares to Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast
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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.
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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 …
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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.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
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.”
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Bop.fm, which shares music playlists across streaming services, acquired by LifeLock, will shut down October 31 — LifeLock Acquires Music Sharing Platform Bop.fm; Site To Shut Down — Bop.fm — a Y Combinator startup that had built a platform to share links for music tracks across …
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Gavin J. Blair / Hollywood Reporter:
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 …
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