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12:35 PM ET, November 3, 2015

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Jay Greene / The Seattle Times:
Amazon Books, the digital retailer's first brick-and-mortar store, to open in University Village Seattle on Tuesday with 5K-6K titles  —  Amazon opens first brick-and-mortar bookstore — at U Village  —  Two decades after it started selling books online, Amazon opens a shopping center storefront with books for sale on actual shelves.
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Washington Post:
Sources: Trump campaign to deal directly with networks on debates, upending joint proposal from GOP candidates  —  Trump campaign to negotiate directly with TV networks on debate formats  —  Donald Trump and his advisers have decided to work directly with television executives and take a lead role …
Glyn Moody / Ars Technica UK:
Entire editorial staff of Elsevier journal Lingua resigns over high price, lack of open access  —  Editors planning to launch their own open access rival early next year.  —  The entire editorial staff of the prestigious academic title Lingua have resigned in protest over the high cost …
Discussion: Inside Higher Ed, Fortune and TeleRead
Jim Romenesko:
In staff memo, National Geographic magazine CEO Gary Knell announces layoffs  —  Layoffs begin at National Geographic … Staffers at National Geographic - now controlled by Rupert Murdoch - received this note from their CEO on Monday: … Donald Winslow, editor of News Photographer magazine, is tweeting about the layoffs.
Discussion: Adweek
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Bloomberg Media hires M. Scott Havens from Time Inc. as digital chief  —  Bloomberg L.P. has nabbed a veteran digital executive amid recent changes to the leadership team responsible for its consumer-facing brands.  —  Bloomberg Media, a division with properties including Bloomberg Businessweek …
Ed Sherman / Poynter:
ESPN's mistake was not killing Grantland earlier  —  Each Sunday, ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. and Jacob Feldman send out an email newsletter called “The Sunday Long Read.”  With input from readers, they select the week's best in longform journalism from a broad range of subjects, including sports.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Chromecast Can Now Stream Live Television With Added Sling TV Support  —  Sling TV, Dish's streaming live TV service that offers a variety of cable TV channels, including ESPN, is now available on Google's Chromecast.  The forthcoming addition of Sling TV support was first announced in September …
Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Viacom, TiVo partner to give TV advertisers more data  —  Nov 2 Media company Viacom Inc and set-top box maker TiVo Inc have formed a partnership designed to help advertisers better target their TV commercials and determine if their ads led to store visits or purchases, executives said.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
20 new projects are awarded $35,000 Knight Prototype Fund grants  —  The Knight Foundation announced today that it was awarding $700,000 in new funding to 20 new projects focused on media or information through its Knight Prototype Fund.  —  Each project will receive $35,000 in funding.
Discussion: Knight Foundation, @zseward and Poynter
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Vice to announce TV channel as early as Tuesday, in talks to get $200M from Disney  —  Vice Media Rides Lofty Expectations  —  Company known for edgy reporting is poised to get its own TV channel in a deal with A+E  —  In the current crop of new-media companies touting their ability …
Leslie Picker / New York Times:
When asked if Netflix would create a live evening newscast, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he doesn't “invest in things that are dying”  —  Netflix's Reed Hastings Sees Need for More Content  —  Attention cable cord-cutters: Do not expect to see live sports or evening newscasts on Netflix anytime soon.
 
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Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Hulu Offers No Commercial Interruptions for Viewers Who Interact With One Ad Upfront
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Localore launches 15 new public media projects to cover diverse communities across America
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fullscreen Hires TV Exec Jason Klarman as Chief Marketing Officer
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Staff memo: Joe Nocera to write column about sports for the New York Times
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
CBS All Access SVOD and streaming service gets a boost with launch of new Star Trek series in January 2017
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
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