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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Jon Stewart inks four-year deal with HBO, will create short-form digital content for HBO GO, HBO Now, includes first-look option for other film and TV ventures — Jon Stewart Inks Four-Year Deal With HBO, Will Focus On Digital Content First — Jon Stewart and HBO have concluded …
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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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The Wrap, The Verge, Fortune and LostRemote
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Ahead of closing deal with 21st Century Fox, National Geographic is laying off about 9% of 2K staff today, also offering buyouts — Ahead of Fox close, National Geographic starts cutting staff — Ahead of its acquisition by 21st Century Fox, National Geographic is beginning …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice and A&E Networks confirm new TV channel, to be called Viceland, launching in February with Oscar winner Spike Jonze as creative director — The new channel, with the working name Viceland, will launch as early as February with Oscar winner Spike Jonze as creative director.
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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 …
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Business Wire, Sling, Multichannel News, Variety and The Next Web
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Political candidates refuse to sign letter to TV networks making demands about debates — GOP debate talks in disarray as consensus collapses — After several campaigns refused to sign a protest letter to TV networks, the debate revolt appeared to founder.
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TVNewser, CNNMoney, Vox, Guardian, Daily Mail, Talking Points Memo, Poynter, The Federalist, Washington Post and New Yorker
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BBC SVP Nick Ascheim named SVP of digital for MSNBC and NBC News; Julian March of NBC and Richard Wolffe of MSNBC leaving company — Digital arms of NBC News, MSNBC united under new executive — Nick Ascheim has been named senior vice president of digital for MSNBC and NBC News in a shakeup …
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TVNewser, Variety, The Wrap, The Huffington Post, @vivian and @benmullin
Dale Kasler / Sacramento Bee:
McClatchy Co. back in compliance with New York exchange — Sacramento-based publisher's share price back above $1 — The McClatchy Co. said Monday it's no longer in danger of being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. — Sacramento-based McClatchy, which owns The Sacramento Bee …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
How the New York Times is approaching notifications: increasing personalization, including storytelling, and more effective tracking — Inside The New York Times' new push notifications team — This is the first article in a series on “The Mobile Publisher,” a look at how publishers …
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.
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Knight Foundation and @zseward
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 …
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Inside Higher Ed, @riyadhbalushi, Fortune and TeleRead
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
New York Times to re-tool video operation, with buyouts and new hires — The New York Times is offering buyouts to employees in its video department while also recruiting new video talent. — Effective Tuesday, all members of the video staff will be eligible to apply for a buyout …
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