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10:30 PM ET, November 3, 2015

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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 …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily and Poynter
 
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Cablevision misses earnings expectations, reporting 68% drop in income year over year after earlier announcement to sell to Altice
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
MPAA claims responsibility for shutting down popcorntime.io and torrent site YTS
Discussion: The Verge
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS beats Q3 earnings estimates with $0.88 EPS, narrowly misses revenue estimates with $3.26B, compared to $3.37B in same quarter of 2014
Garett Sloane / Digiday:
Source: Snapchat in talks with publishers about increasing number and frequency of ads served in Discover channels
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
News aggregation app News Republic receives 12M uniques a month
Discussion: Digiday
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Hulu Offers No Commercial Interruptions for Viewers Who Interact With One Ad Upfront
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Localore launches 15 new public media projects to cover diverse communities across America
Discussion: @oditor
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Former Editor of Xinjiang Newspaper in China Is Ousted From Communist Party