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11:40 AM ET, November 5, 2015

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Daniel Siegal / Law360:
Jury awards former LA Times columnist T.J. Simers $7.1M over claims paper forced him out due to age and disability  —  BREAKING: Ex-LA Times Sports Writer Wins $7.1M In Age Bias Trial  —  A California jury on Wednesday evening awarded former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers $7.1 million …
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed  —  As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit of information you could possibly need without ever having to leave your News Feed, Facebook has begun rolling out a new music feature that will let you sample the music shared into your feed.
Jeff Blumenthal / Philadelphia Business Journal:
Philadelphia Media Network layoffs: 17 at Philly.com, 17 at Daily News, 12 from Inquirer, union leader says  —  Union leader: Philly.com ‘gutted’ by layoffs  —  More than half of Philly.com's editorial staff and 25 percent of Daily News editorial staffers were among the 46 people laid off …
Financial Times:
Sources: Facebook's Notify app for news alerts to launch next week with dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post, and CBS  —  Facebook links with media groups to launch news app  —  Facebook is preparing its latest push into news with a new standalone app called Notify …
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Maxim Taps Glenn O'Brien as Editor-at-Large to Replace Kate Lanphear  —  WWD has learned that Maxim has hired Glenn O'Brien as editor-at-large.  —  The role is essentially a replacement for Kate Lanphear, who was let go as editor in chief last month after six months on the job.
Nick Summers / Engadget:
BBC launches UK store with 7K hours of downloadable archives, single episodes start at £1.89  —  BBC Store lets you buy and download classic TV shows  —  Before iPlayer existed, VHS tapes and DVDs were one of the few ways to rewatch BBC shows.  Unless you caught a rerun or had diligently prepared the VCR, that is.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
NewsON, a streaming service backed by TV station owners providing ad-supported local news, launches on iOS, Android, and Roku devices  —  NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku  —  A company called NewsON launched today, offering cord cutters and mobile consumers access …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
ESPN, ABC and Disney Channels Finally Coming to Sony PlayStation Vue  —  After years of haggling, Sony has at last reached a deal with Disney and ESPN Media Networks to bring the Mouse House's suite of networks to the PlayStation Vue Internet TV service.  —  Under the pact, ESPN …
Farai Mutsaka / Associated Press:
Three Zimbabwean journalists to be charged with slander for story implicating officials in cyanide poisonings of 60+ elephants  —  Zimbabwean Journalists Arrested for Elephant Poaching Report  —  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Three journalists from a state-run weekly newspaper in Zimbabwe …
Edward C. Baig / USA Today:
Verizon, NBA announce marketing deal bringing NBA highlights and more to go90 video service; source says deal is valued at $400M and runs for three years  —  NBA teams up with Verizon on $400M marketing deal  —  Want to catch LeBron on your smartphone?  —  Verizon is hoping all-things-hoops …
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
BBC spent £500,000 on failed defence of IT chief's unfair dismissal case  —  Corporation was offered chance to settle John Linwood's case for £50,000, but chose to defend sacking him over disastrous £100m Digital Media Initiative  —  The BBC spent almost £500,000 fighting …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
21st Century Fox Q1: revenue down 6% to $6.08B on weak box office sales; Fox cable revenue up 7% to $3.46B
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Warner Q3: beats estimates with $6.4B revenue, overall revenue up 5% YoY on Warner Bros. and HBO growth
Cork Gaines / Business Insider:
Bill Simmons says his new podcast is “closing in on seven million listens” in debut month
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