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4:55 PM ET, November 6, 2015

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Alex Weprin / Politico:
ESPN names Jim Brady public editor  —  ESPN has named Jim Brady its new public editor.  —  Brady, the founder of Spirited Media (parent company of Philly news site Billy Penn), previously served as editor in chief of Digital First Media, and as the sports editor and later executive editor of The Washington Post's website.
Corinne Reichert / ZDNet:
TPP: ISPs will hand over copyright infringer details  —  The full text of the TPP ties in with WikiLeaks' leaked document last month, stating that ISPs must hand over copyright infringer details to rights holders when legally compelled.  —  Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) …
Michael Zhang / PetaPixel:
Yahoo's Image Search Now Pulls Personalized Results from Flickr  —  Yahoo is rolling out a revamped image search engine today that now includes photo results from its Flickr service.  As long as you're signed in, the personalized Flickr results will include your own collection of Flickr photos …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BuzzFeed changes editorial standards to allow sponsorships in entertainment programming  —  BuzzFeed's editorial standards were modified earlier this week to allow for greater collaboration between the newsroom's editorial and advertising staffers, a move the company's editor in chief …
Discussion: @niemanlab
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Activision Blizzard Launches Production Arm For Video Game-Based Film, TV Projects  —  Video game giant Activision Blizzard is continuing its expansion push with the launch of a production arm to develop film and TV properties based on “Call of Duty” and other game titles.
Richard Nieva / CNET:
YouTube makes all of its videos viewable on Cardboard VR headset through its Android app, iOS support coming soon  —  YouTube bolts into next phase of virtual reality with 3D video  —  The world's largest video site dives further into VR in a big way.  It's letting you step into new 3D worlds …
Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company:
The Associated Press and LA-based production company RYOT partnering for virtual reality series  —  Virtual Reality Journalism Is Coming To The Associated Press  —  The Associated Press has become the latest news organization to turn to virtual reality as a journalism tool.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Interview with First Look general counsel Lynn Oberlander on the firms Litigation Fund, and how it's looking to do more for free speech cases  —  First Look's Press Litigation Fund wants to support news outlets stuck in expensive free speech cases  —  Last month, Mother Jones won …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Newspaper Guild offers to buy Philadelphia Daily News to avoid layoffs; owner Gerry Lenfest quickly rejects offer  —  Newspaper guild offers to buy Philadelphia Daily News to avoid layoffs  —  Lawyers representing the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia on Thursday expressed interest …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Alibaba acquires Chinese streaming service Youku Tudo, in a deal valuing the company at $4.2B  —  The e-commerce powerhouse already owns a minority stake in the “YouTube of China.”  —  Chinese online video giant Youku Tudou, known as China's YouTube, said Friday it has agreed to be fully acquired …
Guardian:
Guardian US launches Mobile Innovation Lab, headed by Sasha Koren as editor, Sarah Schmalbach as senior product manager, announces Nieman Lab partnership  —  Guardian US formally launches Mobile Innovation Lab … Guardian US today announced the formal launch of the John S …
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Hearst Corporation Drops ‘Corp.’  —  In a shocking twist that no one saw coming, Hearst Corporation will from now on be known simply as “Hearst.”  —  Why would Hearst take such a drastic, dangerous step?  You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
 
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Deutsche Welle:
Top German tabloid ‘Bild’ gets first female editor-in-chief
Discussion: Agence France-Presse and Politico
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Disney reports mixed Q4 earnings with revenue of $13.51B, cable network revenue up 12%
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
ComScore Sells Digital Analytix Business To Adobe En Route To Buying Rentrak For $732M
Associated Press:
Iranian president criticizes recent arrests of journalists
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Facebook launches Music Stories post format that lets iOS users listen to 30-second clips of music shared from Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes within News Feed