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9:50 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) …
Patrick Kulp / Mashable:
Inside the surprising peace talks between ad-blockers and a group of publishers and advertisers  —  If any one company is at the heart of the recent ad blocking phenomenon, it's Eyeo GmbH, the German software developer behind the popular extension AdBlock Plus.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Gamergate film based on Zoe Quinn's memoir in the works from Amy Pascal's production company  —  Amy Pascal Wins Zoe Quinn's Gamergate Memoir ‘Crash Override’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Amy Pascal's Pascal Pictures has won a bidding battle for Crash Override: How To Save The Internet From Itself …
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 …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Creator of Russia Today and former Russian minister of press, Mikhail Lesin, found dead in Washington DC hotel  —  Putin Associate Found Dead in DC Hotel  —  A prominent Russian millionaire with high-level ties to the Kremlin has been found dead inside a Washington hotel, a Russian official and a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
BuzzFeed Is Returning to SXSW After Panel Cancellation Controversy  —  BuzzFeed said last week that it would be withdrawing from next year's South by Southwest festival because the conference organizers decided to cancel two panels after receiving threats of on-site violence.
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.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC rejects petition to require services like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, Netflix, and LinkedIn to honor “Do Not Track” requests  —  Websites can keep ignoring “Do Not Track” requests after FCC ruling  —  Petition to impose Do Not Track requirements rejected by commission.
Adam Jourdan / Reuters:
China says Disney to get special trademark protection  —  China will give special trademark protection to Walt Disney Co as the iconic U.S. firm prepares to open its first theme park in mainland China next year, a regulator said on Thursday.  —  Authorities will carry out a year-long campaign …
Discussion: @ustrademarklaw and New York Times
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Philly journalists rally to help laid-off colleagues get hired  —  In the hours after Philadelphia Media Network announced a round of punishing layoffs at Philly.com, the mood in the newsroom was grim.  More than half of the journalists were notified on Wednesday that they wouldn't have a job …
 
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Alibaba reaches deal to buy online video service Youku Tudou, valuing the company at about $4.4B
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
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Hearst Corporation Drops ‘Corp.’
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Music Industry Waits Anxiously to See if Adele Streams Her New Album
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Richard Nieva / CNET:
YouTube makes all of its videos viewable on Cardboard VR headset through its Android app, iOS support coming soon
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
A thank you note, as Business Insider officially closes its sale to Axel Springer