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6:20 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) …
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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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Alibaba acquires Chinese streaming service Youku Tudou, 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 …
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
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.
 
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Music Industry Waits Anxiously to See if Adele Streams Her New Album
Discussion: Mashable
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
A thank you note, as Business Insider officially closes its sale to Axel Springer
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
Cox to pay $595K to settle FCC probe into its data protections after unreported 2014 breach
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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%
Guardian:
Guardian US launches Mobile Innovation Lab, headed by Sasha Koren as editor, Sarah Schmalbach as senior product manager, announces Nieman Lab partnership
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
ComScore Sells Digital Analytix Business To Adobe En Route To Buying Rentrak For $732M
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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