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9:40 AM ET, November 13, 2015

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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Snapchat Signs Up Another Publisher: The Wall Street Journal  —  The Wall Street Journal is going after a new audience.  So, apparently, is Snapchat.  —  The Journal will soon be joining Snapchat's group of Discover publishers, according to multiple sources, the first major business publication …
Discussion: Adweek and Talking Biz News
Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
NextVR, which broadcast a Democratic debate and the NBA opener in VR, gets $30M from Comcast, Time Warner Investments, and others in round led by Formation 8  —  Comcast, Time Warner Invest in Virtual Reality  —  Media companies' venture arms join $30.5 million funding round for NextVR
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Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times hopes its first virtual reality film, The Displaced, plus mass distribution of Google Cardboard kick off greater VR adoption
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Hulu in early talks to sell stake to Time Warner in deal valuing Hulu at $5B-$6B; Time Warner would invest cash, commit to license content  —  Hulu in Talks to Sell Stake to Time Warner  —  Deal could help streaming-video service compete with Netflix, Amazon
Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Beats Music confirms it will fade out on November 30th  —  Now that Apple Music is firmly in place (and even on Android) it's time for Beats Music to go.  An app update back in June greased the skids and an updated support page — as well as emails going out to Sonos users reiterating …
Ben Popper / The Verge:
YouTube Music standalone app launches on iOS and Android; YouTube Red subscribers get offline listening and no ads  —  YouTube Music is here, and it's a game changer  —  YouTube is first and foremost a video portal, the world's largest and most popular online collection of moving images.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google Play Books improves comic book reading by adding vertical scrolling mode, curated pages for discovery, on Android in coming days, iOS soon  —  Google Improves Comic Book Reading Experience In Play Books For Android  —  Google today launched an upgrade to its Google Play Books store …
Todd Shields / Bloomberg Business:
Trade group USTelecom, representing AT&T, Verizon, and others, asks FCC to put limits on Charter-TWC merger and Charter's largest shareholder, John Malone  —  AT&T, Verizon Lobby Asks U.S. for Limits on Charter Cable Merger  —  Group asks U.S. to limit John Malone's role in new Charter
Discussion: The Hill and Broadcasting & Cable
George Szalai / Billboard:
Liberty Media to Create Three Tracking Stocks for SiriusXM, Braves, Media Group  —  Selena Gomez and Mike Piff at SiriusXM to promote her new album “Revival” on Oct. 12, 2015.  —  Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com  —  John Malone's Liberty Media said Thursday it will pursue a reclassification …
Peter Sterne / Politico:
BuzzFeed launches its first one-to-one app, Quiz Chat, which lets users take quizzes with each other using Facebook Messenger  —  Buzzfeed launches iPhone app for quizzes  —  Buzzfeed released a mobile app called Quiz Chat today, which lets users take quizzes with one another over Facebook Messenger.
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Hearst to Launch Snapchat Channel Called ‘Sweet’  —  HEARST'S SWEET SWEAT: Hearst is finally ready to unveil its top secret digital project on Monday, WWD has learned.  —  Called “Sweet,” the channel will launch on Snapchat and make use of other social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.
Discussion: Bidness ETC and Media Wire Daily
George Slefo / Ad Age:
Ad tech firm Sizmek buys Pointroll for $20M from a division of Tegna, once part of Gannett  —  Sizmek Acquires Pointroll in $20 Million Deal  —  Ad tech company Sizmek has agreed to buy Pointroll in a $20 million deal that is set to close immediately, Sizmek said Thursday during its earnings call.
David Sharman / HoldTheFrontPage:
Ashley Highfield, CEO of Johnston Press, appointed chairman of industry body News Media Association  —  Ashley Highfield appointed chairman of industry ‘voice’  —  Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield has been appointed the new chairman of industry body the News Media Association.
 
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Alphabet:
Alphabet Q1: revenue up 15% YoY to $80.5B, net income up 57% to $23.7B, Google Cloud revenue up 28% to $9.6B, and headcount down 5%; GOOG jumps 12%+ after hours

Microsoft:
Microsoft Q3: revenue up 17% YoY to $61.9B, net income up 20% to $21.9B, Office Commercial revenue up 13%, LinkedIn revenue up 10%; MSFT jumps 4%+ after hours

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Intel reports Q1 revenue up 9% YoY to $12.72B, vs. $12.78B est., Data Center and AI up 5% to $3B, and Q2 revenue guidance below est.; INTC falls 9%+ after hours
 
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