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7:05 PM ET, November 18, 2015

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Jeffrey Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Condé Nast to shutter Details magazine after December issue due to decline in print advertising  —  Condé Nast to Shutter Details Magazine  —  Publisher's restructuring comes amid print advertising declines  —  The December issue of Details magazine will be its last …
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Gawker has changed management, content, distribution, and tech approach in the past year, acknowledges its identity as a media company  —  Changes at Gawker much bigger than just politics  —  It's been nearly four months since Gawker Media was thrown into disarray after it published …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times offers readers email newsletters to keep up with Paris attack articles  —  The New York Times is using Paris email updates to explore a new method of interaction with readers  —  While you were looking at The New York Times' coverage of the Paris terrorist attacks …
Joe Drape / New York Times:
Source: Yahoo added to fantasy sports sites inquiry as New York attorney general issues subpoena to company  —  End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry  —  The New York State attorney general sought an injunction in state court on Tuesday to prohibit …
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Univision Launches Streaming Service for $5.99 a Month  —  Spanish language network's streaming service debuts as company pursues IPO  —  Univision Communications Inc. is launching a $5.99-a-month streaming service dubbed “Univision Now” that will allow consumers to stream …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Rdio had more than $190M in secured debt and about $30M of unsecured debt when it filed for bankruptcy, was losing $2M per month  —  Rdio Was Losing $2 Million Each Month Before Bankruptcy  —  The streaming company owes about $220 million to creditors.  —  On Monday, Rdio declared Chapter …
BBC:
BBC sets out plans to deliver £150 million savings  —  The BBC is today setting out details of how we plan to save £150 million to address a shortfall in funding identified earlier this year.  —  The shortfall has arisen because as more people use BBC iPlayer …
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Condé Nast found guilty of contempt of court over prejudicial phone-hacking trial article written by Michael Wolff for British GQ  —  GQ publisher in contempt of court with phone-hacking article  —  Condé Nast published magazine article that risked prejudice to trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, judges rule
Felicia Greiff / MediaPost:
MediaMath Acquires Spree7 to Expand Programmatic Offering in Europe  —  In an effort to expand its programmatic offerings in German-speaking countries, demand-side provider MediaMath is acquiring Spree7, a programmatic platform based in Berlin, for an undisclosed sum.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How Mashable is memorializing those who died in the Paris attacks with a Twitter account, @ParisVictims  —  “In 140 characters, a life”: How Mashable is using Twitter to commemorate the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks  —  News of the terrorist attacks in Paris broke late Friday afternoon …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Hollywood Reporter names Bel Bruno as news director  —  Joe Bel Bruno, who has overseen coverage of the entertainment industry at the Los Angeles Times for the past 18 months, has been named news director at The Hollywood Reporter.  —  The title is similar to managing editor and is the No. 2 position at the publication.
 
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Rajiv Pant named top technology officer at Tribune Publishing
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Luke Westaway / CNET:
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican leaks probe: one journalist refuses to answer questions, second refuses to appear for questioning; both cite Italian law protecting reporters
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Emilia David / The Verge:
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Counterpoint Research:
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Apple announces a “special Apple Event” on May 7, where new iPads will likely be unveiled
 
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