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3:45 PM ET, December 3, 2015

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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Facebook Partners With 50 Publishers To Launch Instant Articles In Asia  —  Facebook is bringing its Instant Article media format to Asia after more than twenty media from eleven countries in the region — including China, India and Indonesia — went live on the platform.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: YouTube seeks streaming rights for TV shows and movies to support its new subscription service Red  —  YouTube Seeks Streaming Rights to TV Shows, Movies  —  Efforts come as YouTube looks to bolster $9.99-a-month subscription service called Red  —  YouTube is seeking streaming rights …
The Authors Guild:
Authors Guild, American Booksellers Association, Barnes & Noble, and others file amicus brief asking Supreme Court to overturn Apple ebook price fixing decision  —  Authors Guild Files Brief Affirming Benefits of Competitive E-book Economy  —  The Authors Guild, the nation's largest …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook expanding Live Video to all users starting with small selection of US iOS users, rolls out photo and video collages on iPhone, Android coming in 2016  —  Facebook begins testing live video streaming for all users  —  Four months after introducing live video streaming for celebrities …
Reuters:
Gannett brings its papers under new USA Today Network banner  —  Dec 3 Gannett Co Inc, the publisher of USA Today, said on Thursday it would bring its local and national publications under the USA Today Network.  —  Gannett was separated from its broadcasting and digital arm, Tegna Inc …
Discussion: USA Today and Business Wire
BBC:
India's The Hindu newspaper not printed Wednesday for the first time since 1878 due to heavy floods in Chennai, making the press inaccessible to workers  —  Chennai floods: The Hindu not published for first time since 1878  —  One of India's oldest newspapers has not been printed …
Pew Research Center:
Washington Press Corps now has more reporters from digital and specialized outlets and fewer from local, daily newspapers  —  Today's Washington Press Corps More Digital, Specialized  —  D.C.-based newspaper staff focus on Congress, but wire services account for most of what readers see
Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Snapchat positions itself as breaking news platform with San Bernardino coverage  —  Snapchat is not typically a place you'd go to for information about a breaking news story.  But the messaging app ran a story on the San Bernardino mass shooting Wednesday, providing its 100+ million users …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Engadget Unveils Redesign Focused on Technology's Effect on Society  —  AOL-owned gadget site broadens editorial mission to boost audience  —  Veteran tech site Engadget is getting a face-lift and a new outlook on life.  —  The 11-year-old blog is unveiling a significant redesign of its site …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
New Ofcom rules take into account total turnover when deciding penalties, meaning larger media organizations face bigger fines  —  Large broadcasters face bigger fines from Ofcom  —  Regulator to take company's total turnover into account before deciding on penalties so they act as more of a deterrent
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The San Francisco Chronicle, once imperiled, is profitable — and growing its digital business … When newspapers took a nosedive in the late 2000s, it appeared as if the San Francisco Chronicle might be one of the industry's biggest casualties.  The paper reportedly was bleeding …
Paul Linford / HoldTheFrontPage:
New version of Editors' Code published following post-Leveson overhaul  —  New provisions on headline acccuracy, suicide reporting and gender discrimination have been included in a revamped version of the Editors' Code of Practice published today.  —  The Code, under which most UK journalists operate …
 
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Alan Yentob steps down from BBC senior management role as creative director over Kids Company charity scandal
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Judge details why Cox not entitled to DMCA safe harbor protection in BMG copyright case, says it failed to terminate accounts of subscribers accused of piracy
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. and Turner invest $15.8M in LeBron James' platform-agnostic content network for athletes, Uninterrupted
George Stahl / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Dividend to Increase 19% in 2015
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Shareholder who controls about 10% of Viacom asks CEO Philippe Dauman for more disclosure about Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone's health and competency
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: potential bidders for a Yahoo sale include Verizon, IAC/InterActive, with News Corp and Time Inc. likely interested in pieces of Yahoo
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Washington Post says reporter Jason Rezaian is in immediate danger with failing health as he approaches 500 days in Iranian captivity
 

 
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
 
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