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8:15 PM ET, December 7, 2015

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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Sinclair bought Circa assets for $800K in August, plans a relaunch, will hire 70 journalists, focus on both original reporting and user-generated content  —  Sinclair Acquired and Will Relaunch Mobile News Site Circa  —  TV station owner plans to hire 70 journalists for new push in digital media
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos says company struggling to acquire global licensing rights from studios due to regional restrictions  —  Sarandos says he's seeking availability in all territories, not discounts from studios … As Netflix expands overseas …
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Jamieson Cox / The Verge:
Netflix plans to almost double scripted shows, from 16 in 2015 to 31 in 2016, is working on 10 films, 30 kids' shows, 12 documentaries, 10 stand-up specials  —  Netflix is doubling its number of original scripted shows next year  —  If you're a fan of scripted Netflix shows like Jessica Jones …
Discussion: /Film, Vanity Fair and @mathewi
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
MSNBC to broadcast Bloomberg Media's politics show With All Due Respect, hosted by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin  —  MSNBC to Add Bloomberg TV Political Show  —  “With All Due Respect,” Bloomberg Media's flagship political television show, will also be shown on MSNBC, weeknights at 6 p.m., after a deal between the two.
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
Streaming services now account for 70% of internet traffic, including 37.1% by Netflix  —  Netflix and Other Streaming Services Hog 70 Percent of the Internet  —  Streaming media sites now devour more than 70 percent of internet traffic in North America, with No. 1 Netflix accounting …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Vevo Buys Showyou Video Site in Step Toward Subscription Service  —  Largest U.S. online music video site makes first acquisition  —  Showyou already sells subscriptions, offers curated stream  —  Vevo LLC, the largest online music video service in the U.S., has acquired video streaming company Showyou …
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Gannett taps Joanne Lipman, founding EIC of Condé Nast Portfolio, as chief content officer, and Daniel Bernard, formerly of Time Inc., as chief product officer  —  Gannett to tap former Conde Nast Portfolio editor as content officer  —  Dec 7 Gannett Co Inc, publisher of USA Today …
Gabriel Arana / The Huffington Post:
National Association of Black Journalists may close due to $380K estimated budget shortfall, questions raised about financial practices  —  Why The Country's Largest Minority-Journalism Group May Close  —  As it prepares to mark its 40th anniversary this week, the National Association of Black Journalists is in trouble.
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Newsweek names Margarita Noriega as Director of Social Media  —  Newsweek Names Director of Social Media  —  Newsweek has named Margarita Noriega director of social media.  Noriega most recently served as an editor for Vox.com.  —  Noriega previously worked as director of social media …
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Sun takes down story claiming reporter travelled from Turkey without passport  —  Croatian government criticises article claiming investigator dodged its officials on his way to Paris - and produces a scan that it says they took of his passport  —  A Sun story claiming its reporter managed …
Giles Tremlett / Guardian:
Interview with Jared Grusd, Huffington Post's new CEO, about content strategy and global expansion, supported by platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and WeChat  —  HuffPo's new chief on the ‘post social’ mobile era  —  Jared Grusd on the changing role of Facebook and Snapchat, global expansion and embracing China's WeChat
 
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Robert Cookson / Financial Times:
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Columbia Journalism School dean Steve Coll on balance, disclosure, and ethics when advocacy groups support nonprofit news in wake of Exxon controversy
Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
Nielsen: time spent on TV keeps falling while number of 18-34-year-olds on smartphones, tablets, and game consoles surges 26% YoY ending in May
Discussion: Fortune
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Huffington Post's politics vertical had 6.5M unique visitors in October from its Good News section, though many stories weren't directly related to politics
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Refinery29 has 10 staffers producing 14 pieces per day, seven days a week for Snapchat Discover
Discussion: Ad Age
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times prioritizes commenters by placing them at the center of its homepage
 

 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain profiles or topics; the Threads' version seems easier to use than Bluesky's custom feeds

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+

Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time
 
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