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8:30 AM ET, December 8, 2015

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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Arianna Huffington announces The Huffington Post will no longer relegate Trump to its entertainment section, noting his impact on other candidates  —  A Note on Trump: We Are No Longer Entertained  —  Earlier today, the candidate currently leading in the polls for the Republican presidential …
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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
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
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: Vanity Fair, @mathewi and /Film
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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 …
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 …
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.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
First Look Media wants to model its video efforts on Participant Media's “Spotlight”  —  First Look Media wants to make the next ‘Spotlight’  —  Nearly two years since the company's founding, a new strategy is beginning to take shape First Look Media.
Discussion: bookforum.com
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
New York Times partners with Boston public radio station WBUR to produce a podcast based on the paper's Modern Love columns  —  New York Times Adapting Modern Love Column into Weekly Podcast (Exclusive)  —  The newspaper has partnered with Boston public radio station WBUR for a podcast series …
Discussion: Poynter., Politico and @natjarv
Axel Springer SE:
Axel Springer's venture arm leads $16M round in NowThis Media, producer of short videos about topical stories  —  Axel Springer becomes second largest investor in the social video news publisher NowThis Media in the USA  —  Axel Springer Digital Ventures has increased its share …
Discussion: TechCrunch
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 …
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Digital ad spending will overtake TV as biggest category by 2017 or 2018, forecasts say  —  Digital Ad Spending Expected to Soon Surpass TV  —  Television has lost its longtime grip on advertising budgets as digital ad spending continues to surge, according to some of the advertising industry's …
 
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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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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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