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12:30 PM ET, December 12, 2015

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 Top News: 
Jay Rosen / Facebook:
The new owners of the Las Vegas Review-Journal remain a mystery, even to its staff  —  Last night something strange came across my screen.  I think it qualifies as a mystery.  News that the Las Vegas Review-Journal, largest newspaper in the state, was sold to... well, that's the odd part.
Bloomberg Business:
Appeals court judge allows FanDuel, DraftKings to continue to operate in New York state while waiting on another ruling  —  Daily Fantasy Sites Back in Business in N.Y. After Appeal  —  DraftKings and FanDuel can continue doing business in New York for now, after an appeals court halted …
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Advance online ticket sales give theaters data about viewing habits, audiences, and more while helping promote upcoming releases  —  ‘Stars Wars’ is latest film to show why Hollywood wants you to buy tickets in advance  —  People camp out in front of the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood ahead …
The Hamilton Spectator:
Independent TV station CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario, reduces local programming hours, cuts 129 full-time staffers as parent firm files bankruptcy  —  CHCH TV cancels tonight's newscast; station future uncertain  —  CHCH news staff is waiting to find out the fate of their station after being told …
Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
A look at business models for two local news weekly outlets: the Hendersonville Lightning and Straus News in New York City  —  Paper Lions: Why Hyperlocal Newsweeklies Are Making A Quiet Comeback  —  On the corner of Oakland and Asheville in Hendersonville, N.C.-behind a used-car dealership …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
USC Annenberg School class teaches students how to produce stories for social media and emerging platforms like VR  —  A new class at USC is teaching students how to produce stories specifically for social media  —  The video looks like something you might seen on a site like BuzzFeed or Mic …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Ofcom research: global TV revenues hit £244bn in 2014, up 5% year over year, with UK viewers generating an average of £216 each, behind US and Germany  —  Global TV revenues hit £244bn last year  —  Subscriptions and advertising driving global growth …
Discussion: The Drum
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Study finds 81% of UK adults used online services to watch TV or films during September and October, ahead of Europe, Japan, Australia, and US
Politico:
Labor dispute at New Hampshire TV station WMUR pushes it out of sponsorship of December 19 Democratic debate  —  WMUR booted from next Democratic debate  —  New Hampshire's most influential television station is being pushed out of next week's Democratic debate.  —  The reason?
Matthew Flamm / Crain's New York:
Daily News finds its voice attacking Trump (and the NRA)  —  The New York tabloid has been on a roll with its page one headlines, blasting ‘gun nuts,’ NRA chief ‘Jihadi Wayne’ LaPierre—and Donald Trump, shown beheading Lady Liberty  —  Hell hath no fury like a tabloid on a mission.
Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:
Hezbollah TV vows to air after satellite transmission stops  —  6 photos  —  BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV station vowed on Thursday to continue broadcasting after it was abruptly dropped by one of the Middle East's main satellite operators.  —  The move by Saudi Arabia-hosted ArabSat earlier …
Discussion: presstv.ir, Reuters and almanar.com.lb
Kari Wethington / The E.W. Scripps Company:
NC's Capitol Broadcasting signs with E.W. Scripps' over-the-top service, Newsy, to publish daily news videos  —  Capitol Broadcasting signs with Newsy for millennial-focused video news offering  —  CINCINNATI - Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., has entered into an agreement …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
 
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James Rainey / Variety:
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CNN:
Chinese Internet czar Lu Wei says no plans to stop blocking foreign websites, defends censorship calling it regulation
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Agence France-Presse:
Turkey fines Twitter $50,700 for allowing the publication of pro-terror content
Discussion: Digital Trends and The Hill
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Only three of YouTube's top 10 videos of 2015 were made by ordinary YouTubers