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7:40 PM ET, January 5, 2016

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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Sources: Twitter targets Q1 launch and 10K-character limit for “Beyond 140” feature, testing timeline that shows 140 characters with option to expand for more  —  Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets  —  Longer tweets are coming soon to Twitter.
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Netflix's hit series “Making a Murderer” omitted crucial facts, says prosecutor who led case against show's main subject, Steven Avery, amid pardon petition  —  ‘Making a Murderer’ Left Out Crucial Facts, Prosecutor Says  —  Since Netflix released the documentary “Making a Murderer” …
Kim Christensen / Los Angeles Times:
Judge voids ex-columnist's $7.1-million jury award against L.A. Times  —  Former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers and his wife, Ginny, leave the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles after winning a $7.1-million judgment in an age bias lawsuit against his former employer, the Los Ageles Times, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Metro Corp., publisher of Philadelphia Magazine and Boston Magazine, cuts seven full-time positions in restructuring  —  Metro Corp., publisher of Boston and Philadelphia magazines, announces cuts  —  Philly Mag  —  Metro Corp., which publishes Philadelphia Magazine and Boston Magazine …
Klaus Lauer / Reuters:
German publishers have filed complaint against Google: VG Media  —  German publishers have filed a complaint against Google in a row over whether or not the search engine should pay the publishers to show their articles online, a spokesman for VG Media - a consortium of around 200 publishers - told Reuters.
Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
Activision acquires assets of Major League Gaming for $46M; CEO Robert Kotick says he wants to build “the ESPN of video games”  —  Activision Buys Major League Gaming to Broaden Role in E-Sports  —  Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty and other hit video game franchises …
VICE News:
VICE journalist Mohammed Rasool released on bail from Turkish prison after four months, must report twice a week to police station near where he lives  —  Turkey Has Released VICE News Journalist Mohammed Rasool On Bail  —  VICE News journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool has been released …
Nathalie Tadena / Wall Street Journal:
Mark Penn's Stagwell Acquires Creative Agency Code and Theory  —  Deal is one of several moves aimed at challenging traditional ad holding companies  —  Stagwell Group, the investment group started by former WPP and Microsoft executive Mark Penn, has acquired a majority stake in digital agency Code and Theory.
Discussion: @garbnzgh and PR Newswire
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Dow Jones creates media group that will include Barron's and MarketWatch, will be led by Almar Latour, who was Wall Street Journal executive editor  —  Dow Jones creates new publishing unit  —  Dow Jones, the financial news and information company within News Corp. responsible for The Wall Street Journal …
Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
Source: China's Dalian Wanda agrees to buy majority stake in Legendary Entertainment, valuing the movie studio between $3-$4B  —  Exclusive: Dalian Wanda clinches deal for Legendary Entertainment - source  —  Chinese property and investment firm Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to acquire …
Open State Foundation:
Politwoops back online after Twitter reversed its ban, tracks deleted tweets of politicians in 25 countries  —  Politwoops up and running in 25 countries, more to come  —  Today, Open State Foundation has set Politwoops back online.  After an agreement reached with Twitter …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
With global expansion efforts nearly complete and a $5B programming budget, twice as large as HBO's, Netflix will focus on bigger profits  —  New on Netflix's 2016 Agenda: Making Real Money  —  More than 100 new markets on the map in global expansion  —  And a ‘startling’ programming budget of about $5 billion
 
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Jeff Sneider / The Wrap:
HBO acquires US TV rights to “Jim”, documentary about James Foley, journalist murdered by ISIS
New York Times:
New York Times deputy national editor James Dao to become Op-Ed editor
Natalie Sherman / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore Sun interim CEO and publisher Rick Daniels made permanent
Tom Wyke / Daily Mail:
ISIS kills female journalist Ruqia Hassan in Syria, after accusing her of being a spy; believed to be first female journalist to be killed by ISIS
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Jeremy Gillula / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF Confirms: T-Mobile's Binge On Optimization is Just Throttling, Applies Indiscriminately to All Video
Guardian:
‘Smear campaign’ against Chinese president linked to disappearance of Hong Kong booksellers
Jennifer Robison / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Michael Schroeder, manager of News + Media Capital Group LLC, which bought the Las Vegas Review Journal, has been removed from position
 

 
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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

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

 
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