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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.
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Mark Arsenault / Boston Globe:
As problems persist with new distributor, Boston Globe rehires old distributor to handle some newspaper routes — Globe splits deliveries between two companies — After more than a week of confounding problems getting newspapers to subscribers, The Boston Globe has turned …
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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” …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Dish's Sling TV gets updated UI, pause and rewind for some shows, upgraded sports section with ESPN 3 — Sling TV, Dish's Internet TV Service For Cord Cutters, Unveils A More Personalized Interface — Sling TV, Dish Network's streaming TV service aimed at cord cutters …
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Jon Healey / Los Angeles Times:
Dish releases Hopper 3 set-top box, can record 16 HD shows simultaneously, introduces HopperGo, a portable, $99 battery-powered storage device — CES 2016: Dish offers a DVR for the stream-and-binge generation — Dish Network's Hopper 3 set-top box can record programs on 16 channels simultaneously …
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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.
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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