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New York Post:
Sources: activist investor Corvex Management weighs forcing a sale of Time Warner or spinoff of HBO; stock's up despite broader market tumble — Time Warner shareholders could force sale or spinoff of HBO — Is Time Warner ready for round two? — Activist shareholders are circling …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Time Warner shouldn't spin off HBO because it lacks Netflix's growth and almost all of its business is tied to traditional pay TV providers — HBO Isn't Netflix. Which Is Why It Should Stay With Time Warner. — Three years ago, Netflix said it wanted to become HBO.
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@mathewi, @b_fung and Digital Trends
Politico:
Sources: layoffs at HuffPost Live amid pivot to refocus on shareable video and long-form documentaries — A big pivot for HuffPost Video — The Huffington Post is consolidating its video operations across the site in a strategic pivot that will effectively see the end of HuffPost Live …
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TVNewser, Fortune, @tmcgev, @jeremymbarr, Ad Age, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, @danielmarans, @antderosa, @tmcgev, @daveweigel, @joepompeo, Media Wire Daily and The Huffington Post
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Exclusive: NFL to live-stream all London games, in talks with Apple, Google - sources — The National Football League is planning to live-stream all three games scheduled to be played in London next season, and Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc subsidiary Google are among the technology companies …
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Forbes, AppleInsider, Apple World Today, IR.net, TrustedReviews, BidnessEtc, USA Today, The Verge, VentureBeat, MacRumors, The Next WebThe Next Web, TechCrunch and The Drum
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Upworthy lays off 14 of its 97 employees as it focuses on growing original video content — Upworthy changes course; lays off 14 to focus resources on video — Viral news site Upworthy laid off 14 of its 97 employees today with the intention of reallocating resources toward …
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@profjeffjarvis, Adweek, @zzzzaaaacccchhh, @caseynewton, @chickfactorzine, @moorehn, @bydanielvictor, @gabestein, @abeaujon, @abeaujon and @alexhern
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Maxim to name owner Sardar Biglari editor in chief — Maxim publisher Sardar Biglari will be officially named editor in chief of the men's magazine, POLITICO Media has learned. In addition, fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon will be named to a senior creative position.
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FishbowlNY, Jezebel, Fashionista, Media Wire Daily, @chavielieber, @alexweprin, @davecbenoit, @petersterne, Racked and FishbowlNY
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Why Maxim is suing two former employees for defamation and breach of contract following a photo shoot at owner Sardar Biglari's Monte Carlo suite — The Monte Carlo Story: Maxim sues former employees for defamation — Earlier this week, Maxim filed a lawsuit against former employees Jason Feifer …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC launches review of news arm, saying it can't ‘afford to do everything’ — James Harding tells staff they face a ‘defining’ year in deciding how news should be delivered over next decade — The head of BBC News has launched a review to reshape the operation for the next decade …
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BBC Blogs, TVNewser and @aboutthebbc
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Yahoo reassesses whether to spinoff its main Internet business, considers outright sale — Yahoo to Reconsider Sale of Web Business Instead of Spinoff — A decision to sell would contradict Yahoo's intent to spin — Verizon has publicly stated interest in acquiring Yahoo
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Business Insider, Fortune, @sherman4949, Seeking Alpha, Silicon Valley Business … and Business Insider
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Tow: automated journalism has limits like stilted writing and dependence on topics with structured data, but also potential to increase speed, scale, accuracy — All your insights are belong to us: A new Tow Center report outlines the state of automated journalism
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World News Publishing Focus …, TOWCenter, @dmitryshishkin, @averyholton and TOWCenter
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Condé Nast's Brides magazine offers reader consultation with editors and digital look book for up to $12,500 — Condé Nast's Brides Offers ‘Private Access’ to Clients — Condé Nast's Brides has developed a new experiential service for readers in search …
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The New York Observer and Jezebel
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
LG's New TVs Mix Streaming Channels from Buzzfeed, GQ & Vogue with Traditional Networks — Owners of LG's latest smart TVs will have something new to add to their channel surfing: The Korean consumer electronics giant is adding more than 50 internet streaming channels to its latest generation …
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Tubefilter and Broadcasting & Cable