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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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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


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, Ad Age, The Wrap, Media Wire Daily, Fortune, @tmcgev, @jeremymbarr, Wall Street Journal, @daveweigel, @danielmarans, @antderosa, @tmcgev, @joepompeo and The Huffington Post

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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Adweek, @profjeffjarvis, @zzzzaaaacccchhh, @alexhern, @abeaujon, @abeaujon, @caseynewton, @chickfactorzine, @moorehn, @bydanielvictor and @gabestein


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, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Apple World Today, AppleInsider, USA Today, IR.net, The Next WebThe Next Web, TrustedReviews, BidnessEtc, MacRumors, The Verge and Android Central


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

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

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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Fortune, Business Insider, @sherman4949, Seeking Alpha, Silicon Valley Business … and Business Insider


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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Politico, FishbowlNY, Jezebel, @chavielieber, Media Wire Daily, Fashionista, @davecbenoit, @alexweprin, @petersterne, Racked and FishbowlNY


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


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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Broadcasting & Cable


Poland tells EU to keep out of Polish affairs over media law — Poland dismissed European Commission concern on Friday that a new law on state-run media threatened media freedom, warning Brussels not to interfere in its affairs on the basis of “biased and politically-engaged” reports.
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Associated Press, EUobserver and Uatoday.tv