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5:55 PM ET, January 8, 2016

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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.
Discussion: @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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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
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.
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
Marcin Goettig / Reuters:
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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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
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Chernin Group takes 51% stake in Barstool Sports site at a valuation of $10-$15M, staff will move from Boston to New York
 

 
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: EU regulators are planning to fine Apple under the DMA, after it failed to let developers steer users to cheaper deals and offers outside the App Store

Marshall Cohen / CNN:
CCDH: before the election, Elon Musk made 87 X posts that were debunked by fact-checkers, hitting 2B+ views; his political posts got 17.1B views since July 2024

Financial Times:
In its annual report, Apple warns of future products maybe never being as profitable as its iPhone business, “geopolitical tensions”, and AI tools' safety risks
 
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