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11:50 AM ET, January 9, 2016

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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: Digital Trends, @mathewi and @b_fung
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
Discussion: @doree and Jezebel
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
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Marketers offer incentives for watching ads to help combat ad fraud and viewability challenges  —  More Marketers Offer Incentives for Watching Ads  —  Delivering ads to people seeking rewards may help combat ad fraud and viewability challenges  —  Marketers are increasingly employing …
Discussion: Marketing Dive
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Bank analysts: digital media mergers and acquisitions continued to grow in 2015 in marketing and content sectors  —  Digital Media M&A Growth Continued in 2015  —  Growth was driven by the agency and marketing and digital content sectors  —  Mergers and acquisitions in the digital media industry continued …
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 …
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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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Time Inc.'s video hub The Daily Cut slow to take off
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Condé Nast's Brides magazine offers reader consultation with editors and digital look book for up to $12,500
Discussion: The New York Observer and Jezebel
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC accused of bias after deleting blogpost saying political editor “sealed the deal” for shadow minister's on-air resignation
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Maxim to name owner Sardar Biglari editor in chief
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Johnston Press to cut more newsroom jobs after tough 2015
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Meredith partners with consultancy Grand Editorial to produce Ladies' Home Journal
Lewis DVorkin / Forbes:
Forbes asked 2.1M visitors using ad blockers to turn them off to access site; 42.4% did