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12:40 PM ET, April 29, 2016

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Bloomberg:
The authors behind popular Wall Street blog Zero Hedge have been unmasked by a disgruntled ex-employee, who also unveils details of its internal workings  —  Unmasking the Men Behind Zero Hedge, Wall Street's Renegade Blog  —  The veil is lifted on a secretive website.
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Zero Hedge authors reply to Bloomberg article unmasking them by aiming to discredit the source, their ex-employee  —  The Full Story Behind Bloomberg's Attempt To “Unmask” Zero Hedge  —  Over the years, Zero Hedge has proven to be a magnet for media attention.
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Rovi buys TiVo for $1.1B in cash and stock, at $10.70 a share, will rebrand as TiVo  —  Rovi Buys TiVo for $1.1 Billion  —  Entertainment technology company Rovi has purchased original DVR service TiVo for $1.1 billion, or $10.70 per share.  —  “Rovi's acquisition of TiVo …
Lauren Gambino / Guardian:
Journalist Julia Ioffe, who wrote a profile of Melania Trump for GQ, receives antisemitic abuse online  —  Journalist who profiled Melania Trump hit with barrage of antisemitic abuse  —  Julia Ioffe has received disturbing calls and online abuse since profiling Donald Trump's wife for GQ …
Garett Sloane / Digiday:
Sources: FB, Twitter, Instagram are discouraging publishers from promoting their Snapchat accounts  —  Twitter and Facebook want publishers and brands to stop promoting their Snapchat accounts  —  No more free Snapchat rides for publishers and brands on Twitter and Facebook.
Discussion: The Wrap and @mathewi
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
In apparent move to boost visibility, Twitter switches its App Store category from Social Networking to News, where it ranks No. 1
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Sources: Business Insider faces editorial staff turnover and low newsroom morale, with some blaming relentless management pressure to generate more traffic  —  Here's what Business Insider employees just said about why people are leaving  —  As 2015 drew to a close, it felt as though the year …
Rupert Neate / Guardian:
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson sued in US district court on claim of ageist, racist, and sexist hiring practices  —  New York Times boss sued over alleged ageist, racist and sexist hiring practices  —  Paper denies ‘unjustified’ claims that CEO Mark Thompson introduced culture that favors 'young …
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Google Tests Feature That Lets Media Companies, Marketers Publish Directly to Search Results  —  HBO's ‘Silicon Valley’ put a spotlight on the new feature this week by posting ‘news’ stories to Google  —  Google is experimenting with a new feature that allows marketers, media companies …
Max Willens / International Business Times:
Publishers should move from ad sales based on impressions to time spent but doing so would require shifts in sales infrastructure and introducing new standards  —  What's Really Killing Digital Media: The Tyranny Of The Impression  —  All happy media companies are alike …
Discussion: @jason_pontin
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Sources: about 40 are being laid off at Glenn Beck's The Blaze, including 20 in New York  —  40 Layoffs As Glenn Beck's ‘Blaze’ Empire Continues Its Decline and Fall  —  Sources estimate that 20 ‘Blaze’ employees will lose their jobs in New York, a dozen in Washington, five in Ohio …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Huffington Post editor spiked April 6 story pitch about sleeping Uber driver due to parnership with Uber on “drowsy driving” campaign, later apologizes  —  Huffington Post killed story pitch critical of Uber  —  Uber yesterday announced that Huffington Post Editor …
Variety:
Comcast buys DreamWorks Animation for $3.8B in cash, $41 a share; total equity value of deal, including debt, is $4.1B  —  NBCUniversal to Acquire DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 Billion … NBCUniversal has set a deal to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion in cash.
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