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11:30 PM ET, May 10, 2016

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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
GOP Sen. Thune sends letter to Zuckerberg asking for more details about curation of Facebook's Trending Topics; Facebook says it looks forward to cooperating  —  The US Senate Commerce Committee—which has jurisdiction over media issues, consumer protection issues, and internet communication …
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Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Facebook's News Feed reflects what we already like, with far more influence than curators of Trending Topics  —  I got my start writing for the student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin.1  —  What is interesting about that statement is that the appropriate follow-up question is “Which student newspaper?”
Tom Stocky / Facebook:
Facebook VP of search Tom Stocky: we found no evidence contractors manipulated Trending Topics to suppress stories of interest to conservatives  —  My team is responsible for Trending Topics, and I want to address today's reports alleging that Facebook contractors manipulated Trending Topics …
Poynter:
Poynter media ethicist Kelly McBride says Facebook has a responsibility to be more transparent about how it curates news
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Disney reports Q2 earnings of $1.36 a share, below estimates, and $13B in revenue; stock down over 5%  —  Media giant Walt Disney posted quarterly earnings Tuesday that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.  —  The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.36 per share on $12.97 billion …
Kevin Draper / Gawker:
As digital sites woo advertisers, they conflate metrics for digital video viewership and traditional TV  —  We are, right now, in the midst of a digital media upheaval.  What was previously conventional wisdom—that a media company with hopes of turning a profit needs, above all, to achieve scale—is being proven false.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Periscope makes broadcasts permanent by default and introduces search  —  It's been a month now since Facebook rolled-out a dramatically improved design for live video — a design that borrowed liberally from Twitter-owned Periscope.  Facebook's enormous audience, combined with its willingness …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
ESPN settles lawsuit with Verizon over ‘skinny’ FiOS cable bundle  —  ESPN and Verizon have resolved a legal battle that began when the popular sports network sued the FiOS provider over its unconventional “Custom TV” channel packages last year.  Verizon announced more flexible (and slimmer) …
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
How a presence on Beats 1, heavy promotion on iTunes, and a TV ad campaign helped Drake reach 1M album sales in a week  —  Feat is rare achievement in age of rapid streaming growth, declining sales of downloads and CDs  —  Hip-hop star Drake sold more than one million copies of his new album …
Discussion: Fortune, AppleInsider and MacRumors
Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld:
McClatchy moving IT work to India's Wipro; sources say the move affects 120-150 jobs  —  The McClatchy Company, which operates a major chain of newspapers in the U.S., is moving IT work overseas.  —  The number of affected jobs, based on employee estimates, range from 120 to 150.
Reuters:
German court rejects Turkish president Erdogan's request to ban Axel Springer CEO Mathias Doepfner from repeating derogatory term; appeal possible  —  BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court on Tuesday rejected a request by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for a preliminary injunction preventing …
Discussion: Guardian and Hurriyet Daily News
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Channel 4 escapes privatisation after Downing Street intervention  —  Channel 4 will escape full privatisation following an intervention from Downing Street, The Daily Telegraph understands.  —  A series of other major reforms of the state-owned broadcaster remain under consideration, however, senior Government sources revealed.
Discussion: Guardian, C21Media, Politico and Guardian
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
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