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2:40 PM ET, August 3, 2016

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Warner takes 10% stake in Hulu, joining Disney, 21st Century Fox, Comcast; Turner networks like CNN and Cartoon Network will be available at 2017 launch  —  Time Warner is taking a 10% stake in Hulu, joining previous owners Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast, and as part …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Time Warner buying 10% of Hulu for $583M, Time Warner CFO says during earnings call, will join Hulu's new pay TV service  —  This TV package is different from the rest.  —  After months of talks, Time Warner is buying a chunk of Hulu, the web TV service.  —  The deal means Time Warner …
Kate Rooney / CNBC:
Time Warner Q2 earnings: $1.29 a share, revenue down to $6.95B from $7.35B last year
Discussion: Variety and Fortune
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Time Inc. laying off around 110 people across the company  —  Move comes after significant restructuring by magazine publisher  —  Time Inc., which in recent weeks has undergone a major corporate reorganization and a retooling of its sales and marketing staff …
Discussion: Folio
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
European publishers are teaming together to translate the news to reach broader audiences  —  If Brexit drove home any point, it's that the fates of Europe's countries are deeply intertwined.  Decisions made in Brussels — along with happenings in capitals across the continent — affect millions of people in dozens of countries.
Discussion: @benmullin and VoxEurop.eu
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Rush Limbaugh renews multi-platform contract with iHeartMedia for four years  —  Rush Limbaugh, the country's best-known conservative talk radio host, has renewed his contract with radio distributor iHeartMedia.  —  The company called it a “long-term, multi-platform agreement,” …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Senior producer of NBC's “Meet the Press”, Shawna Thomas, appointed Vice News Washington bureau chief  —  Shawna Thomas is leaving NBC for Vice News to become its Washington bureau chief, the company will announce on Wednesday.  —  Thomas is leaving NBC after 10 years with the network …
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Atlantic Records asks Supreme Court to force Reddit to identify user who leaked a song from the Suicide Squad soundtrack on the site  —  Music gets uploaded to the Internet every minute of every day, much to the irritation of recording labels.  Largely these uploads are dealt with via takedown notices …
Discussion: The Next Web and hypebot
YouTube Blog:
YouTube Kids app now supports YouTube Red subscription service features in the US, Australia, and New Zealand, including offline viewing, ad-free videos  —  Back in October we launched YouTube Red, a paid membership that makes everything you love about YouTube even better …
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
The New York Times names Adam Bryant, ex-deputy editor on science desk, editorial director of its events division, NYTLive  —  The New York Times has named Adam Bryant editorial director of its event division, NYTLive.  —  Bryant was most recently a deputy editor on the Times' science desk.
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Times soccer correspondent Tony Barrett, who quit after paper refused to put Hillsborough verdict on front page, appointed chief soccer writer of Joe.co.uk  —  Tony Barrett, who resigned after paper failed to put inquest verdict on its front page, to be website's chief football writer
 
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
How New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman owned the story about sexual harassment claims against Roger Ailes at Fox News: deep sources, persistence, and empathy
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Matthew Keys ordered to prison on Thursday for conviction in 2010 Los Angeles Times hack, asks Obama for reprieve and reforms to Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Discussion: @taylorbuley
Tobias Burns / Hollywood Reporter:
Funny or Die is cutting about 37 staffers and closing its San Mateo office
Discussion: Tubefilter, The Wrap and Variety
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN president Jeff Zucker calls Vice and BuzzFeed native ad shops, not legitimate news organizations, praises former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski