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7:30 PM ET, September 29, 2016

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Bryan West / KPNX:
Arizona Republic says it has gotten death threats and canceled subs over its endorsement of Clinton, the first time it's ever supported a Dem for president  —  The decision, impact and reasons for endorsing Hillary Clinton. … PHOENIX - The Arizona Republic says it has received death threats …
Edmund Lee / Recode:
Sources: a Viacom-CBS merger could require that Shari Redstone vote her shares however CBS head Les Moonves prefers, so he can shore up a struggling Viacom  —  Les Moonves, the head of CBS, would need assurances on how owner Shari Redstone would vote her shares.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Time Warner Inc. and Viacom Inc. bidding to acquire Argentine TV broadcaster Telefe in deal valued at up to $400M
Discussion: Variety
David Bond / Financial Times:
Daily Mail owner DMGT says print advertising down 12%, digital up 17%, as it more than triples cost cutting from £15M to £50M amid challenging market conditions  —  Daily Mail and General Trust will make deeper cuts in staff and other operating costs as part of a strategic review …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
INMA survey of 37 news executives from Europe and the US finds that Facebook accounts for about 30% of total visits to their websites on average  —  For publishers, Facebook is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room: They know they have to deal with it, but they aren't always sure of the best strategy for approach.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN's Corey Lewandowski no longer receiving severance payments from the Trump campaign; a source says the remainder of his contract was paid off in one lump sum  —  Former Donald Trump campaign manager and now CNN contributor Corey Lewandowski is no longer receiving severance payments from the campaign.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC delays a vote on its plan to open the set-top box market by requiring free apps from cable companies  —  You'll have to wait longer for free TV apps that replace rented set-top boxes.  —  The Federal Communications Commission has delayed a vote on a plan that would require pay-TV operators …
Yuji Nakamura / Bloomberg:
Spotify launches in Japan with free ad-supported tier and an ad-free version at $9.70/month  —  Company will offer free service supported by advertising  —  Spotify has more than 40 million paying customers globally  —  Spotify Ltd. is bringing its popular online music service to Japan …
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Spotify-SoundCloud deal makes sense because it would build Spotify's user base and give SoundCloud investors a return, but sources say deal might not happen  —  A tech/media deal that doesn't make you scratch your head.  —  Some theoretical tech + media tie-ups don't make sense.  But not all of them.
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Financial Times:
Sources: Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire SoundCloud after its two earlier attempts proved unsuccessful
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
HBO comes to PlayStation, either through HBO Now app or as part of PlayStation Vue TV service, in a top-tier bundle or $15/month add-on  —  HBO is coming to Sony's PlayStation, and consumers will have more than one way to pay for the network: An app for HBO's standalone subscription service HBO …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trade organization NCTA cancels its annual trade show after 65 year run as industry consolidates and its relevance declines  —  The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the trade group representing major cable operators and programmers, announced that it will no longer hold an annual convention.
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russian hackers harassed Bellingcat journalists who were investigating Malaysia Airlines crash  —  Russian government hackers began targeting a British citizen journalist in February 2015, eight months after he began posting evidence documenting alleged Russian government involvement …
 
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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
News publisher Circa announces Circa 360, a new project that will produce two weekly ad-supported VR pieces with production company MomentumXR
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The Times of London retiring Times Weekly, its $3.99/month app launched in January to reach international readers; last edition will be published on October 31
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Video Advertising Bureau report: 87% of streaming is done by only 6% of the US population
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Google says it will consolidate teams that focus on building AI models across Research and DeepMind, and move its Responsible AI teams from Research to DeepMind
 
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