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4:15 PM ET, October 25, 2016

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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
AT&T's new streaming TV service, DirecTV Now, will debut in November with 100+ channels for $35/month, includes unlimited mobile data for TV viewing  —  AT&T just dropped a bombshell by announcing that its streaming TV streaming package, DirecTV Now, will include more than 100 channels for only $35 a month.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings open to AT&T Time Warner merger if net neutrality is upheld  —  Netflix CEO Reed Hastings signaled that his company wasn't outright opposing the AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner at the Wall Street Journal's WSJ.D Live conference in Laguna Beach, California Monday night.
Peter Sterne / Politico:
The New York Times will add new product verticals to The Wirecutter, Sweethome, is already hiring more staff, has no plans to put the sites behind a paywall  —  A little less than a year ago, The New York Times began thinking about what it would be like if it did Consumer Reports-style product recommendations, Ben French told POLITICO.
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Matt Haughey / 15 Minutes in the Morning:
Opting to monetize The Wirecutter via affiliate links instead of advertising meant Brian Lam did not compromise on the quality of the site's journalism  —  I was happy to read that the New York Times bought Brian Lam's Wirecutter and Sweethome sites for $30 million today.
Discussion: Boing Boing and @mat
Peter Kafka / Recode:
The New York Times acquires online consumer guide The Wirecutter, founded by former Gizmodo editor-in-chief Brian Lam; sources say NYT will pay more than $30M
Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up Trump TV, claims his only interest is in winning the election  —  Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up “Trump TV” when the election ends.  —  “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump said on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW on Tuesday.
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Trump's campaign launches nightly news show on Facebook Live, hosted by advisers Boris Epshteyn and Cliff Sims, with TheBlaze commentator Tomi Lahren  —  Welcome to the Donald Trump show!  —  Tonight, the Trump campaign is kicking off a show that will air on the candidate's Facebook page every night …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart coordinated with liberal activist and organizer Aaron Black who disrupted GOP primary campaign events, was involved in Project Veritas DNC sting  —  A liberal activist and organizer coordinated with reporters from the conservative news site Breitbart during the primaries to cover …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
HBO CEO Richard Plepler says “Vice News Tonight” has been watched by hundreds of thousands of viewers in its first two weeks and is performing well on digital  —  HBO's new daily news program “Vice News Tonight” has been watched by “hundreds of thousands” of viewers within the first two weeks …
Discussion: Forbes
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Woman at center of Rolling Stone story, “Jackie”, says she can't recall details about assault due to PTSD, didn't know her account was to be main focus of story  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The woman who claimed she was brutally gang raped in a story by Rolling Stone magazine …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
About.com launches third standalone vertical, Lifewire, a tech information and advice site; site debuts with 16K pieces of evergreen content by 40 authors  —  About.com is launching its third standalone brand in the form of Lifewire, a tech information and advice site.
Discussion: FishbowlNY and Adweek
 
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Financial Times removed words from stories to convince readers to whitelist its site.  47% agreed
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