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7:50 AM ET, April 28, 2010

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Nick Bilton / Bits:
Can Gizmodo Win the iPhone Legal Battle?  —  As we move into the second week of the iPhone-left-in-the-bar saga, the plot is moving from a technology news story to a legal one — and entering a cul-de-sac of speculation.  —  As I reported today with my colleague Brian Stelter …
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Mary Duan / bizjournals:
Apple asked for ‘lost’ iPhone criminal probe  —  The criminal investigation into the purported theft of an apparent iPhone prototype came at the request of Apple Inc., officials said Tuesday.  —  Investigators said they have identified and interviewed the person who took the phone …
John Koblin / New York Observer:
At Greater New York Fete, Murdoch Tells Sulzberger to ‘Get a Life’  —  It was a few minutes after 7 p.m. Monday night on Broadway and 36th Street, and Rupert Murdoch was addressing a crowd of a few hundred pinstripe-suited machers.  “With tonight's launch of Greater New York …
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Bloomberg:
Comcast-NBC Deal Lets FCC Seek Web-TV Concessions  —  U.S. regulators may use their veto power over Comcast Corp.'s planned purchase of NBC Universal to demand concessions that help Web startups, analysts say.  —  The Federal Communications Commission extended its review of the deal this month …
Discussion: NewTeeVee
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Joe Flint / Company Town:
Latest protester of Comcast …
Discussion: MediaPost, Media Money … and The Wire
Editor and Publisher:
Honolulu Joining Ranks of One-Paper City As ‘Star-Bulletin’ Get Antitrust OK to Buy ‘Advertiser’  —  CHICAGO Nobody will buy the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, whose owner was given U.S. Justice Department approval to buy its rival Honolulu Advertiser from Gannett Co.
Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
LAT to add paid links to stories, blogs  —  The Los Angeles Times will begin selling e-commerce links in selected stories and blog posts — but not in news stories or columns — as “both a reader service and a revenue opportunity for the company,” editor Russ Stanton announced to the newsroom in a memo this morning.
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Hulu ‘abandons UK plans’ after broadcaster talks collapse  —  Hulu, the US video aggregator, has been forced to abandon plans to launch a UK version of its web TV service after talks with the major British broadcasters have collapsed, The Telegraph can reveal.
GQ Magazine: GQ:
Cancel Publish: A Call For the End of Tumblr Book Deals  —  On April 6, the proprietor of the popular Tumblr blog Hipster Puppies—a repository for photos of dogs dressed in Ray Ban Wayfarers, fake mustaches and Keffiyehs—announced that he had secured a book deal.
Robert Andrews / paidContent:
Businessweek's Relaunch Pitch: We're A... Business Weekly  —  Bloomberg's new-look “Bloomberg Businessweek” tasked WPP's JWT with its global relaunch campaign.  The knock-out idea: reminding folk that it's... a business weekly...  This print ad is the opening gambit in a 12-week cross …
Alex Weprin / Broadcasting & Cable:
HBO Launches ‘True Blood’ Webisodes  —  Shortform clips will premiere on Yahoo! TV before becoming available to other sites, VOD  —  HBO is launching original webisodes (or “minisodes” as the network is calling them) set in the True Blood universe.  The first of six original episodes will premiere Tuesday …
Discussion: Multichannel and TVWeek.com
Jim Barnett / Nieman Journalism Lab:
What advocacy nonprofits can learn from The Christian Science Monitor  —  When the nonprofit Christian Science Monitor announced in October 2008 that it would convert its daily printed report to a weekly edition and move its breaking news online, some people wondered whether the venerable newspaper would survive.
Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Conan O'Brien Will Appear on ‘60 Minutes’ on Sunday  —  Conan O'Brien will break his post-NBC silence Sunday night when he gives his first interview about his departure from “The Tonight Show” to CBS's “60 Minutes.”  —  In the deal he signed that settled his contract with NBC …
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
McGraw-Hill Education Has Small First Quarter Gain  —  Revenue at McGraw-Hill Education rose 1.5%, to $317.2 million, for the first quarter ended March 31 and the operating loss was cut by 19.3%, to $61.8 million.  The increase was led by the higher education/professional/international group …
Media Week:
The Sun to publish 3D issue  —  LONDON - The Sun is to publish a 3D edition with 3D colour ads and editorial, including Page 3, a week before the start of this year's World Cup.  —  The News International-owned red-top is to be the first national newspaper to run ads and editorial in this format.
Jin Hyun-joo / The Korea Herald:
Samsung eyes Google TV  —  Samsung Electronics, the world's top TV maker, is considering developing “Google TVs” which run Google's Android operating system, its executive told The Korea Herald yesterday.  —  The move came as Samsung's rival, Sony, is reportedly working with Google and Intel …
Discussion: CNET News and NewTeeVee
 
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Steven Beardsley / Naples Daily News:
Fox News founder Roger Ailes jabs mainstream media, health care …
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David Goetzl / MediaPost:
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Philly.com:
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
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