Mediagazer: Miller announces GMG reorganisation (Dan Sabbagh/Guardian)

6:00 AM ET, November 15, 2010

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Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:

Miller announces GMG reorganisation — Guardian Media Group to focus on ‘core business’ - national newspapers and websites — Andrew Miller, the new chief executive of Guardian Media Group, is planning an internal reorganisation aimed at aligning the company more closely with its flagship newspapers and websites.

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Ron Lieber / New York Times:

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Brian Steinberg / AdAge:

As for Conan, He Who Laughs Last... O'Brien's Move to TBS Seen as Early Success for Viewers and Advertisers — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Conan O'Brien looks to be having the best laugh. — After all the hype and months of speculation over Mr. O'Brien's move from NBC to cable's TBS …

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Adrian Chen / Gawker:

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

NBC Ad Urges Recording News — Of all the news commercials on the networks this year, one running this fall for “NBC Nightly News” might be the most unorthodox. In it, the anchor Brian Williams recommends that people record the 6:30 p.m. newscast if they will not be home in time to watch live.

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Felix Salmon:

The NYT's attempt to fix the budget — In the wake of his excellent rent-vs-buy calculator, David Leonhardt has helped create another interactive tool, this one called “You Fix the Budget”. He writes: … It's a good idea in theory, and I even played the game myself …

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Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:

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