Mediagazer: Ex-owner O'Brien appeals ABC 6 sale to R.I. Supreme Court (Ted Nesi/WPRI-TV)

11:10 AM ET, May 5, 2011

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Hearst Strikes Deal with Apple on iPad Subscriptions — In a big win for Apple Inc., magazine publisher Hearst Corp. has agreed to sell subscriptions to the iPad editions of a range of its publications through iTunes, beginning with three of its popular magazines, the publisher said.

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Nat Ives / AdAge:

Hearst Makes Deal to Sell Subscriptions on iPad, But Will Conde Nast Deliver First? — Rumors Percolate That iPad Subs Are Imminent at Conde Nast — Hearst Corp.'s new deal with Apple will make subscriptions available for iPad editions of Esquire, Popular Mechanics and O …

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Robert Andrews / paidContent:UK:

Telegraph Goes With Apple Subs For Newspaper-Like iPad Edition — The Telegraph, with its long-awaited version-two iPad app, out today, is the latest news publisher to try reasserting a paid news economy for its newspaper in digital tablet form. — The publisher's upgraded app …

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MG Siegler / parislemon:

On Bin Laden Killing Tech Blogging — The information in the image above is not surprising at all. But still pathetic. — Imagine that, you write 35 200-word posts featuring the words “Bin Laden” in the headline and they pull in traffic on the day it's one of the most searched terms ever.

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Reuters Defends Publishing Bin Laden Compound Photos — NEW YORK — The White House isnât releasing photos of Osama bin Ladenâs dead body, but that didnât stop Reuters from publishing several gruesome photos Wednesday showing the aftermath of the U.S. raid on bin Ladenâs compound …

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Lucia Moses / Adweek:
NY Daily News Got Tip of Bin Laden Death Hours Early Tabloid heard from FDNY source, editor says

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Operation Geronimo, Part 2: Targeting the Media

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One Reporter's Notebook:

Reporting from analytics: Example — I've written before on writing from analytics, but what happened today was just such a good example, I think it's worth sharing. Briefly: checking out my site analytics, and taking clues from them led me to an unreported homicide. — Here's the step-by-step.

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:

News Corp. Revenue, Earnings Miss; MySpace Still Burning Money — A first look at News Corp.'s March quarter earnings: Revenues of $8.26 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.26 per share. Analysts were looking for revenue of $8.42 billion and earnings of $0.27 per share.

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Peter Kafka / @pkafka:
The Daily lost $10 million last quarter, says Chase Carey. Muffled voice behind him mentions 800,000 downloads

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Twitter Blog:

Watching Together: Twitter and TV — TV and Twitter have a special connection. Broadcasters are eager to provide new ways to drive viewer engagement. Twitter provides a forum for real-time context and commentary that turns watchers into participants. — Over the past few years …

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David Kravets / Threat Level:

CNET Accused of Copyright Infringement for Distributing LimeWire — CBS Interactive, the owner of CNET, is being sued for facilitating “massive copyright infringement” for distributing the LimeWire software, a file sharing service a federal judge ruled illegal last year.

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The Steve Rubel Stream:

As Curators Proliferate, Media Brands Face Loyalty Crisis — Summary: — Suddenly media brands are facing increased competition from an array of upstart curators that are growing in popularity — There are three underlying trends that are driving their rapid rise: mobile devices, remixing technologies and, arguably, paywalls

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Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

Hot Damn, AOL Is Making One Big, Expensive Bet on Patch — No wonder AOL is so eager to get folks writing for free for Patch. The internet giant pumped $40 million into its network of hyperlocal news sites in the first quarter of 2011, and it will almost certainly lose well in excess of $100 million on the venture this year.

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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Tim Armstrong Finally Gets To Boast: AOL Ad Sales Moving Up

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Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:

Ex-owner O'Brien appeals ABC 6 sale to R.I. Supreme Court — Kevin O'Brien still hasn't given up on winning back control of ABC 6. — O'Brien's attorney, Americo Scungio, has informed the Rhode Island Supreme Court his client will appeal the March 22 sale of WLNE-TV in a court auction, judiciary spokesman Craig Berke told WPRI.com.

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Wall Street Journal / @wsj:

Introducing WSJ SafeHouse, a secure way to share confidential documents with us. Check it out: https://www.wsjsafehouse.com/

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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:

Judy McGrath Leaving MTV Networks; The Memo — Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and Judy McGrath are announcing this morning that the longtime head of MTV Networks has resigned. The decision is McGrath's—and, after making it through some very tough sledding, she leaves MTVN at the top of its game.

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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:

Local Voices: Hyperlocal Blogging Comes to Patch — Today we launch a great new chapter for Patch.com, AOL's national network of hyperlocal sites currently covering community life in over 800 towns across America. It includes a vision that will utilize every possible resource to ensure accurate …