Mediagazer: Here's why Apple's TV needs to be an actual television, and not just a cheap add-on box (Dan Frommer/SplatF)

1:35 PM ET, October 29, 2011

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

YouTube and Hollywood Finally Link Up: Here Come the Channels — YouTube and Hollywood, which have been circling each other for years, are finally getting together. — But instead of moving movies and TV shows to the world's biggest Web site, they're trying something different …

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Matt Rosoff / Business Insider:

Google's Big Video Push Is Here: YouTube Getting More Than 100 New Channels — Google is launching more than 100 new YouTube channels with exclusive video content commissioned from media companies and celebrities. — Providers with their own channels will include Thomson Reuters …

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Dan Frommer / SplatF:

Here's why Apple's TV needs to be an actual television, and not just a cheap add-on box — One of the most frequently asked (and smartest) questions about the supposedly forthcoming Apple television is: Why does it need to be an actual TV set? Why can't it just be an accessory like today's $99 Apple TV thing?

David Phelps / Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Klingensmith named publisher of the year — Editor and Publisher calls the Star Tribune's leader a ‘hometown hero.’ — Star Tribune publisher Michael Klingensmith was named publisher of the year Thursday by the trade journal Editor and Publisher. — The magazine cited strong circulation growth …

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Alex Goldman / The latest episodes from On The Media:

Julian Assange Answers Questions on BBC's World Have Your Say — Today at 15:00 GMT, Julian Assange will be answering questions live on The BBC's World Have Your Say. Unfortunately, due to region restrictions, US viewers are not able to watch the program live, but if you have a question for him …

Ryan Kim / GigaOM:

MoPub opens real-time bidding marketplace for mobile publishers — MoPub has been looking to take mobile advertising to the next level beyond ad networks. Started by former AdMob guys, it's now poised to offer what it calls a “one-stop monetization shop” with the launch of a real …

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Reuters:

Steve Martin turns tweets into book — (Reuters) - Veteran actor and comedian Steve Martin is writing a book based on his Twitter posts, with all profits going to charity, the book's publishers said on Friday. — Martin announced the book via Twitter in a tweet that said “Due to absolutely no demand …

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Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:

Lolcats Could Save the Washington Post — Players: Gene Weingarten, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at The Washington Post who doesn't understand lolcats (or readers' infatuation with lolcats); Ben Huh, CEO of meme network I Can Has Cheezburger? which gave birth to the lolcat.

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Ben Huh / Washington Post:
Cheezburger's Ben Huh: Weingarten is confusing journalism with the business of newspapers

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Matthew Fleischer / FishbowlLA:

Sierra Madre Patch Editor Heading to HuffPo — Sierra Madre Patch editor John Stephens just landed a new gig with Huffington Post that will take him to New York. Stephens will be the site's new “Trends Editor.” We assume the job refers to online trends, but we asked Stephens to clarify.

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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

Apps Are the New Channels — I got an email yesterday from an up-and-coming young blogger named Jason Kottke, with a screenshot of two consecutive DF entries posted earlier in the day — “Condé Nast Subscriptions Up 268 Percent Since Newsstand Launch” and “Bloomberg TV+ for iPad”.

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Jim Romenesko / Poynter:

Washington Post creates Chief Experience Officer position — Post publisher Katharine Weymouth says the paper is creating this CXO post, as it's called, “to strengthen the voice of the consumer in our product development and execution.” Laura Evans, who has spent most of her nine years …

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Megan Garber / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Heron: “I think my job will probably not exist in five years.” — Is the most up-and-coming job in journalism — the social media editor — a permanent position at news outlets, or a transitional role? — At a panel discussing social media best practices at the Journalism Interactive conference …

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New York Post:

Digital power struggle divides Daily News staff — The Daily News is reshuffling the ranks of top editors, leading some to wonder who is manning the ship. — Editor-in-Chief Kevin Convey, who is said to be under pressure from owner Mort Zuckerman, earlier this week called in seven …

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