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11:00 AM ET, October 10, 2012

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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Penske will tear down Variety's pay wall: sources  —  Variety's pay wall is going to come tumbling down, informed sources say, now that the 107-year-old Hollywood trade title has been acquired by Deadline.com owner Jay Penske.  Penske, who is believed to have paid Reed Elsevier between $26 million …
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Ben Fritz / Los Angeles Times:
Jay Penske discusses plans for Variety  —  Jay Penske has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment news for industry professionals.  A virtual unknown in Hollywood just over three years ago, the 33-year-old son of auto magnate Roger Penske acquired editor …
Ben Fritz / Los Angeles Times:
Variety bought by Deadline owner Penske Media, Third Point
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Willie Geist Is Named Co-Host of 9 a.m. Hour of ‘Today’  —  NBC's “Today” show on Wednesday welcomed Willie Geist, the MSNBC newsman and occasional comedian, as the new co-host of its 9 a.m. hour.  The network confirmed that Mr. Geist would become a permanent presence on “Today,” …
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and Inside TV
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Anthony Shadid a finalist for National Book Awards  —  Anthony Shadid is a finalist in this year's National Book Awards' nonfiction category.  The New York Times reporter's memoir “House of Stone” was published shortly after his death from an asthma attack in Syria this February.
Discussion: GalleyCat
Kira Goldenberg / CJR:
Columbia J-school dean stepping down  —  Nicholas Lemann, dean of Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, will be stepping down at the end of the current academic year, the school announced on Wednesday morning.  (The news broke in the media world on Tuesday afternoon.)
AllThingsD:
Twitter Buys Vine, a Video Clip Company That Never Launched  —  If Twitter ends up running its own video service, this should help: The messaging service has bought Vine, a video-sharing start-up.  —  We don't have terms for the deal, but this looks a lot like an “acqhire” …
Jim Romenesko:
New York Times to make ‘final offer’ to guild on Thursday  —  A message sent to New York Times guild members on Tuesday evening says management answered staffers' “demonstration of profound unhappiness” — a brief Monday afternoon walkout — “by throwing a tantrum and taking two provocative actions Tuesday.”
Dan Sabbagh / Guardian:
BBC preparing to launch Jimmy Savile inquiry  —  The BBC is preparing to launch its own inquiry into the Jimmy Savile affair, after criticism of its slow response to the unfolding scandal and claims that the Jim'll Fix It star was apparently able to get away with sexual abuse over several decades.
Kate Solomon / TechRadar.com:
Samsung adds Spotify streaming to Smart TVs  —  A new Spotify app is coming to Samsung Smart TVs so you can stream music through your television.  As well as hitting Samsung's smart TV sets, the app will also be available on connected Blu-ray players and home theatre systems.
Discussion: @andysternberg
Hunter Walker / The New York Observer:
Is The Daily Beast Becoming a Halfway House For Wayward Hacks?  —  Newsbeast editor in chief Tina Brown seems to have developed a redemptive streak, at least when it comes to the bad boys and girls of the media world.  Her website has recently published several pieces by otherwise disgraced journalists.
Melena Ryzik / New York Times:
Art.sy Is Mapping the World of Art on the Web  —  Any music fan knows that there are myriad ways to find new songs online: a scroll through digital playlists and streaming radio services like Pandora, which serve as musical recommendation engines.  Likewise, Netflix subscribers are regularly showered …
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Berlin's Txtr introduces €9.90 e-reader subsidized by mobile carriers  —  In an effort to turn mobile phone users into ebook readers, Berlin-based Txtr announced a tiny, cheap e-reader, the Txtr Beagle, at the Frankfurt Book Fair Tuesday.  While the Beagle is very light …
Discussion: Publishers Weekly
 
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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Kobo acquires French digital software company Aquafadas
Discussion: TechCrunch
Hazel Sheffield / CJR:
U-T San Diego CEO accused of threatening city official over vote
Ambarish Kenghe / The Official Google TV Blog:
Google Play Movies, TV shows, and Music now on Google TV
Discussion: Engadget, CNET and WebProNews
Melodie Warner / Wall Street Journal:
Dish, Gannett Reach New Deal
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
NPR Appoints Executive from ‘Morning Edition’ to Oversee All News Coverage
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Borrell predicts digital revenue will rise 30% next year at small, mid-size newspapers
Discussion: Street Fight
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users create 3D video from a text or image prompt

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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