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8:35 AM ET, November 22, 2012

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Jemima Kiss / Guardian:
Tony Hall is new BBC director general - live coverage  —  Lord Tony Hall, who has been chief executive of the Royal Opera House since 2001, was today announced as the new BBC director general.  In a statement, BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten said Hall “has been an insider and is a currently an outsider” …
Discussion: The Independent
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Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Tony Hall to Take Helm at Scandal-Shaken BBC  —  LONDON—The British Broadcasting Corp. appointed the head of the Royal Opera House, Tony Hall, as its new director general, calling him an “outsider” who can cast a fresh eye on the broadcaster and help it recover from a scandal over its coverage of sex-abuse cases.
Press Gazette:
Police to probe naming of Lord McAlpine on Twitter  —  Lord McAlpine.  Pic: Andrew Stuart/PA Wire  —  Police are to look into whether any criminal offence has been committed over the Lord McAlpine affair, it emerged today.  —  The peer, who was wrongly named as a paedophile online following …
Discussion: @skynewsbreak
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BBC:
Lord McAlpine in £125,000 settlement over ITV broadcast  —  Conservative peer Lord McAlpine has reached a £125,000 settlement with ITV and Phillip Schofield, the broadcaster announces.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
All three party leaders ‘want to see action in this Parliament and as soon as possible’ on the press  —  All three party leaders met with representatives of the campaign group Hacked Off yesterday and reportedly all said that they “want to see action in this Parliament and as soon as possible” to regulate the press.
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Richard Alleyne / Telegraph:
Date set for Leveson Inquiry publication  —  The report from the first part of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards is to be released next Thursday.  —  Lord Justice Leveson  —  David Cameron set up the inquiry in July last year in response to revelations that the News of the World commissioned …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft ‘Xbox TV’ device due in 2013 with casual gaming and streaming  —  A set-top box to compete with Apple TV and others  —  Microsoft is building an Xbox set-top box.  Multiple sources familiar with Redmond's plans have confirmed to The Verge that the company plans to introduce …
Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:
Mail Online promises further global expansion as revenue rises to £28m  —  Mail Online has announced plans to expand its global operations after reporting a 74 per cent spike in revenue over the last financial year.  Figures released by owners Daily Mail & General Trust this morning reveal …
Discussion: paidContent
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Nook HD, Nook HD+ Go On Sale In The U.K.: Starting At £159 For 7″ Slate And £229 For 9″ Tablet  —  Barnes & Noble's Nook HD and Nook HD+ have gone on sale in the U.K. today, landing on shelves in retailers John Lewis, Argos, Asda, Dixons, Sainsbury, Waitrose …
Discussion: Pocket-lint and Softpedia News
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: NBC News Vetoed Chelsea Clinton Marriage Equality Ads  —  Videos prepared by former First Daughter, who supports marriage equality, would have been used in Washington state and by TheFour.com.  But NBC News, where Clinton has worked for the past year, wouldn't allow it.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
SurfTheChannel Founder Gets Extra Jail Time For Revealing Documents That Raised Questions About His Conviction  —  You may recall that, earlier this year, we wrote about a very troubling ruling in the UK against the founder of SurfTheChannel, Anton Vickerman.
Discussion: BBC and UK News and Opinion
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
MSNBC Battles ‘Pro-Obama’ Label Heading Into President's Second Term  —  NEW YORK — MSNBC President Phil Griffin labels his network's sensibility as progressive, but the cable news channel could also be described these days as simply pro-Obama.  In the final week of the 2012 election …
Discussion: Chickaboomer and Mediaite
 
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Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk:
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Alexander C. Kaufman / The Wrap:
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
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Ami Sedghi / Guardian:
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Guardian:
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