Mediagazer: Time Warner Cable Boss Glenn Britt Defends MSO's Pricey Sports Rights Deals (Anthony Crupi/Adweek)

1:15 AM ET, February 1, 2013

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Chinese Hackers Targeted Wall Street Journal Computers — The Wall Street Journal said Thursday that its computer systems had been infiltrated by Chinese hackers for the apparent purpose of monitoring the newspaper's China coverage. — The infiltration at the Journal …

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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:

The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News Also Got Hacked by China, Are Important — The Wall Street Journal reported today that the New York Times is not the only news organization important enough to be targeted by Chinese hackers. Following the Times' own self-referential exclusive …

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
China blacks out CNN International

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AFP:
China: claims of hacking NY Times ‘groundless’

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Josh Halliday / Guardian:
News websites falling victim to online hackers

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Tim Carmody / The Verge:

CNET loses CES awards following Dish Hopper controversy; DVR named ‘Best In Show’ — The Hopper with Sling will be named co-winner of ‘Best In Show’ alongside official CNET choice the Razer Edge — The Consumer Electronics Association has issued a press release awarding the Dish Hopper …

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CES severs ties with CBS over Dish Hopper coverage — The Consumer Electronics Association, which runs CES, is ditching CBS's tech news and reviews site CNET as its show partner. Earlier this month, CBS forced CNET to remove the Dish Hopper from consideration for its “Best in CES” awards …

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“Washington Post” Civil War Breaks Into Public View — Conservative senator quotes conservative blogger. Old-school reporter fights back. … Senator Jim Inhofe cited a blog post by conservative Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin during the confirmation hearing for Secretary …

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Apple TV Said to Start Carrying HBO App Later This Year — Apple Inc. (AAPL) is in negotiations to start carrying Time Warner Inc. (TWX)'s HBO Go application on Apple TV by mid-2013, according to two people familiar with the plans. — Cable and satellite subscribers who pay for HBO …

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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

See Al Squirm: Gore Faces Tough Questions on Al Jazeera Deal — Word to the wise: If you're going to strike a deal that you're maybe not entirely proud of, wait until after your book tour to announce it. — Al Gore did things the other way around and all this week he's been paying the price for it …

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Nikolas Kozloff / The Huffington Post:
Al Jazeera America: Time for a New Cable Model?

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Jared Keller / Businessweek:

HMV Employee Commandeers Corporate Twitter Account in Response to Layoffs — HMV administrator Deloitte announced 190 job cuts today as part of the firm's effort to reduce costs and eliminate redundancies for the beleaguered entertainment retailer. Naturally, some HMV employees were less than pleased.

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Anthony Crupi / Adweek:

Time Warner Cable Boss Glenn Britt Defends MSO's Pricey Sports Rights Deals — Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Glenn Britt on Thursday told investors that the operator's RSN strategy is designed to minimize costs in the long haul. — Speaking on TWC's fourth quarter earnings call …

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Trump, ‘evaluating’ a purchase of ‘The New York Times,’ thinks he'd probably fire Krugman — Donald Trump hasn't said much about Joe Hagan's recent scoop that the mogul is angling to buy The New York Times, other than a brief follow-up interview in which Trump allowed a spokesperson …

Christopher Smith / Orange Coast Magazine:

The Curious Quest of Aaron Quixote — Aaron Kushner, the brash young owner of the Orange County Register, says he knows how to bring his newspaper back from the brink. All it takes is an audacious idea, deep pockets, and a willing suspension of disbelief.

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Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:

Amazon approves production on five original children's shows — Amazon Studios, the arm of online retail giant Amazon responsible for creating original programming, has approved production on five new children's shows. — The move is part of Amazon's effort to make its Prime Instant Video service …

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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:

Time Warner Cable Falls as Forecast Misses Analysts' Estimates — Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), the second- largest U.S. cable-television operator, fell the most in more than a year after its 2013 earnings forecast missed estimates. — Time Warner Cable said adjusted earnings per share …

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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Time Warner Cable chief defends pricey sports deals

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Kate Holton / Reuters:

Sports and catch-up TV help BSkyB beat forecasts — (Reuters) - Pay-TV group BSkyB (BSY.L) added a better-than-expected 88,000 customers in the second quarter, drawing them in with a mix of good programming, sports and popular technology which helped the group to beat profit forecasts.