Mediagazer: USA Network's Dividing Line With Twitter (Keach Hagey/Wall Street Journal)

7:55 AM ET, May 16, 2013

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USA Network's Dividing Line With Twitter — Several television companies have announced deals with Twitter Inc. in recent weeks, looking to take advantage of the popularity of tweeting while watching shows. But not all TV companies believe tying up with the social-media site is such a great idea.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, @keachhagey and @hblodget

Charlie Savage / New York Times:

Criticized on Seizure of Records, White House Pushes News Media Shield Law — WASHINGTON — Under fire over the Justice Department's use of a broad subpoena to obtain calling records of Associated Press reporters in connection with a leak investigation, the Obama administration sought …

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads — Microsoft updated its own YouTube application for Windows Phone just over a week ago and Google isn't impressed. The Verge has obtained a copy of a cease and desist letter that Google has sent to Microsoft recently …

Discussion: TechCrunch, Windows Phone, Fortune, Wired, VentureBeat, Businessweek, VatorNews, AppleInsider, YouTube News, CNET, GeekWire, AllThingsD, Engadget, Pocket-lint, Digital Spy, Softpedia News, 9to5Google, BGR and ReadWrite

Gordon MacMillan / Media Week:

Ian Katz to leave Guardian for editor role at BBC Newsnight — Ian Katz the long-time deputy editor of The Guardian and heir apparent to Alan Rusbridger is to leave the paper and take up the top job at ‘Newsnight’, the BBC's troubled current affairs flagship. Katz has worked at the Guardian since 1990.

Discussion: Guardian, Press Gazette, Telegraph, BBC, @kerushton, Radio Times, Broadcast, Spectator and Daily Mail

Emma Bazilian / Adweek:

Wired and Cisco Partner on Crowdsourced Tablet Mag — Last month, Wired Insider, Wired's marketing and promotion arm, announced that it would embark on a daunting experiment in magazine-making: Assemble a standalone tablet issue in just two days. (In other words, no one would be leaving the office for a good 48 hours.)

Ben Sisario / New York Times:

Warner Music Gains Approval to Buy Parlophone, a Last Piece of EMI — European regulators on Wednesday approved the Warner Music Group's purchase of the Parlophone Label Group, tying up one of the last loose ends from the $4.1 billion breakup of EMI. — The Universal Music Group …

Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:

Watergate Sleuth Carl Bernstein's E-Mail Account Is Hacked By “Guccifer” — Add Carl Bernstein to the growing list of “Guccifer” victims. — The Watergate sleuth's e-mail account was breached by the hacker now being sought by federal investigators in connection with a spree …

Discussion: Gawker and New York Magazine

AllThingsD:

At Least Two Pay-TV Operators Circling Hulu — At least two pay TV operators, including cable giant Time Warner Cable Inc., are weighing an investment in Hulu as the online video site considers a range of strategic options, according to people familiar with the matter.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Variety and Deadline.com

Hamish McKenzie / PandoDaily:

With Thirst's Droplet, the vision for news on Google Glass becomes a little clearer — One of the big questions about Google Glass is how it will affect the way we consume information (if, that is, it gains popularity and acceptance in mainstream culture). In particular, many people …

Discussion: Mashable, VentureBeat and AppNewser

Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:

News Corp. hires Toni Cook Bush to oversee lobbying after split — News Corp. has hired D.C. insider Toni Cook Bush. (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) — News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company.

Discussion: Business Wire

Michael Sebastian / AdAge:

Newsweek.com Redesign Aims to Be ‘Snow Fall’ on a Weekly Basis — Metered Pay Wall Planned for New Browser-Based Experience — A team comprised of Newsweek staffers and employees of the design firm Huge were two months into the redesign of Newsweek.com — which will roll out today in beta …