Mediagazer: Judge Finds Apple Colluded on E-Book Pricing (Wall Street Journal)

11:00 AM ET, July 10, 2013

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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books — (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and said a trial for damages will follow. — The decision by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan …

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Wall Street Journal:

Judge Finds Apple Colluded on E-Book Pricing — By - CHAD BRAY And - JOE PALAZZOLO - — In a stern rebuke to Apple Inc.'s electronic-books sales strategy, a federal judge found the company colluded with five major U.S. publishers to artificially drive up the prices of e-books in the months ahead of its entering the market in 2010.

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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Tribune Co. to spin off newspapers — Chicago Tribune and other papers to become part of Tribune Publishing Co., separate from WGN radio and TV … One week after boosting its broadcasting holdings with the announcement of a deal to purchase 19 television stations, Tribune Co …

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Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:

Maxim Magazine Said to Fetch Bids of About $20 Million — Maxim magazine, the bawdy men's title that went up for sale in March, is seeing some bids of about $20 million, less than a 10th of the price its owners paid six years ago, according to people familiar with the situation.

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Conservative Voice Goes From ‘View’ to Fox News — Fox News announced a sudden shake-up of its morning show “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday night, hiring Elisabeth Hasselbeck from ABC's “The View” to replace Gretchen Carlson, who has been a co-host of the morning show for seven years.

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Lydia DePillis / Washington Post:

Barnes & Noble's troubles don't show why bookstores are doomed. They show how they'll survive. — On Monday, Barnes and Noble announced that the chain's CEO, William Lynch, was stepping down. — It's never a good sign for a company when its CEO resigns, leaving it provisionally leaderless.

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Al Gore Dismissed From Lawsuit Over Current TV Sale to Al Jazeera — The $5 million lawsuit came from a media consultant who allegedly figured out the structures and strategies to make the sale “palatable.” — On Tuesday, former United States Vice President Al Gore scored a knockdown …

Bill Mickey / Folio:

Report: Number of Magazine Launches Continues to Decrease — New title total down again for first half, to 97, says MediaFinder. — In its quarterly survey, MediaFinder reported that 97 magazines launched and 29 closed in the first half of 2013. — Once again, the categories most likely …

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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

Pandora's PR problem: how the web radio titan became music's big villain — The company has made few friends with its pitch for higher royalties — When Tim Westergren says something about music, it's easy to believe him. He not only possesses rock-star good looks and a background as a pianist …

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Guggenheim Exit Leaves Hulu a Pay-TV Pawn — Three bidders remain: DirecTV, AT&T, Time Warner Cable — The pay-TV biz is going to get its hands on Hulu. — With Guggenheim Digital Media and KKR opting out of the hunt for Hulu, as CNBC reported Tuesday, that leaves three bidders …

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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Hulu Sale Attracts Plenty Of Bidders, But For What, Exactly?

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Dan Kennedy / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Charting a locally owned, for-profit future for community news — For those of a certain age, perusing the ads posted at The Batavian, the for-profit news site in Batavia, New York, can seem a lot like flipping through the pages of a weekly community newspaper a generation or two ago.

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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Can't stop, won't stop: PRX introduces an app for unending audio storytelling — PRX is proposing a new model for what a radio station (or a “radio” “station") can be with a new app that offers up pieces from shows you like, some from a few you may not recognize, and then puts the whole thing on shuffle.

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