Mediagazer: Tribune Co. to spin off newspapers (Robert Channick/Chicago Tribune)

12:00 PM ET, July 10, 2013

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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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Reuters:

Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books — In a decision that could reshape how electronic books are sold on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that Apple Inc conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and ordered a trial on damages. The decision by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote …

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Justine Rosenthal, long-time deputy of Tina Brown, is out at ‘Newsweek’ — Another high-level NewsBeast editor is headed for the exit. — Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief of the now all-digital Newsweek and its sister website, The Daily Beast, announced today that one of her main deputies, Justine Rosenthal, is leaving the company.

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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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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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

‘Times’ cuts one of its three New York City editions — The New York Times has scrapped one of its New York editions, bringing down the number of editions it publishes every weekday from five to four, Capital has learned. — The change went into effect with yesterday's paper, according to an internal memo.

Emma Bazilian / Adweek:

Magazine Ad Pages Continue to Decline, Despite Increase in Digital — MPA — The Association of Magazine Media has released its consumer magazine ad page data for the second quarter of 2013, and again, print advertising continues to decline. Advertising for the quarter fell 4.5 percent versus …

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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.

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 …

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 …

Sam Thielman / Adweek:

Zucker's Changes at CNN Are Already Bearing Fruit — The good ship CNN is riding a little higher on the waves. After months of plummeting ratings and a high-profile game of C-suite musical chairs, the original cable news network is catching up to its competitors in the core demo and showing significant year-over-year gains.

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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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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