Mediagazer: TV viewing habit changes push bandwidth demands (Advanced Television)

1:40 PM ET, August 2, 2013

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The United States Department of Justice:

Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing … The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.'s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District …

Discussion: PublishersWeekly.com, TechCrunch, Fortune, Los Angeles Times, BBC, NYT Bits, PandoDaily, BGR, SlashGear, GeekWire, TUAW, Gizmodo, Marketing Land, Electronista, @_davidsmith, @reutersbiz, Hillicon Valley, MacRumors, The Next Web, 9to5Mac and Engadget

Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Feds say Apple must give access to Amazon and Barnes & Noble e-bookstores

Discussion: AllThingsD

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
U.S., states propose remedy for Apple e-book price-fixing

Discussion: Reuters and The Verge

Kate Irby / McClatchy:

Senators spar over definition of ‘journalist’ in seeking to protect them — WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee, looking to provide protections for journalists and their sources, ran into a roadblock Thursday when lawmakers couldn't agree on the definition of “journalist.”

Discussion: FishbowlDC, Poynter, @blakehounshell, The Huffington Post, @mlcalderone, @jayrosen_nyu and @zseward

Henry Blodget / Business Insider:

IT'S OFFICIAL: We Never Need To Worry About The Future Of Journalism Again! — The New York Times Company did the world of journalism a big favor today. — The company finally disclosed the exact revenues of its digital business. — The numbers were impressive.

Discussion: @carr2n, @evanbush, @davidkenner, @jbennet and @yancyfaith, Thanks:@mattlynley

Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
The NYT's $150 million-a-year paywall

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, NetNewsCheck Latest, Forbes, The New York Times Company, The Dish, @cjr, Capital New York and Poynter

Kashmir Hill / Forbes:

Big Boss, Not Big Brother, Spotted Long Island Family's ‘Suspicious’ Google Searches — On Wednesday morning, six law enforcement officers visited a house in Long Island. They were there to ask whether the residents — a married couple and their son — were involved in terrorism.

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Guardian strikes Dailymotion video deal — Guardian News & Media to launch dedicated online video channel that will be available to Dailymotion's 112 million users — The Guardian has struck a deal with Dailymotion, the world's second largest video-sharing website, to increase the reach …

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Washington Post Co.'s newspaper division posts another loss, but online revenue is up — The Washington Post's newspaper division posted an operating loss of $49.3 million in the first six months of 2013, the company says in its second-quarter earnings report.

Discussion: Washington Post, Broadcasting & Cable and washpostco.com

Max Blumenthal / Mondoweiss:

Exclusive: Al Jazeera English's online US broadcast to end with the launch of Al Jazeera America — Staff members of Al Jazeera have informed me that as soon as Al Jazeera America (AJAM) launches on August 20, American viewers will be unable to access the online livestream of Al Jazeera English (AJE).

Discussion: @maxblumenthal, @thehoopoe, @rafat, @weeddude and Inside Cable News

Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

HuffPo Pushes Further Into Sponsored Content — Publishers are crazy for native advertising, but they're stuck with a problem: Who is going to create it? — That's why publishers like Vice and Gawker have begun partnered content-creation arms. Add The Huffington Post to the mix.

Discussion: Business Insider

Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:

Cox Said to Discuss Merger With Malone-Backed Charter — Cox Communications Inc., the third-largest U.S. cable provider, has held talks about combining with rival Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR), according to two people with knowledge of the matter. — Cox President Pat Esser has discussed …

Discussion: Deadline.com

Erik Wemple:

Dear CNN: Find a female media critic — Politico's Patrick Gavin yesterday tweeted that he'd be hosting the long-running CNN program “Reliable Sources” this Sunday. He is among the crowd that is filling in following the departure of Howard Kurtz* for Fox News.

Discussion: @anamariecox and @jayrosen_nyu

Noreen Malone / New Republic:

Luke Russert: Why Does Young Washington Dislike Him? — And it drives young journalists crazy — As last winter's congressional budget talks collapsed with the debt limit on the horizon, 27-year-old Luke Russert put the situation in perspective for MSNBC.

Discussion: @tnr, TVNewser and Wonkette

James Barron / New York Times:

CUNY TV Station Turns Over an Old Leaf, Transmitting by Air to Widen Its Reach — The rest of the television industry may be worrying about competition from streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. But the City University of New York's television operation has started broadcasting the old-fashioned way — over the air.

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Viacom Quarterly Earnings Rise as U.S. Ad Growth Accelerates — UPDATED: The entertainment company, led by CEO Philippe Dauman, posted higher film revenue thanks to such releases as “Star Trek Into Darkness,” but lower film profits. — Entertainment conglomerate Viacom …