Mediagazer: Fox's Chase Carey calls a la carte programming ‘a fantasy’ (Meg James/Los Angeles Times)

4:00 AM ET, August 9, 2013

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Time Warner Cable Taking Bigger Hit Than CBS in PR War Over Blackout: Survey — Cable operator's consumer-perception score drops lower into negative territory while the Eye has neutral rating, according to YouGov — Consumers have increasingly negative views of both Time Warner Cable …

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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
CBS, Time Warner Cable trade barbs on Day 7 of blackout

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New York Business Journal:
‘I want my CBS,’ TV pirates say, and they aren't waiting for Time Warner to listen

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Tumblr Had $16.6 Million Left When Yahoo Bought It — In the wake of Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, there was some chatter about how much runway David Karp would have had if he hadn't sold the company. — Now we know, sort of: Tumblr, which had raised $125 million since 2007, had $16.6 million in cash left when Yahoo bought it.

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Herald Sun:

Former HWT chairman Julian Clarke appointed News Corp Australia CEO as Kim Williams resigns — NEWS Corp Australia chief executive Kim Williams has resigned. — He has held the role since December, 2011. — He will be replaced by former The Herald and Weekly Times chairman Julian Clarke.

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John McDermott / AdAge:

Vevo Developing Apple TV App for 24-7 Music Video Channel — Will Allow It to Sell Video Ads Made Specifically for Televisions — Cord-cutting millennials will soon have a new way to quench their insatiable thirst for '90s nostalgia. Music video website Vevo is developing an app …

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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

Fox's Chase Carey calls a la carte programming ‘a fantasy’ — 21st Century Fox Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey underscored the value of sports programming and downplayed calls to end the bundling of television channels. During Fox's Investor Day presentations Thursday …

Lisa Richwine / Reuters:

Fox projects growth as it invests in new channels — (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, the film and TV company recently separated from News Corp, expects to increase profit over the next few years while it invests in new sports and entertainment networks, Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said on Thursday.

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Jim Romenesko:

[UPDATED] Patch is laying off hundreds of employees on Friday — UPDATE — A Patch tipster reports: “Patch employees will learn their fate starting tomorrow at 9 a.m. on an all company call with Tim Armstrong. Managers were told last night not to discuss the layoffs with subordinates or reference them at all.”

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Sara Morrison / The Wrap:

The NY Times Isn't Selling - 6 Newspapers That Should — New York Times chair Arthur Sulzberger batted down speculation that the paper would follow in the Washington Post's footsteps — With the Washington Post and the Boston Globe changing hands, there's plenty of chatter about which will be the next to go.

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Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
It was a natural question to ask after news broke that The …

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Christopher Hope / Telegraph:

Met Police's fraud squad investigating BBC pay-offs scandal — Detectives from Scotland Yard's fraud squad are investigating senior members of the BBC's leadership over allegations of misconduct in public office, The Telegraph can disclose. — Scotland Yard launched Operation Elveden last year

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Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Wired Pushes Further Into Native Advertising With New Unit — Brands want advertising that looks and feels like actual editorial content, and publishers are uniquely positioned to help. But how do they do that without selling out? — Increasingly, by creating standalone units.

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Reuters:

Aereo to enter Dallas, other markets as CBS blackout continues — (Reuters) - Internet TV startup Aereo will soon be available in Dallas, one of the cities affected by the Time Warner Cable-CBS blackout, which extended into its seventh day on Thursday. — Aereo said on Thursday …

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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:

Rdio expands its Internet radio stations to take on Pandora — Screenshot of Rdio Inc.'s new Internet radio platform. (Rdio Inc.) — Rdio Inc., a San Francisco-based streaming music company, has revamped its Internet radio service with new types of stations and additional features …

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