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Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
With Time Warner Cable Deal, CBS Seeks To Ensure Its Digital Future — CBS and Time Warner Cable finally reached a deal today, ending a long, protracted blackout of the broadcast network on TWC's cable system. While getting the deal done will mean that Time Warner Cable viewers will be able …
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Reuters:
CBS win squeezes Time Warner Cable's margins - analysts — (Reuters) - CBS Corp won large increases in the fees it will receive from Time Warner Cable Inc in its agreement with the cable operator that ended a month-long blackout of CBS, Showtime and other channels in key cities, analysts said.
Los Angeles Times:
Time Warner Cable and CBS reach distribution deal — After a monthlong blackout, Time Warner Cable and CBS Corp. struck a distribution deal that returned the broadcast network's programming to millions of frustrated subscribers in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas.
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Joshua Hunt / New York Times:
Japan's E-Reader Industry Struggles to Keep Up as Amazon Takes the Lead — TOKYO — When Rakuten, Japan's leading e-commerce company, introduced its Kobo e-reader in Japan in July 2012, the company's chief executive, Hiroshi Mikitani, presented a gift to Yoshinobu Noma, the president of Kodansha, Japan's largest publisher.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Video Site Viki Had Offers From Google And Yahoo Before It Took A $200M Deal With Rakuten …
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Acquires Viki Video Site for $200 Million
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Bezos, Washington Post's next owner, aims for a new ‘golden era’ at the newspaper — Jeffrey P. Bezos, the next owner of The Washington Post, says he doesn't have all the answers for what's ailing the newspaper industry or for the financially challenged news organization he is preparing to buy.
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Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
WikiLeaks Criminal Complaint Suggests Garani Bombing Video Illegally Seized — The video of an airstrike on the Afghani village of Garani that killed as many as 60 civilians has been a loose thread in the story of WikiLeaks. Army private Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea Manning …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Bertelsmann Joins Venture for New Music by Established Acts — Bertelsmann, the German media giant, has expanded its recent efforts to return to the music business through a $150 million deal with Primary Wave Music, an American company that handles music publishing rights …
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Matthew Siegel / New York Times:
News Corp.'s Tight Grip on Australia's Papers Shapes Its Politics — SYDNEY, Australia — A lot has happened since Col Allan, the editor in chief of The New York Post, returned to Sydney to provide “extra editorial leadership” for Rupert Murdoch's Australian newspapers.
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Emma Beals / VICE:
More and More Journalists Are Being Kidnapped in Syria — Driving through the streets of Aleppo. — My heart is in my throat. I haven't taken a full breath for 24 hours. On the horizon is the sight I'd been hoping to avoid: black flags and men in smocks with AK-47s slung casually over their shoulders …
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
‘Fox News Watch’ Says Goodbye — “Fox News Watch” can now be added to the pantheon of canceled cable news shows. Jon Scott hosted the final edition of FNC's long-running media criticism show this weekend. “Thanks for making News Watch part of your weekend,” said Scott …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Esquire to launch weekly tablet edition — Esquire is aiming to shake up the monthly magazine market with the launch of weekly tablet edition designed to appeal to a younger generation of readers who grew up on digital content. The title, Esquire Weekly, launches on 5 September …
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Steve Hewlett / Guardian:
BBC Newsnight should brace for change as Ian Katz takes over — Ex-Guardian deputy editor faces plenty of challenges as he takes over a show still recovering from the Jimmy Savile saga — Ian Katz's appointment as editor of BBC2's daily flagship Newsnight - he starts on Monday - caused genuine surprise.
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