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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
CBS and Time Warner Cable reach deal, finally end month-long blackout — CBS channels have been missing from Time Warner Cable for a full month now, but the companies have finally solidified a deal. In a press release, the companies report that they've reached a retransmission agreement …
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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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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Acquires Viki Video Site for $200 Million — Japan's Internet e-commerce giant Rakuten is set to purchase Viki, a premium video site that has been described as “Hulu for the rest of the world.” — The deal was set to be announced next week …
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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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David Carr / New York Times:
Campaign Journalism in the Age of Twitter — In Timothy Crouse's seminal campaign book, “The Boys on the Bus,” the crusty political reporters settle on the story that they will tell the world at the end of the day. — For modern political reporters, the end of the day never arrives.
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
David Frost's Nixon interview helped end ‘age of deference’, says Lord Birt — Former producer describes process leading up to ex-president's apology and emphasises late presenter's impact on British TV — Lord Birt, the former BBC director general and producer of the late Sir David Frost's …
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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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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Egypt accused of jamming al-Jazeera — Broadcaster says it has pinpointed four different sources of jamming after commissioning an interference detection company — The Egyptian government has been accused of jamming the signal of al-Jazeera, the pan-Arabic news channel, for the past seven weeks.
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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 …
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
WikiLeaks Criminal Complaint Claims U.S. Seized Leaked Garani Bombing Video — 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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Sydney Morning Herald and RT
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.
Ami Sedghi / Guardian:
Vogue, Tatler and other high-end women's magazines target teen market — Observers say move is attempt to secure future generation of readers in industry suffering endemic declines in print sales — With parted blonde locks, bubblegum pink lips and a knitted jumper thrown over a denim shirt …
Walter Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Verizon pays $130 billion to acquire all of Verizon Wireless from Vodafone — Verizon Communications finalizes a deal to buy Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images / June 6, 2013) — In one of the largest deals in global corporate history …
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