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10:45 AM ET, September 3, 2013

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 Top News: 
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.
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.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times:
Time Warner Cable and CBS reach distribution deal
Nick Wingfield / NYT Bits:
Amazon Pairs Print and Digital Books With New Program  —  For most readers, print and electronic books are an either-or proposition.  There just isn't a compelling reason to buy both editions of one book, at least not at full price.  —  Amazon is about to test how much appetite …
Susan Hogan / Poynter:
College papers cutting back on print editions  —  At least three college newspapers announced this month that they're going to cut their print schedules — the University of Illinois' Daily Illini, the University of Missouri's The Maneater and San Diego State University's The Aztec.
Discussion: @niemanlab and @politicaleditor
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Egyptian court orders closure of al-Jazeera affiliate  —  Qatar-based broadcaster's local affiliate to be shut down, along with three other channels, Ahrar 25, Al-Yarmuk and Al-Quds  —  A court in Egypt has ordered the closure of al-Jazeera's local affiliate and three other channels.
Discussion: @tvnewslab and BBC
Press Gazette:
Channel 5's Geoff Hill is the new editor of ITV News  —  ITN has appointed Channel 5 News editor Geoff Hill as editor of ITV Network News.  —  Hill will take on responsibility for all ITV national news programming, ITV News London and ITN's Tonight programmes as well as the broadcaster's website and live streams.
Discussion: Guardian and ITV
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 …
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.
Discussion: GigaOM, @craigmod and @feffrey
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vimeo Offers Toronto Film Festival Entrants $10,000 for First-Run Digital Rights  —  Filmmakers must grant 30-day exclusive digital window to Internet video site to receive cash advance  —  Vimeo is teaming with the Toronto International Film Festival to offer all 146 of this year's world premieres …
Patrick Smith / TheMediaBriefing:
Future hit by revenue slowdown and cost challenges as 55 jobs go  —  You know when people said the transition to a multichannel, digital-led publishing environment wouldn't be easy, they weren't joking.  Underlining this point is Future, which has today informed 55 staff that their roles …
Discussion: Guardian
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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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Digital Startups Prepare to Offer E-Book Subscription Services
Discussion: @publisherslunch
Matthew Siegel / New York Times:
News Corp.'s Tight Grip on Australia's Papers Shapes Its Politics
Steve Hewlett / Guardian:
BBC Newsnight should brace for change as Ian Katz takes over
 Earlier Picks: 
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
David Frost's Nixon interview helped end ‘age of deference’, says Lord Birt
Discussion: Telegraph and BBC
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Esquire to launch weekly tablet edition
Discussion: Media Week and Press Gazette