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10:25 AM ET, September 11, 2013

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

That Apple TV Refresh Is Coming Next Week — Nope, Apple didn't show off new Apple TV hardware yesterday. — And Apple didn't talk about new software for its Web video box, either. But it's still coming. — People familiar with the company's plans say that Apple TV is scheduled …

Discussion: VentureBeat, Yahoo! News, WebProNews, MacRumors, AppleInsider, App Advice, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Electronista and The Next Web

Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Apple TV a no-show, in any respect, at iPhone event

Discussion: Forbes, ZDNet, New York Times, Softpedia News, Rolling Stone, Pocket-lint, TechCrunch, Broadcasting & Cable, AllThingsD, Business Insider and AppNewser

Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Apple launches iTunes radio

Discussion: Radio & Television …, @alexpham, 9to5Mac, Billboard and App Advice

Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

For Politico ‘High Traffic is Overrated’ — On Monday, Politico owner Robert Allbritton bought Capital New York, a New York-focused digital-only publication. Jim VandeHei, a Politico founding editor and former reporter at the Washington Post, has been tasked to serve as the new president of Capital New York.

Discussion: The Atlantic Wire and @digiday

David Bauder / Associated Press:

CBS News says it almost gave up on Assad interview — NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News had essentially given up its pursuit of Syrian President Bashar Assad for an interview because he would not agree to go on “60 Minutes,” until Charlie Rose suggested airing it on PBS.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Yahoo! News

Nicole Perlroth / NYT Bits:

Government Announces Steps to Restore Confidence on Encryption Standards — SAN FRANCISCO — The federal agency charged with recommending cybersecurity standards said Tuesday that it would reopen the public vetting process for an encryption standard, after reports that the National Security Agency …

Discussion: The National Institute …, @matthew_d_green, @bobmcmillan, Softpedia News, @jayrosen_nyu, @nicoleperlroth, Hillicon Valley, Techdirt, Boing Boing, Slate, WebProNews, PandoDaily, Digits and Electronic Frontier Foundation

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
University apologizes for censoring crypto prof over anti-NSA post

Discussion: Guardian, Inside Higher Ed, @jayrosen_nyu, The Raw Story, bizjournals, @natexanderson, @fuzheado, Guardian, The Switch, ProPublica, CNET, Techdirt and Errata Security

Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal:

Dish Director Quit Amid Flap — Director Was on Special Committee to Vet LightSquared Deal — A Dish Network Corp. director who resigned in recent weeks did so amid a disagreement over the company's handling of a bid for a telecommunications firm that could deliver hundreds of millions …

Discussion: Bloomberg and NASDAQ.com

Ryan Jacobs / The Atlantic Online:

Israel and BuzzFeed: When Government PR Goes Viral — User-generated content isn't just for everyday people anymore. — Two weeks ago, Israel expanded its robust “public diplomacy” efforts, which include an active Twitter presence and a popular military Instagram, with a post written …

Discussion: @lisang, @moneyries and Big News Network.com

Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The Ann Arbor News, or There and Back Again: Why the news world's first print edition of a website is coming to a close — Back in 2009, the news-about-news world was focused on Ann Arbor — and not because Michigan football was any good. That was when The Ann Arbor News …

Discussion: Street Fight

Jack Shafer:

Kurtz moves from CNN to Fox with the same old song — After “Reliable Sources” host Howard Kurtz parted ways with CNN in June and announced the move of his Sunday morning TV act to Fox News Channel, he had a chance to retool the media-news-and-criticism formula he purveyed on the network for 15 years.

Discussion: @pkafka and @jackshafer

Merrill Knox / TVNewser:
‘MediaBuzz’ Debut Wins in Total Viewers, But ‘Reliable Sources’ Tops in the Demo

Discussion: Mediaite, Business Insider and Broadcasting & Cable

Los Angeles Times:

Jeff Shell's promotion to run Universal Pictures surprises Hollywood — NBCUniversal's promotion of TV executive Jeff Shell to head of Universal Pictures surprises Hollywood insiders because he has never worked in a film studio. — Jeff Shell, who spent the last two years running …

Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
Kevin MacLellan Replacing Jeffrey Shell as Head of NBCU International

Discussion: B&C, Hollywood Reporter, WorldScreen.com, Deadline.com and Variety

Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:

Southeastern Asset Acquires 12% Voting Stake in News Corp. — Southeastern Asset Management Inc. (NWS:US), the investment firm that joined Carl Icahn in opposing Dell Inc. (DELL:US)'s buyout, acquired a 12 percent voting stake in News Corp., the largest holding behind Chairman Rupert Murdoch.

Discussion: Reuters, DealBook and USA Today

Adi Robertson / The Verge:

Google courts copyright holders with promotional anti-piracy brochure — As a giant of the online world, Google has faced its share of heat for allegedly promoting piracy. Even as it's fought against the RIAA and MPAA in Congress, though, it's attempted to reconcile with the film and music industries …

Discussion: Adweek, Mashable, Advanced Television, Digital Journal, TorrentFreak, Music Ally and Google Public Policy Blog

Associated Press:

Netflix launches in Netherlands, its 41st country … LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Netflix is launching its video streaming service in the Netherlands Wednesday, making good on plans it announced three months ago. It also set a price: 7.99 euros ($10.63) per month. The first month is free.

Discussion: GigaOM, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, The Next Web and Engadget

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Stock Hits All-Time High

Discussion: Business Insider, Bloomberg and Bloomberg

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

From Sesame Street to Fleet Street: New Telegraph editor-in-chief is a digital visionary and ‘diplomatic change agent’ — The website manager of a US TV network best known for children's programmes like Sesame Street is at first glance a surprising choice to become the new editor-in-chief of Britain's best-selling broadsheet newspaper.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Guardian

Stephen Shankland / CNET:

WordPress folds in Google+ for authentication, comments — Google's social-network technology is grafted onto the self-publishing system, adding new sharing options and and giving WordPress posts prominence in search results. — WordPress, the widely used blogging system …