Mediagazer: Veteran Journalists Introduce New “Wine Pairing” With Digital Wine Magazine (Angela Washeck/10,000 Words)

10:10 AM ET, November 23, 2013

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Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom:

Cable consolidation isn't about TV: It's about broadband — Given the rumors that Comcast is talking with regulators to see if it could find a way to buy Time Warner Cable and that Liberty Media's John Malone is eyeing some kind of Charter and Time Warner Cable tie up, this summer's hand-wringing …

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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:

Comcast, Charter Said to Weigh Joint Bid for Time Warner Cable — Comcast Corp. and Charter Communications Inc. have discussed a joint bid for Time Warner Cable Inc. to divide its assets between them, people with knowledge of the matter said. — The talks between Comcast and Charter were preliminary …

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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

Katie Couric Negotiating ABC News Exit (Exclusive) — Couric is set to exit her role ABC News special correspondent early as she nears a deal for an interview show on Yahoo. — Less than three years after joining ABC in a lucrative and wide-ranging deal that included a daytime talk show …

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NBC Shutting Down NBCLatino.com — NBC is shutting down NBCLatino.com with coverage moving to NBCNews.com when that site relaunches next year, TVNewser has learned. — A source tells us three positions will be eliminated, but those staffers may be offered positions in other parts of NBC.

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Haiti photographer wins $1.22mn in AFP copyright case — A US jury on Friday awarded a Haitian photographer $1.22 million in damages after ruling that Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its US partner Getty Images wilfully infringed his copyright in 2010. — The seven-member jury took five hours …

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Angela Washeck / 10,000 Words:

Veteran Journalists Introduce New “Wine Pairing” With Digital Wine Magazine — The stereotypes about a reporter's love for all things caffeine, spirits and junk food are long-standing and often pretty accurate (if you don't believe me, check out this journalist food pyramid).

Peter Sterne / Capital New York:

Adrian Chen to leave Gawker, pursue freelance — Gawker editor John Cook announced in a memo today that longtime staff writer Adrian Chen is leaving the site to pursue a freelance career. — “It is with a heavy heart and barely subdued rage that I must report that Gawker senior writer Adrian Chen …

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Mark Ramsey / NetNewsCheck Latest:

Whatever Happened To Podcasting? — Once labeled the next big thing, podcasting has fallen off the media radar. While the category still has a number of sure “hits” — including public radio content and podcasts from established personalities — it has encountered a few obstacles blocking …

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Turntable.fm Shutting Down So Company Can Focus On Turntable Live Events Platform — Today, Turntable.fm has announced that it will shut down its ‘virtual dj’ product entirely to focus on its new Turntable Live platform, which attempts to replicate the ‘being there’ experience of live performances.

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Reuters:

Freelance writers file proposed U.S. settlement with publishers — Freelance writers seeking compensation from publishers for the reprinting of their work in online databases without permission asked a court on Friday to approve a revised settlement that would remove a cap on the compensation they could receive.

Tim Peterson / AdAge:

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