Mediagazer: FTC Tries to Put Brakes On Deceptive Auto Ads (John Eggerton/Broadcasting & Cable)

4:50 PM ET, January 9, 2014

Top News:

Dow Jones cites the hot news doctrine in new lawsuit — Dow Jones is suing Ransquawk, a London-based news service that delivers real-time updates on financial markets. In the suit, Dow Jones accuses Ransquawk of illegally accessing one of the company's financial news and analysis products.

Discussion: @mathewi

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

More excerpts from Ailes bio: Fox News battles with Murdoch sons, Peter Chernin and more — The Civil Wars of Roger Ailes — Roger Ailes sometimes refers to Rupert Murdoch's media empire as a pirate ship. Since launching Fox News in 1996, Ailes's legendary temper and gyrating moods made him stand out …

Discussion: Variety, TVNewser, Erik Wemple, @peterjukes and @buzzfeedandrew

Jason Conti / Dow Jones:

Dow Jones' Jason Conti explains why it sued Ransquawk claiming “hot news” doctrine — Jason Conti on Protecting Our Journalists' Work — We devote a lot of time, energy and money to having the best newsroom in the world. We produce scoops, uncover wrongdoing and aim to keep …

Discussion: @raju, @jeffjohnroberts and Talking Biz News

Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:

Roger Ailes Fights Back: CNN ‘Out of News Business’; Megyn Kelly Critics ‘Jealous’; Dismisses New Book (Q&A) — Roger Ailes, like his Fox News Channel, is as divisive as he is successful. The chairman and CEO of the de facto victor in cable news' ratings war, whose colorful professional past includes …

Discussion: USA Today, Capital New York, TVNewser and Gawker

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Excerpt from the new biography of Fox News exec Roger Ailes, “The Loudest Voice in the Room”

Discussion: Politico, Capital New York, The Wrap, The Corsair, @stevesilberman, @longform, @reedfrich, @nymag, @juliebosman and Gawker

Rob Suls / Pew Research Center:

Who is this man? Many Americans don't recognize top news anchor — Can you identify today's top news anchors? For many Americans, matching names with news faces is tougher than it was roughly 30 years ago. FT_anchor-recognitionIn an online survey about Americans' knowledge …

Discussion: Poynter, TVNewser, Mediaite, WebProNews, @pewjournalism, @alansmurray, @jbenton, Business Insider and The Huffington Post

Julie Bosman / New York Times:

Barnes & Noble Reports Steep Drop in Holiday Sales — Barnes & Noble, the nation's last remaining major bookstore chain, experienced steep sales declines in its digital division during the nine-week holiday period, the company announced on Thursday. — Revenue in the Nook division …

Discussion: Barnes & Noble, Inc., CNET, Gigaom, MarketWatch, The Verge, Reuters and @jeffjohnroberts

Jeremy Greenfield / Forbes:
Why Michael Huseby For Barnes & Noble CEO Job?

Discussion: Businessweek, VentureBeat, Digital Book World, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal, GalleyCat, Reuters, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, USA Today, CNET and Los Angeles Times

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix's Monopoly - Hulu, Amazon, & More Studios Still Won't Let It Happen — Netflix is the big cheese of subscription VOD. There's no argument that Reed Hastings and company have built a huge lead in the sector, with more than 40 million global subscribers.

Discussion: Forbes

William Wan / Washington Post:

China renews Western journalists' visas after months-long standoff — BEIJING — Several Western journalists who faced expulsion from China were issued renewed visas by the Chinese government Thursday, ending a months-long standoff with the government. — But China is still on track …

Discussion: @comradewong, @edmundlee and FishbowlNY

David S. Cohen / Variety:

FCC Chairman Voices Clear but Cautious Support for Net Neutrality — CES 2014: Tom Wheeler says commission will act if markets get out of balance — Speaking at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler offered cautious but clear support for net neutrality.

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Fullscreen to Purge Unlicensed Music Videos from YouTube Under Legal Settlement — Multichannel network will compensate music publishers under deal with industry org — Fullscreen, one of the top YouTube multichannel network companies, reached a deal with the National Music Publishers' Assn …

Discussion: The Wrap

Al Jazeera English:

Al Jazeera Cairo team's detention extended — Network condemns Egypt's delay in release of its journalists as three of them are remanded to 15 more days in custody. — Three Al Jazeera journalists who have now been detained without charge for 12 days in Egypt have been remanded to 15 more days in custody …

Discussion: Associated Press

John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:

FTC Tries to Put Brakes On Deceptive Auto Ads — Takes action against 10 dealerships; says media outlets need to read fine print, too — The Federal Trade Commission Thursday announced settlements with nine new car dealerships and ongoing litigation with a tenth over deceptive advertisements …

Discussion: AdAge, Los Angeles Times, PR Newswire and Chicago Tribune

Gail B. MacDonald / Poynter:

College papers dropping arrestee names from crime blotters — Those arrested on the University of Connecticut campus this academic year may not feel lucky, but actually they are catching a break. Their arrests are being published in the student-run campus daily newspaper as has been typical for decades …

Patrick Frater / Variety:

Warner Brothers and Lukup Media partner for Indian on-demand channel — Warner in Digital Link Up With India's Lukup — MUMBAI — Bangalore-based digital content platform Lukup Media has partnered with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to launch an as-yet-unnamed on-demand channel in India.

Discussion: CIOL and Rapid TV News

Russell Brandom / The Verge:

Pirate Bay unveils ambitious new software scheme to foil anti-piracy measures — The Pirate Bay has announced a surprising new tool to foil copyright enforcers, moving the entire site to a distributed network accessible only through Pirate Bay's own unique software.

Discussion: SPIN

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Last pink Observer to be published in March — The New York Observer's radical redesign, first reported by Capital, is now scheduled to debut in late March. — The makeover was originally scheduled to debut next month, but sources familiar with the plans told us it's been pushed back.

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Rebekah Brooks ‘protected from media’ after Dowler phone-hacking revelation — News International former security director tells Old Bailey that plan was also to help her deal with ‘police concern’ — News International put a plan into action to protect Rebekah Brooks from the media and help her deal with …

The Canadian Press:

Postmedia posts first quarter loss of $11.8M as ad revenues decline — TORONTO — The company that owns the National Post and other big-city Canadian newspapers has reported an $11.8-million net loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. — Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.B) …

Discussion: Financial Post, Globe and Mail, Financial Post and J-source.ca

Agence France Presse:

Bangladesh editor jailed for seven years over Israel visit — DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Thursday jailed a newspaper editor for seven years for trying to travel to Israel more than a decade ago to speak about a rise in Islamic militancy. — Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury, 48 …

Discussion: Reporters Without Borders and The Times of Israel

Darren Boyle / Press Gazette:

Glasgow's Herald trumpets success of metered paywall with more subscribers online than in print — Digital subscriptions for the Glasgow based Herald & Times group now outstrip those in print, the publisher has claimed. — The newspaper group began charging for access to the HeraldScotland website …