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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC had psychological consultant talk to David Gregory's wife and friends about ratings slide — As ‘Meet the Press’ struggles in the ratings, plenty of questions for host David Gregory — If “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory were a guest on his own show, he knows the kinds of questions he'd be asked.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
NBC says it brought in ‘brand’ — not ‘psychological’ — consultant to evaluate David Gregory — NBC News has issued a statement, which it emailed to Poynter, about a report in The Washington Post that it hired a “psychological consultant” to talk to David Gregory's friends and family …
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David Carr / New York Times:
Aereo Case Will Shape TV's Future — Throughout America's business history, the victories and spoils went to the visionaries who made all manner of things — actual things like cars, pharmaceuticals and entertainment. — But more and more, many of the splashy business victories …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Case preview: Supreme Court to hear oral arguments from Aereo and broadcasters on Tuesday — Argument preview: Free TV, at a bargain price? — At 11 a.m. next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on copyright issues surrounding a new technology for Internet streaming …
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Peter Suciu / Fortune:
What happens if broadcasters lose the Aereo case? — Ahead of Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing on the legality of Aereo, experts weigh in on the so-called nuclear option. — FORTUNE — On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could very well re-shape the entire broadcast TV business.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
‘Today’ Show Coming to Radio for First Time on SiriusXM — Love the voices of your favorite “Today” show anchors but hate their faces? SiriusXM and NBC News have the perfect solution for you! — The companies are teaming up to launch “Today” Show Radio on June 26, which will make the …
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Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News:
DNI bars US Intelligence Community from leaking even unclassified information to media — Intelligence Directive Bars Unauthorized Contacts with News Media — The Director of National Intelligence has forbidden most intelligence community employees from discussing “intelligence-related information” …
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Hussain Al-Qatari / Associated Press:
Kuwait court shuts 2 newspapers over coup articles — KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwaiti court has temporarily suspended the publication of two independent newspapers over articles about a secret probe into allegations of a coup plot to overthrow the Gulf monarchy's government, the official state news agency reported Sunday.
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Slate tries to buck the paywall trend by focusing on membership — There's been a wave of online news outlets trying different versions of a paywall model over the past year or so, with everything from a New York Times-style metered plan to a hard wall like the one that former Wall Street …
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Billboard:
Beats Music raising another $60-100M; sources estimate subscriber count is “low six figures” — Beats Music's First 100 Days: A Bumpy Start — As Spotify allies with Sprint, labels say Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre's streaming service is off to a slow start.
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Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:
Early reception of Showtime documentary demonstrates difficulty of covering climate change — Walking the public opinion tightrope — Early reception of a celebrity-packed Showtime documentary demonstrates the difficulty of engaging audiences on climate change
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Firm That Helps Authors Buy Their Way Onto Bestseller Lists Goes Into Stealth Mode — For years, it was an open secret in the book publishing industry that any author willing to spend enough money could nab a spot on the major bestseller lists by engaging the services of a company called Result Source Inc …