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Networks Go Live Sunday Evening As President Announces Debt Deal (TVNewser)
The last time President Barack Obama spoke late on a Sunday evening back in May, he came bearing important news about foreign policy. Sunday night, he had some important news about the economy. Democratic and Republican lawmakers brokered a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. Mashable: Appropriately, in a conversation that took place on Twitter, a White House aide said Sunday night that Twitter influenced the recently announced agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling.

Al Jazeera English Launches In New York City (HuffPost)
Six months after New York City news junkies flocked to Al Jazeera English's website for up-to-the-second coverage of the Egyptian uprising, they'll now have a chance to watch the 24-hour news network on its original platform: television. NYT: Every cable news channel has its moment. CNN had the Gulf War. Fox News Channel had the war on terror. And Al Jazeera English had the Arab Spring.

CNN's Morgan Tries To Fend Off Scrutiny (WSJ)
CNN said it is standing by television host Piers Morgan amid growing media scrutiny over his past as a tabloid editor in Britain, where a widening scandal over reporting tactics has led to a re-examination of the tabloid-newspaper industry. NYT / Media Decoder: How worried is The Wall Street Journal that it could be tainted by the scandal roiling Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers? Worried enough that it is asking its readers point-blank: What impact, if any, do the illegal acts by News of the World journalists have on their impression of The Wall Street Journal? Subscribers to the Journal are being given that and other questions in a survey that tries to gauge whether News Corp.'s problems in Britain have become a serious issue in the United States.

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Norway Shooter's Twitter Account Hacked (Gawker)
The Twitter account widely believed to belong to right-wing Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik was hacked Sunday by a person or group claiming affiliation with Anonymous Norway. Time / Techland: It'll now be interesting to see how Twitter reacts to this event: Will the account and its tweets be restored eventually, will its timeline merely be left empty as it is now, or will it get shut down altogether?

Jobs Available (WWD / Memo Pad)
A few big magazine publisher jobs are open, but there are some challenges facing those going for the top spots at Glamour, Women's Health, and Real Simple.

Countering Magazine Headwinds, Bloomberg Businessweek To Hike Paid Circulation (AdAge / MediaWorks)
In a rather unusual move for the magazine business these days, Bloomberg Businessweek is increasing the paid circulation it promises advertisers to 980,000 early next year from 900,000 now, more than undoing the prior owner's rate base cut in 2006.

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AOL Ad Chief Is 'New Face' (WSJ)
Ad executives are puzzled by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong's new pick for ad chief, Ned Brody, and say the relatively unknown executive has his work cut out for him as he tries to drive sales and recharge AOL's brand.

PBS Plans A British Outlet (NYT / Media Decoder)
PBS, known as the American television outlet for many British programs produced by the BBC and others, is looking to turn the tables by starting a digital channel in Britain.

Versus Set To Become NBC Sports Network Jan. 2 (SportsNewser)
The NBC Sports Group will announce Monday that Versus will be renamed NBC Sports Network, effective Jan. 2.

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Cable's Record Upfront Reaches $9.3 Billion: CAB (Multichannel News)
The upfront was very, very good to cable networks. National cable networks took in a record $9.3 billion during the recently completed upfront sales market ahead of the 2011-12 TV season, according to the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau. Adweek: After a frenzied selling season that saw top-tier cable network groups writing price increases of as much as 15 percent, the final tally for the 2011-12 upfront is in. At the risk of trafficking in a vast form of understatement, business was a-boomin'.

Inside Sports Illustrated: Building A Magazine For The Digital Age (Mashable)
Among magazines, Sports Illustrated has emerged as a leader in the digital age. In addition to its print edition, the title has produced a tablet edition for the iPad every week since it debuted last June, and more recently added to its roster weekly editions for Android and webOS tablets. SI also produces daily content for SI.com, highlights 10 sports photos every day on its Chrome Web app, and offers more content on special cross-channel packages, including Swimsuit.

For New Yorker On iPad, Words Are The Thing (NYT)
When magazine publishers began pouring their resources and hopes into the iPad, their thinking was that readers wanted something substantially more than just words on a screen. A simple PDF of a page just would not do. The app had to dazzle the senses. But some consumers, it turns out, just want to read.

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KUSA Partners With Telemundo For Spanish Newscasts (TVSpy)
In Denver, Gannett-owned KUSA is set to begin producing two new Spanish language newscasts that will air on local Telemundo station KDEN.

Toledo Blade Employees Ratify New Contract, 9 Percent Wage Cut Over Three Years (MediaJobsDaily)
After a long bargaining process that included protests and nearly a strike, the Toledo Blade has ratified a new contract with its newsroom employees and other members of the Toledo Newspaper Guild.

WOR Radio, Buckley President Rick Buckley Has Died (FishbowlNY)
Rick Buckley, who succeeded his father as president of Buckley Radio in 1972, has died. The flagship station for the company is WOR Radio/710.

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