Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Morning Media Newsfeed 01.19.11

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DOJ's Approval Of Comcast-NBCU Contingent On Giving Up Role In Hulu (paidContent)
Maybe it's just as well that Jeff Zucker is leaving NBC Universal when Comcast takes over. Zucker and former News Corp. chief operating officer Peter Chernin banded together for an online video joint venture, checking enough of their egos at the door to make Hulu happen. Now NBCU will be in the trick box of being forced to provide its programming to Hulu without any say in the JV -- conditions for the Justice Department's approval of the Comcast-NBCU merger. AllThingsD / MediaMemo: If you were hoping that the government restrictions on the NBCU-Comcast deal would make it easier for you to stop paying for cable, you're out of luck. HuffPost / AP: NBC, the peacock network, should get a full-scale preening at the hands of its new entertainment chief once the Comcast takeover is complete. Comcast has said that it's appointing Bob Greenblatt, the programming executive who transformed Showtime into a pay TV powerhouse, to head NBC Entertainment. B&C: While some public-interest groups were screaming the equivalent of bloody murder after the government approved the Comcast/NBCU deal Tuesday, some one-time deal critics were more upbeat. B&C: Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) said Tuesday he was "very disappointed" that the Federal Communications Commission did not impose stronger conditions on the Comcast/NBCU merger. NYT / Media Decoder: Embedded in the rules that the government is imposing on Comcast's acquisition of NBCU is one that specifically benefits Bloomberg L.P., the financial news giant that owns Bloomberg Television.

Why Does Roger Ailes Hate America? (Esquire)
At 70 years of age, when most hard-working American seniors have had enough of the rat race and are looking forward to spending some more quality time with the grandkids, Roger Ailes is at the height, perhaps the apogee, maybe even -- some say -- the very zenith of his power.

Time Inc. Execs Huddling To Move Ball Forward (NY Post)
Some 400 Time Inc. executives will be huddled in New York City Thursday for the first quarterly management meeting since outsider Jack Griffin took over as CEO from Ann Moore last fall.
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