US Industry Summary

DirecTV, the No. 1 U.S. satellite TV operator, said on Sunday it has agreed to sell itself to AT&T for $48.5 billion, in the second mega-deal to shake up the U.S. television landscape this year.

New York Times publisher denies sexism, calls Abramson bad manager

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Times Co publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. on Saturday denied the ouster of top editor Jill Abramson was due to gender bias and listed ways in which she was a bad manager.

WWE shares take a beating as TV deal fails to impress

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc lost almost half its market value in morning trade on Friday as its new TV deal with NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment failed to convince investors that the company was capable of winning more subscribers.

EU regulators extend Liberty Global, Ziggo deadline to Oct 17

European Union antitrust regulators will decide by Oct. 17 whether to clear Liberty Global's bid for Dutch peer Ziggo after the U.S. cable company asked for the deadline to be extended to allow for a more thorough review.

Dow Jones wins injunction against Ransquawk over 'hot news'

Dow Jones & Co has won a court order to stop the London-based service Ransquawk from broadcasting its news content within seconds of publication, without permission, to traders and other subscribers.

France's Le Monde newspaper editor quits after power struggle with staff

Natalie Nougayrede, first female editor-in-chief of prestigious French daily Le Monde, quit on Wednesday after a power struggle with top staff who last week staged a protest over her plans to revamp the newspaper.

Ex-royal editor on Murdoch paper hacked princes' phones, court hears

The former royal editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid admitted for the first time at aLondon court on Wednesday that he had hacked the voicemails of Britain's Prince William and PrinceHarry, and William's wife Kate Middleton.

BuzzFeed president steps down, takes adviser role

BuzzFeed President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Steinberg is stepping down after four years at the online entertainment and news start-up and will become an adviser to the company.

Disney's ABC network adds shows from Spielberg, Rhimes, Marvel

ABC, the third-ranked U.S. television network, said on Tuesday it would add shows produced by Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes, the producer of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal," to its prime-time lineup this fall.

Cuban blogger to launch island's first independent online newspaper

Cuba’s prize-winning blogger, Yoani Sanchez, is launching the island's first independent digital newspaper next week to challenge the communist-ruled country's state-controlled media.

AT&T nears DirecTV purchase in new jolt to TV landscape

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T is close to announcing that it will buy the No. 1 U.S. satellite TV operator DirecTV, according to people familiar with the matter, in the second potentially transformative deal to jolt the U.S. television industry this year.

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