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BusinessWeek's Sibley To Stay On As Publisher; BW.com's Neal Is Out

PaidContent  Nov 05 09

Following weeks of guessing about how will stay and who will go after BusinessWeek is handed off to Bloomberg next month, the mag’s worldwide published Jessica Sibley will remain, TalkingBizNews reports (via Romenesko). However, Roger Neal, BusinessWeek.com’s SVP/GM, is departing. Joining Sibley in the move are Ellen Pollock and John Byrne as executive editors, while Ciro Scotti keeps his post as managing editor. Rounding out the team are Carl Fischer and Tania Secor. While Fischer will remain in marketing and communications, Secor’s finance duties will be expanded to include Bloomberg Markets as well as her continued work for BusinessWeek. Full story...

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Nielsen Biz Selling Print, Online But Not Until December; Lachlan Murdoch Considering Investing

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No sale yet for Nielsen Business Media (NBM) but most of it is about two weeks away from being acquired by a consortium led by James Finkelstein’s News Communications, paidContent has learned from multiple sources.

Finally, MySpace Music Licenses 'Fifth Label' Merlin; Reins in Fiercest Critic

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MySpace Music has now finalized a global licensing deal with the labels represented by Merlin, according to details tipped Friday to Digital Music News.

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Sony keeps flip-flopping over adding music downloads to the PlayStation Network (PSN).

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Sony, B&N's Kindle-Challengers Could Be Scarce Come Christmas

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Sony and Barnes & Noble may be launching two of the most high-profile challengers to Amazon’s Kindle, but supply chain challenges could keep both companies from denting Kindle’s popularity this holiday season.

Facebook, Zynga Face Class-Action Suit Over Offer-Based Ads

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Times Publishing Sells Governing Magazine To e.Republic

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Times Publishing Co. has sold Governing magazine to e.Republic, a publisher of titles focused on state and local government and education.

SEC Watch: Skype By The Numbers

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The morning-after paperwork from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) as control of Skype shifts to a private investment group led by Silver Lake Partners offers a look at the post-split financials for both companies—and the kind of detail on Skype we aren’t likely to see much of now that it’s no longer majority owned by a public company.

Daily Beast Taps Former CNET, Dennis Publishing Exec Colvin As President

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The Daily Beast has named publishing vet Stephen Colvin as the site’s first president.



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