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Trib Staffers Look Forward to Sale of Cubs (Chicago Tribune)
Timothy McNulty: Ever since the parent company of the Chicago Tribune bought the ball team in 1981, Tribune journalists have lived with the suspicion of bias, favoritism and conflict of interest in covering professional baseball in Chicago. Tribune Co.'s ownership of the Cubs has been a bane not only to those who write and edit sports pages, but to business and metro reporters as well.

Ryan Seacrest Denies Rumors of Talks to Take Over for Larry King (HuffPo)
Larry King hosted good friend — and rumored replacement — Ryan Seacrest Thursday night in an interview hyped by Seacrest saying they would "talk about everything," including the replacement rumors. King and Seacrest did discuss American Idol as well as other projects Seacrest is working on, but they flatly denied the rumor that Seacrest was in talks with the network.

Ratings Slip Threatens CW Network (WSJ)
Time may be running out for the CW network. Two years after CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc. combined their second-tier networks UPN and WB into the youth-oriented CW to pool young viewers prized by advertisers, the network's hopes of surviving are looking increasingly bleak.

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Hedge Funds Bet on Icahn in Yahoo Fight (NYP)
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is about to learn dealmaking's golden rule: at a certain price, everyone's a seller. Only a few hours after Carl Icahn said Yahoo's board "acted irrationally" by rejecting Microsoft's $47.5 billion offer, hedge fund Paulson & Co., which recently acquired about 50 million Yahoo shares, went public with its support of the billionaire activist investor's dissident director slate. NYP: Yahoo seeking an open alliance with Google. NYP: Yahoo and WPP plan a Web ad alliance. Marketwatch: Yahoo says Icahn's got it wrong, saying it kept an "open mind" and praising the board as the "best and most qualified group."

CNet's Allure for CBS: Both Are Laggards (NYT/Bits)
Saul Hansell: Every Internet and media company has looked closely at CNet. They are intrigued because it is a leader in its category of tech news and reviews, with some good technology and brands. But it is growing slowly, and its cost base is so high that its profit margins are meager. So what is different for CBS? For one, CBS is also a company with well-known brands and sluggish growth. Folio:: Given CNET's recent financial struggles and its battle with Jana Partners over control of its board, the deal makes a lot of sense, DeSilva + Phillips partner Jeffrey Dearth said. "This represents a good outcome for CNET and, if the post-acquisition integration is successful, CBS may have picked up a real bargain." NYP: The purchase promises to transform CBS, previously an also-ran online, into one of the Top 10 biggest players on the Web in terms of traffic, with upwards of 54 million unique users per month in the US and over 200 million eyeballs around the world. LAT: "It's an interesting move, but not a revolutionary one," Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps said. "It's a very logical and efficient way for CBS to extend its advertising network." Forbes: CBS chief Les Moonves estimates the new CBS Interactive will contribute $1 billion to group annual revenues by 2010. BusinessWeek: "I'm not convinced that's a slam dunk, but, hell, at least every now and again a big broadcast network can surprise you," writes Jon Fine.

Sources: Downie Out as WaPo Editor by January (Radar)
As Washington Post staffers reached the deadline to decide whether they would take buyouts, newsroom sources confirmed that executive editor Leonard Downie will retire no later than inauguration day, 2009. An announcement could come as early as today. Former International Herald Tribune editor David Ignatius and Post managing editor Phil Bennett are the leading inside candidates to succeed Downie. E&P: The "death watch," as it were, for executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. of The Washington Post appears to be among the biggest spectator blog sports for several news Web sites. FishbowlDC: More take buyouts from the Post.

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