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NBCU 2.0: Tucker Carlson, Rita Cosby Axed (Jossip)
MSNBC talking head Tucker Carlson is out the door in what's perhaps one of the biggest, though least surprising, shifts by the network. Meanwhile, FTVLive is reporting that Rita Cosby, who's already taken a backseat role after being removed from her primetime talking head gig, will also be without a home. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will reportedly hang on to their seven-figure deals.

YouTube Erases 29,549 Clips After Japanese Media Complaint (Reuters)
Google Inc.'s YouTube removed 29,549 video files from its popular Web site after receiving a demand from a group of Japanese media companies over copyright infringement, an industry group said on Friday.

Going Hyper-Local (Fast Company)
Executives at the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and throughout the beleaguered newspaper industry believe that Rob Curley, a 35-year-old overcaffeinated and entrepreneurial "Internet punk" is onto something. "He's clearly an icon in the industry, partly based on what he's done and partly based on his personality."

Mags Thinking Digital (Marketwatch)
Jon Friedman: The magazine industry is finally on board with the Internet. Publishers now routinely brag to me about how much their sites are being budgeted to contribute to the bottom line — one leading magazine executive was bursting with pride when he told me that his site will account for one/FIFTH of the magazine company's numbers in 2007.

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