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Knowing Your Fox Business Network Anchors (New York)
Simon Dumenco: Who are these telegenic kids, and will any of them break out big like previous reality stars such as Omarosa from The Apprentice, Lauren from The Hills, Mario Batali from Iron Chef — or maybe even Anderson Cooper from The Mole?

Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web (NYT)
Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they are put off by restrictions these companies want to place on the new digital collections. The research libraries are instead signing on with the Open Content Alliance, a nonprofit effort aimed at making their materials broadly available.

NBC Pulls YouTube Channel (Valleywag)
NBC Universal has quietly pulled the official channel on YouTube the two companies established last June. Of course, that was a long time ago, in Internet years, and the relationship had run its course. NBC got buzz for a revived Saturday Night Live and The Office, and YouTube, through the sheen of legitimacy NBC gave it, got a $1.65 billion buyout.

As HD Radio Sniffs Success, Critics Question the Formula (Wired)
As HD Radio braces for a sliver of success — adding advertisers and a new wave of portable receivers — critics say tight control by big radio companies at the top is smothering the fledgling industry's chances. "Radio's most popular formats were created by radio rebels, outlaws, misfits, and ne'er-do-wells — not by corporate marketing executives," says Robert Hughes, co-owner of San Diego rock station KPRI.

A New Daily Starts in Spain, Aiming for the Young, Left-Leaning Reader (NYT)
Starting a newspaper in a mature economy these days may seem an act of folly. But the publishers and editors of Publico, which hit the newsstands last month, are convinced they can defy the ravages of new technology and free papers. The small, full-color daily that costs 0.50 euro, hopes to turn what its editors view as the enduring failings of the Spanish newspaper market to its advantage.

Yes, Some Blogs Are Profitable — Very Profitable (SF Chron)
Sam Zuckerman: From the blogosphere's anarchistic roots, a professional cadre is emerging that is creating an industry whose top-performing businesses now earn serious money. The industry is expanding at warp speed. Blog-based media could just be poised to elbow aside traditional print and broadcast outlets to become one of the dominant sources of news, information and opinion.

Interview: Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief Glamour (Mediaweek)
The best and strongest editors are standing up for their readers' trust. Readers enjoy the ads — that's a strong story for advertisers to be in magazines, and a strong reason for editors not to get pushed into product placement.

HuffPo Will Lose a Lot More Than Money if it Doesn't Pay Talent (AdAge)
Simon Dumenco: I understand that it's costly to build an editorial franchise of any sort; I've launched several Web sites and other editorial products myself, and I understand the need to be frugal — cheap, even — during launch mode. My point is simply that, long-term, the "We don't pay for content" mentality is not only insufferably arrogant, it's self-destructive.

ManiaTV Cancels User-Generated Content (BusinessWeek)
This week, the site is relaunching itself, sans 3,000 channels of user-created content. Instead, ManiaTV will focus exclusively on original, professional programming. The new site will feature myriad ManiaTV-produced shows, including Dave Navarro's weekly interview show, Spread Entertainment, and programs by Hollywood partners such as Nielsen's Billboard.

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