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Nielsen Sells Adweek and THR, Shutters Editor & Publisher (The Business Insider)
Nielsen has sold eight publications -- Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, The Clio Awards, Backstage, Billboard, Film Journal International and The Hollywood Reporter -- to e5 Global Media Holdings, LLC, a new company formed jointly by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners. The company also announced it will shutter Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Reviews. FishbowlNY: A Nielsen spokesman says fewer than 20 people should be affected by the two closures.

HarperCollins Jumps On eBook Delaying Bandwagon (eBookNewser)
On the heels of similar announcements from Simon & Schuster and Hachette, HarperCollins announced that it too would delay the eBook release of frontlist books. The publisher will delay the eBook versions of five to 10 new hardcovers each month beginning in January or February.

Golf Digest's Soltau Also Edits Tiger Woods' Web Site (NYT)
Since Tiger Woods became tabloid fodder, his personal Web site has turned into a kind of town hall meeting on his reported extramarital behavior. An intriguing, even unusual, aspect of the site is its editor: Mark Soltau, a respected longtime golf journalist and contributing editor at Golf Digest. It is rare for a journalist to work simultaneously as the editorial overseer of the Web site of the most important player in the sport.

MTV President Defends Jersey Shore (THR)
Protests, punches, ads pulled, threats -- and the second episode of MTV reality show Jersey Shore hasn't even aired yet. The network has since removed the word "guidos" from voiceover and promos associated with the show, and MTV programming president Tony DiSanto said, "It never crossed my mind this would be offensive."

Demand for Levi Goes Limp (P6)
Did Levi Johnston's much-hyped shoot for Playgirl.com draw a feeble response? "Nowhere near enough people paid the $19.95 [online fee] to cover the reported $150,000 the fading brand paid the Alaskan hunk to go rogue," an insider told Popeater.com. Johnston's handlers had claimed he'd go nude in the spread, but he ended up wussing out. A rep for Playgirl denies that the shoot was a bust: "In terms of sheer publicity, it has been worth millions."

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