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Univision Confirms Rumors of Possible Sale (NYT)
The Spanish-language media company confirmed yesterday that it would put itself up for sale, igniting speculation about which media giant would jump into the auction and how high a price the company could fetch. WSJ: Purchase price could top $13B.

Nets Set to Skate Over NBC During Olympics (WaPo)
Lisa de Moraes: Whereas in the past the Games pretty much owned prime time and the other broadcast networks stayed out of the way, this year those networks intend to swamp the Games coverage with a tsunami of original programming.

Woodruff Improving, Vogt Transferred to Outpatient Facility (USAT)
ABC cameraman Doug Vogt, injured with anchorman Bob Woodruff in an Iraqi roadside bombing, has been transferred to an outpatient facility at the Bethesda Medical Center. Woodruff, more seriously hurt, remains at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Two Travel Glossies Fold Following Owner's Death (NYP)
The travel magazines relaunched barely a year ago by the late liquor baron Sidney Frank are shutting down, just one month after the Jagermeister billionaire died. Travel Savvy, which Frank purchased for $750,000, and Business Traveler, which he bought for $500,000, were both closed yesterday.

Tony Kornheiser Snags Monday Night Football Gig (WaPo)
The Washington Post sports columnist figures to be equal parts acerbic critic and comic foil — Howard Cosell with a broader sense of humor, or maybe Dennis Miller with more football smarts — when he begins calling NFL games in August with a new Monday Night team.

News Corp. Profit Tops $1B (AFP)
News Corp. announced a profit of $1.08 billion in the just-ended quarter, nearly triple the result from the same period a year ago. The media-entertainment giant controlled by Rupert Murdoch said its operating results translated into a profit of 21 cents a share.

Yahoo! Accused in Jailing of Second Chinese Web User (Reuters)
The company cooperated with Chinese police in a case that led to the 2003 arrest of Li Zhi, who was charged with subverting state power and sentenced to eight years in prison after trying to join the dissident China Democracy Party, writer Liu Xiaobo said.

Bazaar, Former Beauty Queen (WWD)
Britain's new-generation Harper's Bazaar, formerly Harpers and Queen, hits U.K. newsstands today — and it's about time, said editor Lucy Yeomans. "People see Queen, and they think of a little old lady with corgis in a castle," said Yeomans.

Story of O (Boston Phoenix)
Mark Jurkowitz: Oprah Winfrey has amassed almost unfathomable power and influence through a feel-good empire of confession, redemption, and self-help; a therapist-priest combined with a cult of personality. And that's what's ultimately so scary about Oprah. She puts the "cult" in pop culture.

Current TV Off to a Rocky Start (SF Weekly)
Prospective viewers, even those who've heard of Al Gore's youth-oriented news and information channel Current TV, are having a hard time finding it on cable systems, either because cable providers aren't carrying Current or because they've relegated it to more expensive cable packages.

Meet the New Boss, (Not Quite) Same as the Old Boss (SFBG)
Tim Redmond: Mike Lacey, the new owner of the Village Voice, told staffers that the Voice news section was too soft because it was full of commentary and criticism of the Bush administration. He said he didn't want any more commentary — just hard news and long-form human-interest stories.

The World According to Carr (Rochester City Newspaper)
"If you want to read some smarty-pants writing, you don't have to go down to the coffee shop and get the weekly," said David Carr, speaking about the challenges facing alternative newspapers. "Just open up Google and type in smarty pants, and it'll pop up everywhere."

—David S. Hirschman