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ABC, Univision to Start News Channel
Disney's ABC News and Univision agreed to create a 24-hour cable news channel that will primarily target the growing population of Hispanics in the U.S. but broadcast in English.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Electronic Arts to Delay Release of Big Game
Electronic Arts said it will delay the release of an important, as-yet-unidentified game title past the next year, a major factor dragging its sales expectations lower than analysts had expected.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Glenn Beck Dashes Out Book Series
Two years ago, while on vacation, talk-show host Glenn Beck read all six books in Chris Stewart's series "The Great and Terrible."In its good-versus-evil story line he saw a metaphor for the current state of the world.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Carriers Chip Away at Phone Subsidies
Wireless carriers are taking their first steps to change the terms of smartphone deals that have mostly benefited phone makers like Apple, in a push that could cost consumers more.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Kenneth Cole Pulls Ad
At first blush, a Kenneth Cole billboard perched above the West Side Highway looked like an ordinary ad for a red blazer. But the accompanying text?"Shouldn't everyone be well red?"and a less-than-subtle tagline underneath, "Teachers' rights vs. students' rights"?was anything but innocuous.
Source: Wall Street Journal

At NFL Shop, a Rough Find
The week of one of the NFL's biggest public showcases and inside the league's own attention-seeking fan boutique, there's a T-shirt for sale with the word "maim"on it (available in youth sizes, no less).
Source: Wall Street Journal

Disney Studios Chief Is Out
Disney movie studio chief Rich Ross is stepping down after 2½years in the post. The exit comes a month after the company warned of a $200 million loss on the film "John Carter."
Source: Wall Street Journal