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Oct 15 2008 7:56am EDT

Idle Chatter: Shari Redstone, Dick Ebersol, more

-Dark days are ahead for book publishing, and new and unknown authors will get the worst of it. [NYO]

-Shari Redstone wants you to know it's the economy's fault, not hers, that her movie theater chain had to sell off a chunk of CBS and Viacom stock. [WSJ]

-Could former Fitness editor Denise Brodey be the new editor of Women's Health? [NYP]

-Rumor of the day: NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol will become the new commissioner of Major League Baseball. [P6]

-Best Week Ever, VH1's signature pop-culture show, is moving to a new format with a single host. [NYT]


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