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Dec 09 2008 8:55am EDT

Idle Chatter: Yahoo, Wenner, 'WaPo,' NBC

-Yahoo is closing in on a new CEO; former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin is a leading candidate. [WSJ]

-Wenner Media has hired its first-ever chief digital officer, reminding me of that one time when Wenner Media hired its first-ever executive director of online media. He lasted six months under the web-phobic Jann Wenner. Spiffy title, though. [Paid Content]

-NBC is still having trouble getting takers for those last few Super Bowl spots. [Ad Age]

-The Washington Post is raising its newsstand price to 75 cents. [Politico]. □


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