Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute

By DAVID STREITFELD

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Books and other items at an Amazon warehouse in Phoenix.

The accord allows the publisher to set prices on its e-books, a major issue in a battle that led Amazon to discourage sales of Hachette books.

John Cook Leaving The Intercept to Return to Gawker

By RAVI SOMAIYA

Mr. Cook, who was the editor in chief of The Intercept, will become deputy editor of investigations at Gawker.

Bayou Meets Broadway: Staging ‘Duck Dynasty’

By PATRICK HEALY

Members of the Robertson family of the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty” have convinced a team from Broadway to bring their story to the stage, in Las Vegas for starters.

Obama’s Call for Net Neutrality Sets Up Fight Over Rules

By EDWARD WYATT

Virtually everyone agrees that some rules written to regulate telephone service should not apply to the Internet but there are disagreements about what rules should survive.

State of the Art

In Net Neutrality Push, Internet Giants on the Sidelines

By FARHAD MANJOO

Companies like Facebook and Google have stayed away from mobilizing their users to support an issue that primarily affects smaller Internet upstarts.

Economic Scene

Net Neutrality Debate: Internet Access and Costs Are Top Issues

By EDUARDO PORTER

After President Obama urged the F.C.C. to set tougher net neutrality rules, questions loom about decreased competition and the cost of monitoring.

Viacom Chief Faults Nielsen Data-Gathering Methods

By EMILY STEEL

Philippe Dauman said that a large portion of the viewing of Viacom networks occurs through mobile apps and other platforms that Nielsen does not include.

YouTube Music Key Is Introduced as New Rival in Streaming

By BEN SISARIO

As YouTube pushes into paid content, other online music outlets are being forced to defend or change their business models to better compensate artists.

Harry Pearson’s magazine ran from 1973 through the 1990s.

Harry Pearson, Founder of Absolute Sound, Dies at 77

By PAUL VITELLO

Mr. Pearson was a journalist and audiophile who founded a magazine for connoisseurs of high-fidelity audio in the 1970s.

DealBook

DreamWorks Animation, the maker of Shrek, may join the Hasbro, the maker of Transformers.

Hasbro Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy DreamWorks Animation

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

The deal, in which Hasbro would pay a mix of cash and stock, would form an unusual union of toy maker and animation studio.

The Upshot

Americans Say They Want Privacy, but Act as if They Don’t

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

People are doubtful about the safety of their personal information online or on cellphones. Yet it does not necessarily change their behavior, according to a new poll.

In China, Blunt Talk to Reporters on Access

By RAVI SOMAIYA

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, appeared to state as policy something long hinted: a link between unfavorable news coverage and denials of reporters’ visas.

The “favorite shows” screen on Sony’s forthcoming PlayStation Vue web-based subscription service.

Sony to Introduce Web-Based TV Service, PlayStation Vue

By EMILY STEEL

The new subscription service offers a personalized, searchable way to watch live and on-demand television delivered over an Internet connection.

Randy Jackson was a well-regarded bass guitarist before joining “American Idol” 13 years ago as one of the original judges.

Randy Jackson Ends His Run on ‘American Idol’

By BILL CARTER

Mr. Jackson served 12 years as a judge and one year as a mentor to the contestants on the show. He was the last original judge on “Idol.”

Taylor Swift sold nearly 1.3 million copies of her latest album, “1989,” in its first week on sale.

Chief Defends Spotify After Snub by Taylor Swift

By BEN SISARIO

The decision by Ms. Swift to remove her entire catalog from Spotify has intensified a debate over royalties paid by streaming music services.

Claire Danes, center, in a scene from the fourth season of “Homeland.”

Showtime Renews ‘Homeland’ and ‘The Affair’

By BILL CARTER

The two series draw millions of viewer for the cable channel, through multiple broadcasts.

Adam Mansbach has written a sequel to his best-selling, profanity-laced parody of a children's bedtime book.

The Book That Birthed a Potty-Mouth Genre Now Has a Sequel

By ALEXANDRA ALTER

Four years later, Adam Mansbach is following up “Go the _ to Sleep” with “You Have to _ Eat.” In the interim, other writers have gotten in on on the act.

NBC Executive Says He Is ‘Very Satisfied’ With Pace of Super Bowl Ad Sales

By STUART ELLIOTT

Sales of commercial time in Super Bowl XLIX by NBC, which will broadcast the game Feb. 1, is approaching 90 percent.

First Draft

Brokaw, Sondheim, Streep, Wonder: All Stars of Freedom

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

The White House announced the 19 recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Russian News Agency Expands Global Reach

By ANDREW ROTH

The major expansion of Russia’s state news agency into the West, including capitals like Washington and Berlin, is intended to counter what Russia describes as Western propaganda.

Sirius XM Adds Show Based on Popular Dance Songs on YouTube

By BEN SISARIO

“The YouTube EDM 15” will highlight trending electronic dance music and will be the second show by the satellite radio service based on YouTube data.

Jerry Tallmer with the actress Julie Harris in 1962, when he received the George Jean Nathan Award in Drama Criticism.

Jerry Tallmer, Critic Who Created the Obies, Dies at 93

By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Mr. Tallmer, the first theater critic for The Village Voice, also conceived its award for Off Broadway theater, the Obie.

The Bears’ Jay Cutler, left, and the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers after Green Bay's blowout win Sunday.

After One Bashing, Bears Are Battered by News Media, Too

By BEN STRAUSS

Newspaper columnists and radio hosts up and down the dial called for an organizational reboot of the Bears after their 55-14 loss at Green Bay on Sunday night.

Kerry Trainor, Vimeo’s chief executive, at the website’s office in New York. He says the service caters to higher-quality creators.

With ‘High Maintenance,’ Vimeo Invests in Original Content

By JONAH BROMWICH

Vimeo, a video-sharing web service built to appeal to fans of higher-quality content than sites like YouTube, is directly funding an original series for the first time and hoping viewers will be willing to pay for it.

Alan Horn of Disney Studios at the “Big Hero 6” premiere. It took in $56 million for the weekend.

Disney Film Boss Alan Horn Finds Success After Ouster by Warner

By BROOKS BARNES

As chairman, Alan F. Horn has helped turn Walt Disney Studios into a highly successful movie operation, making a record $1.55 billion profit.

Michael Pietsch, Hachette’s chief executive, in his 6-by-7-foot cubicle at the publishing group’s new Manhattan headquarters.

Cubicles Rise in a Brave New World of Publishing

By JONATHAN MAHLER

Hachette has abandoned private offices in favor of open-plan cubicles, a trend that has migrated from tech start-ups to even city governments.

PBS envisions Olympic-style coverage in its plan to stream three days of the Miami Book Fair International in November.

PBS to Stream Live Coverage of Miami Book Fair

By ELIZABETH JENSEN

The public broadcaster plans to live-stream three days of events at the fair and make the video available later on demand.

Cindi Leive, right, the editor in chief of Glamour, with Malala Yousafzai at last year's Women of the Year Awards dinner.

Glamour’s Girl Project Will Focus on Sending Girls to School

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY

The magazine will announce during its Women of the Year Awards dinner a collaboration with nonprofits to raise money for girls around the world to help them attend secondary school.

Strategies

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In September, he said in a speech that “there is simply no competitive choice for most Americans” in home high-speed Internet service.

The Stock Market Is on Edge About a Cable Merger

By JEFF SOMMER

As regulatory issues swirl, investors are fretting over a Comcast deal with Time Warner Cable.

Ed Park has been a fixture of New York’s literary scene for 20 years.

Prominent Editor’s Exit Is Setback for Amazon Publishing Unit

By ALEXANDRA ALTER

Ed Park, a novelist who shaped Amazon’s sole literary fiction imprint with his taste and connections, is leaving, raising questions about the program’s future.

F.B.I. Chief Backs Agent Who Posed as Reporter

By RAVI SOMAIYA and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

James B. Comey said in a letter to the editor in The New York Times that the agency was justified in having an agent pose as a reporter to catch the sender of bomb threats.

‘Hell on Wheels,’ Below-the-Radar Hit for AMC, Is Renewed for Final Season

By BILL CARTER

The drama, which is set during the construction of the transcontinental railroad, has found an audience despite airing on Saturday nights.

The Media Equation

At the Web Summit in Dublin, Bono said U2 feared a short-lived run for its latest album after years of producing it.

Chasing Relevancy at Any Cost, Even Free

By DAVID CARR

When U2 and Apple forcibly gave away the band’s latest album, it was a misstep for a group that has fought to avoid fading into the background of the pop culture landscape.