paidContent Quick Hits For Sunday

»  CQ‘s sale to rival Roll Call, part of The Economist Group, seems like a done deal. What will happen after the merger? [Politico]

»  Sony’s planning to launch a phone merging the expertise of *Sony* Ericcson and Sony’s PSP group. Finally some common sense from *Sony*. [Nikkei/Reuters]

»  Another answers site, Aardvark, launches, with the basic premise of bugging “friends” to give answers, and NYT hypes it up. [NY Times]

»  The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and IFRA, the international associations for print and digital news publishing, have merged. Sign of the times.. [Release]

»  Egyptian govt and *Google* sign a $10 million deal to develop local online ad market. [AME Info]

»  *Viacom* has no interest in buying MySpace now, breaking the heart of BreakingViews. [Reuters]

»  The curious case of a bull named Tivo; did that influence the jury’s decision in awarding $74 million to the DVR company against Echostar? [Law.com]

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