Media

Media Digest (6/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Members of the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) board are close to picking a new chairman. (Reuters)

Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) lack of success blocking rivals in court and the slow introduction of the iPhone 5 could hurt sales. (Reuters)

Comcast’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) CNBC and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) to form a partnership in financial news. (Reuters)

A new poll by TrustLaw shows that, of G20 nations, Canada offers the best opportunities for women and India the worst. (Reuters)

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) says the demand for high-end chips is up. (Reuters)

LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) says it will provide new security functions to protect users. (Reuters)

U.S. officials probe whether cable companies have put restrictions on online premium video channels. (WSJ)

Jamie Dimon will tell Congress that JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) had poor risk management systems. (WSJ)

Congress is investigating whether Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. have relationships with the Chinese government that could pass U.S. telecom infrastructure information to the People’s Republic. (WSJ)

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will release details of a plan that allows people to use its network for as many as 10 devices. (WSJ)

The solar market could double in the United States this year, according to information from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research. (WSJ)

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) will pay a dividend. (WSJ)

A deal between TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) and eBay’s (NASDAQ: EBAY) Paypal will allow TV viewers to immediately buy products they see. (WSJ)

CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Walt Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) ABC will get higher ad rates this season. (WSJ)

The borrowing costs of Spain and Italy surge as worry about sovereign contagion grows. (WSJ)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report that health care costs will rise quickly in coming years. (WSJ)

Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) review of its bribery problems has spread to investigations of its China and Brazil operations. (WSJ)

General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) CEO says that talks with unions in Europe will yield better financial results. (WSJ)

Some members of OPEC push Saudi Arabia to cut production. (FT)

Outflows from Greek banks increase. (Bloomberg)

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is about to sell its Vertu luxury-phone unit. (Bloomberg)

Angela Merkel’s aggressive stance on austerity is supported by most of her nation’s voters. (Bloomberg)

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