Wenner Media boss Jann Wenner will tap Rolling Stone veteran Jason Fine to lead Men's Journal after firing editor-in-chief Brad Weiners last week. Wenner will announce Fine's appointment this week to a seat that has seen frequent turnover. Fine, who is executive editor at Rolling Stone, has a background in music but not outdoor adventure writing. Wenner was in Hollywood over the weekend for the kickoff of RS/LA, a licensing deal for the first Rolling Stone-themed restaurant in the magazine's history. Rolling Stone was off nearly 4% on the year, according to Media Industry Newsletter, while Us Weekly, the …

News Corp said it will acquire 90% of Wireless Generation, a privately held Brooklyn-based education technology firm, for about $360 million in cash to expand its presence into the education technology sector. The company said Wireless Generation will become a unit of News Corp and will be managed by the target company's executives, including founder and CEO Larry Berger, who will retain a 10% interest. Established in 2000, Wireless Generation offers mobile and Web software, data systems and professional services that allow teachers to use data to assess student progress and deliver individualized instruction.

Rainbow Media is shuffling the deck at its ad sales unit, appointing Bill Rosolie to oversee all digital business, while adding AMC to Scott Collins' portfolio of cable networks. Rosolie, who previously served as AMC's senior vice president, advertising sales, has been named executive vice president, ad sales, Rainbow National Services. The new position incorporates oversight of all digital ad sales efforts for Rainbow's five national networks--AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and Wedding Central--as well as direct response. Since Rosolie took the reins in 2006, AMC has increased its ad sales revenue 71%. His tenure at the network …

Comcast confirms that its outside mediation with Tennis Channel to try to resolve a carriage complaint has failed and the dispute will now go before an FCC administrative law judge. The FCC designated the dispute for a hearing last month, saying there were "substantial and material question of fact as to whether Comcast has engaged in conduct that violates the program carriage provisions of the ACT and the Commission's rules." The judge will make a finding based on the evidence presented, though the commission has the ultimate decision on the complaint. The FCC made clear that beyond a …

Personal video recording concern TiVo will offer a free iPad remote control app. The TiVo Premiere App enables browsing and searching for TV shows without disrupting whatever's playing on TV. It said to work "in tandem" with what's being watched, and thus renders so-enabled iPads as remote control devices. TiVo says the app provides "gesture-based control," though it requires a "simple tap or a swipe" to rewind or fast-forward. It enables remote scheduling and has a social networking element connecting it to Facebook and Twitter as well.

Comcast did not initiate a broad Sherman's March through the management of NBC Universal last week when it announced its new executive lineup in anticipation of the government's approval of its takeover. The move was more surgical than scorched-earth. The result confirms the accepted wisdom about the deal: that the cable division was the crown jewel. The changes could also increase the uncertainty at the struggling NBC network. The top cable executives, Bonnie Hammer and Lauren Zalaznick, saw their portfolios expanded, as did Dick Ebersol, NBC's top sports executive. hose exiting include some of the biggest names at the …

Come January, there will be a new cable news outlet in town. The Onion News Network will premiere on IFC January 21 at 10 PM, the network says. ONN is a TV spinoff of the popular Web series, which is itself a spin-off of the satirical newspaper The Onion. While The Onion mocks the newspaper business, ONN mocks the bombastic world of cable news. Onion News Network (www.ifc.com/ONN) brings The Onion's unparalleled brand of hard-hitting, merciless journalism to television-watching masses. As the nation's No. 1 source for breaking news, screaming political arguments and vital information on missing teenage …

MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight $500 contributions to friends and family members running for state and local offices during his tenure at the network, a violation of parent NBC's ban on political contributions by employees without specific permission from the network president. Scarborough's suspension, during which he will not be paid, will end Wednesday. The disciplinary action against Scarborough, a former Republican congressman who also writes a weekly column for Politico, came two weeks after MSNBC announced it was suspending "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann …

The countdown is getting closer to zero with how many episodes of "The Howard Stern Show" are left on Sirius XM Radio, with the final live broadcast scheduled for Thursday, December 17. Making an appearance on WFAN/New York City's "Boomer & Carton" show, Stern show producer Gary Dell'Abate said: "I've got two paychecks left, and after that I don't know where the next one's coming from," he admitted. "Howard is negotiating, but we've never gone this far before. I've never gone down to the wire like this and everybody is nervous, including me." As Stern's deal with the satcaster …

Senator Al Franken, a critic of Comcast Corp's proposed deal for control of NBC Universal, asked the Justice Department on Monday to investigate whether the giant cable company had engaged in "illegal collaboration" concerning its intended target. Franken said that on Sept. 26 Comcast had named its chief operating officer, Steve Burke, as the prospective chief executive of NBC Universal. Last week, Comcast named several executives who would hold top jobs at NBC Universal."As a result, Comcast's actions may constitute 'gun-jumping' in violation of the letter and spirit of federal antitrust law," Franken wrote in the letter to Christine …