Karl Bode / DSLreports:
Viacom Threatens To Pull Content Offline - While Time Warner tells us customers will see refunds…  This morning we noted how a feud between Time Warner Cable and Viacom could result in Time Warner Cable and BrightHouse customers losing Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 16 other channels.

John Herrman / Gizmodo:
Reports: 30GB Zunes Failing Everywhere, All At Once  —  Right, so this is a weird one: we’re getting tons of reports—tons—about failing Zune 30s.  Apparently, the players began freezing at about midnight last night, becoming totally unresponsive and practically useless.

Matt Akers / forums.zune.net:
Official response for Zune 30 Freezing Issue (Zune 30gb stuck at reboot screen)  —  Early this morning we were alerted by our customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our 2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used).

Lars-Göran Nilsson / Fudzilla:
Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff  —  Worldwide cutbacks  —  The rumor that Microsoft was set to lay off people on January 15th, 2009 is no longer a rumor but a fact.  Staff at Microsoft have been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide […]

Matt Akers / forums.zune.net:
Zune 30 freezing issue - [Update and Resolution]  —  I wanted to start a sticky thread to give you a place to discuss the issue with the Zune 30’s freezing.  Rather than hijacking other threads or creating tons of repeat threads, please post here if you want to discuss.

David Chartier / Ars Technica:
30GB Zune apocalypse arrives as devices enter digital coma (Updated 3x, now with more explanation)  —  Around midnight Pacific time last night, 30GB Zunes began restarting and locking up at their boot screens.  Reports have swamped official forums and fan sites, and Microsoft has yet …

David Chartier / Ars Technica:
30GB Zune apocalypse arrives as devices enter digital coma (Updated 2x)  —  Around midnight Pacific time last night, 30GB Zunes began restarting and locking up at their boot screens.  Reports have swamped official forums and fan sites, and Microsoft has yet to officially comment on the reason for this pre-New-Year’s […]

Om Malik / NewTeeVee:
Viacom to Take Jon Stewart, MTV & SpongeBob Off The Air on Time Warner Cable Networks  —  What would happen to New York if The Daily Show went off the air?  Where would hipsters get their daily Moment of Zen?  No Spongebob Squarepants either - which means the Upper East side […]

9 to 5 Mac:
Macworld 2009 Announcemnt: iWork ‘09 goes Cloud  —  We just got a truckload of Macworld information dumped on us from our best source.  As we piece it together we’ll trickle it out.  The first big piece of information is that iWork is going into the Cloud.  Not just storage, either.

Steven Sande / TUAW:
Rumor Watch: New Mac mini go for launch  —  When it comes to the Mac mini, there are people out there who know everything there is to know… and now, those savvy sources are telling TUAW that they are confident a new Mac mini is set to be announced at Macworld […]