Breakfast Meeting: The Poetry of Print

Newsweek's impending demise in print â€" it will live on in digital editions only beginning in January â€" is a reminder that sometimes instincts and timing are crucial in the magazine world, David Carr writes in his Media Equation column in The Times. Felix Dennis, the British magazine owner, has had impeccable timing, selling his publications at the height of their value, and his success has made him determined to prove there is still some life in print.

The Walt Disney Company has been successful with theme parks, animated films, merchandise and a number of other enterprises. But the Internet? That's a different story. A successful Web site has so far eluded Disney, and its game, mobile and Internet division has posted 15 consecutive quarterly losses. Now Disney is trying again, introducing its third new site in five years. Brooks Barnes of The Times looks at whether Disney may have truly solved the online riddle.

It's Bob Schieffer's turn in the hot seat on Monday night, Dylan Byers writes on Politico. The veteran CBS newsman and host of “Face the Nation'' will moderate the third and final presidential debate. If precedent is a guide, the candidates will ignore the rules of the format, making Mr. Schieffer's job harder. And when it's all over, somebody, perhaps many somebodies, will be displeased with Mr. Schieffer's performance.

The editor of a prominent BBC News show is stepping aside as a result of a scandal at the broadcaster involving the deceased television personality Jimmy Savile, Alan Cowell and John F. Burns report in The Times. The editor, Peter Rippon, abandoned an investigation into the behavior of Mr. Savile, who was regarded by some as a national treasure but has been accused of sexually abusing young girls. In a statement on Monday, the BBC said Mr. Rippon's explanation for dropping the segment purely for editorial reasons was “inaccurate or incomplete in some respects.â €

The last shall be first â€" if things fall into place and a few unique factors are thrown in. And that is why NBC is, believe it or not, leading the ratings race for attracting viewers in the coveted 18- to 49-year-old category, Bill Carter writes in The Times. NBC has been last for about a decade in that category, but the network has surged to unexpected success on the strength of pro football on Sunday night, the success of “The Voice'' on Monday and Tuesday, and the breakout hit “Revolution'' on Monday.

At Eating Well magazine, trust and loyalty were in short supply after the magazine was shut down in the late 1990s. But, Christine Haughney reports, the magazine is enjoying new life, and carving tis own niche, after being bought by the Meredith Corporation last year.

What's in a name? Plenty, the Weather Channel believes, so it is dropping the word “channel'' from its name and becoming the Weather Company, Brian Stelter writes in The Times. The channel will remain, of course, but the company believes the change is a way to emphasize that much of its growth is now coming from its Web site and other business operations.

Can a company ignore a market as big as the United States and still be successful? Deezer, a French start-up in the music streaming business, is adopting that strategy, Eric Pfanner writes for The Times. With $130 million in new financing, Deezer is turning its back on the American market and instead hoping to expand into about 160 other countries, in the belief that the field is less crowded outside the United States.