• Despite all the talk of the impending demise of the TV industry, ratings for last night's Emmy Awards weren't too shabby. The three-hour show was seen by 13.3 million people, which is up 8 percent from last year. [THR]
• Bloomberg LP has officially submitted its bid to buy BusinessWeek. [BW]
• Michael Musto of the Village Voice is hearing rumors that Conde Nast is planning to shutter five of its titles as it looks to slash costs. [VV]
• A group of activists affiliated with The Yes Men handed out copies of a New York Post parody this morning as part of an effort to draw attention to climate change; a number of them were later detained by the NYPD. [DF]
• Despite low ratings and lousy reviews early on, Katie Couric is expected to anchor the CBS Evening News until her contract expires in 2011. [NYT]
• Barack Obama made appearances on just about every Sunday morning talk show yesterday. With the exception of those on Fox News, that is. [LAT, [HP]
• Obama's media tour will continue tonight when he sits down alongside David Letterman on his late-night show, a first for a sitting U.S. president. [NYT]

• The 3-D animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was No. 1 at the box office this weekend, earning $30 million in its first three days. [Reuters]
• Dick Cook was ousted as chairman of Disney's movie division last week. Why? And who's taking over? That's all a little unclear at the moment. [WSJ, TDB]
• In related news, Disney's proposed acquisition of Marvel is going to be keeping its lawyers very busy now that several lawsuits have been filed. [NYT]
• Is Kate Gosselin getting her own talk show? Let's hope not. [MSNBC]
• While the plunge in newspaper advertising appears to be slowing, the industry has yet "to hit bottom," say some publishing experts. [NYT]
• A group of French lawmakers are pushing for warning labels to be placed in magazines where pictures that have been Photoshopped are used. [AdAge]
• Marijuana is now enjoying a "media moment," apparently. [WSJ]