paidContent Quick Hits 12.09.09

Harvey Levin, TMZ

»  Time Warner believes it can get more revenue out of TMZ once it takes the site over from AOL (NYSE: TWX). [LA Times]

»  Union Square VC’s Fred Wilson doesn’t think Vevo can work in its current incarnation. [A VC]

»  Newspaper execs at the UBS media conference are trying to put a positive spin on grim news — 2009 is shaping up to be the lowest ad sales-producing year since 1986. [Newsosaur]

»  Howard Stern is considering his options after his contract with Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) expires at the end of next year. [WSJ]

»  With over 100 publishers, book retailers and libraries using it, Adobe’s Content Server 4 software will benefit hugely from the e-reader battles. [ComputerWorld]

»  Lachlan Murdoch sold more than two million shares of non-voting News Corp (NYSE: NWS) stock for $28.1 million. [Bloomberg]

»  Ranking the top 100 movers and shakers in Silicon Alley. [The Business Insider]