Mediagazer: Scripps acquires Kickstarter-funded DecodeDC (E.W Scripps Company)

2:20 PM ET, November 12, 2013

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:

Editor of Times Magazine to Step Down at Year's End — Hugo Lindgren, editor of The New York Times Magazine, told his staff in a brief meeting on Tuesday that he would be leaving The Times at year's end. — In the noon meeting, attendees said that Mr. Lindgren choked up and described the last few days as difficult.

Discussion: Poynter

Matthew Lynch / Capital New York:

Hugo Lindgren is out as editor of ‘The New York Times Magazine’ — Hugo Lindgren is leaving his position as editor of The New York Times Magazine at the end of the year, Capital has learned. — There's no word yet on plans for a successor. — Rumors of a change at the paper's glossy Sunday supplement leaked out this afternoon.

Discussion: LA Observed, FishbowlDC, FishbowlNY, Hollywood Reporter, @morningmoneyben, @evanasmith and @romenesko

Choire Sicha / The Awl:

14 People Who Should Run The ‘New York Times’ Mag — With the news that editor Hugo Lindgren will be leaving the top slot at the New York Times magazine at the end of the year, it's incumbent on all of us to dream of who we'd like to take the helm next. Last time around Daniel Zalewski came close …

Discussion: @moorehn and @alexmleo

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

‘Times’ masthead 'hasn't had a chance to huddle yet' about Stelter's exit — With Brian Stelter heading to CNN, who will take over The New York Times' TV news beat? — “No successor yet,” media editor Bruce Headlam told Capital. — Stelter's move to CNN has been percolating since the summer …

Discussion: Politico, Variety, Erik Wemple, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, @howardkurtz, Beet.TV, The Daily Caller, @jayrosen_nyu, @juliebosman, @wjcarter, @keachhagey, @hblodget, @mlcalderone, @thestalwart and Media Law Prof Blog

Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:

I'm joining @CNN as the network's senior media correspondent and the host of “Reliable Sources.”

Discussion: Poynter, @brianstelter and @brianstelter

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Brian Stelter Jumps To CNN To Host ‘Reliable Sources’

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

Dish-DirecTV Merger ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense,’ Says Ergen — DirecTV's CEO may believe regulators would never allow a merger of the two big American satellite TV companies, but Charlie Ergen's ardor for such a deal remains undimmed. — “There's obviously a business case that [consolidation] …

Discussion: @forbestech and @jeffbercovici

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Dish Swings to Third-Quarter Profit, Adds Subs

Discussion: MediaPost, The Wrap, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and Deadline.com

Monica Anderson / Pew Research Center:

At newspapers, photographers feel the brunt of job cuts — Citing “new technologies” and “economic realities,” the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., laid off its four remaining staff photographers earlier this month, joining the growing ranks of newspapers that are shrinking or eliminating their photography staffs.

Discussion: @latimesphotos, Poynter, @dzalcman, The Newspaper Guild and The Huffington Post

Nina Mandell / USA Today:

IOC spokesman: Journalists free to Instagram at Sochi Olympics — Journalists will be allowed to use Instagram, Twitter and other social media to post still photos and news from the Sochi Olympics, International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams confirmed to For The Win in an email on Monday.

Discussion: Poynter, BuzzFeed, @marklazerus, Kirk LaPointe's …, PetaPixel, @usatodaysports, The Verge, @antderosa, @bydanielvictor, @lucykafanov, Tubefilter, CNET, The Huffington Post, Digital Spy and TechCrunch

Bloomberg:

Malone's Liberty Global in Talks for Intel TV Service — John Malone's Liberty Global (LBTYA) Plc, the European cable operator, is in talks to acquire Intel Corp. (INTC)'s online pay-TV service under development, said three people with knowledge of the situation.

Discussion: AdAge, Radio & Television …, Engadget, CNET, @pkafka and @jessicalessin

Ben Sisario / New York Times:

Google Glass Will Expand Its Features Into Music — To sell Glass, its augmented-reality form of eyewear, Google has already tried to make it a fashion accessory and a must-have video device for any parent or sky diver. Now it is also presenting this $1,500 piece of wearable technology as a way to interact with music.

Discussion: TechCrunch, The Wrap, VatorNews, Android Developers Blog, Pocket-lint, Yahoo! News, @sisario, The Next Web, @dantgilbert, Marketing Land, Electronista, Rolling Stone and Mashable

Darren Boyle / Press Gazette:

Metropolitan Police confirms investigation into the Guardian over Snowden files in letter to Tory MP — The Metropolitan Police has tasked a team of detectives to investigate the Guardian over the Edward Snowden leaks, it has been claimed. — Conservative MP Julian Smith …

E.W Scripps Company:

Scripps acquires Kickstarter-funded DecodeDC — CINCINNATI, Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The E.W. Scripps Company SSP -2.14% today announced a restructuring and expansion of its historic political and national reporting bureau in Washington, D.C. At a time when national political affairs …

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Twitter Announces Custom Timelines For Hashtags Or Topics On Tweetdeck, Launching API Too — Twitter will let you create custom timelines based on topics, hashtags and more from Tweetdeck, it announced today. Twitter is also providing an API to allow developers to build this functionality into their products.

Discussion: Twitter, Twitter Developers, Marketing Land, The Slanted and The Verge

Andy Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:

Video Accounts For 53 Percent of Internet traffic — Netflix represents one-third of all downstream traffic, followed by YouTube with 18 percent. — A new report from Canadian internet monitoring firm Sandvine says video streaming accounts for more than 53 percent of all downstream traffic in North America.

Discussion: Quartz, VentureBeat, AllThingsD, The Atlantic Wire, Variety, AppleInsider, WebProNews, Gigaom and CNET

Ted Johnson / Variety:

News Corp Reports 3% Drop in Revenue in First Quarter — News Corp, the recently spun off publishing side of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, reported that its revenue fell in the first quarter of its fiscal 2014, due to lower advertising revenue and foreign exchange fluctuations.