Mediagazer: Comcast CEO: NBC Turnaround Is Happening ‘Faster’ Than Anticipated (Georg Szalai/Hollywood Reporter)

4:20 PM ET, January 28, 2014

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

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John Biggs / TechCrunch:

Lance Ulanoff Out As Editor Of Mashable — Lance Ulanoff, former editor-in-chief of PCMag.com, has been moved to an editor-at-large and chief correspondent position at Mashable, effectively removing him from the EIC position at that title. — A source close to the move said Jim Roberts …

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Mike Isaac / Re/code:

Medium, Evan Williams's Post-Twitter Media Startup, Raises $25 Million Round — Medium is about to become large. — The collaborative publishing startup has just closed a $25 million round of financing, the company confirmed, marking its first major funding raise since it launched a little more than a year ago.

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Brent Lang / The Wrap:

Comcast Earnings: Profits Up 28 Percent Thanks to Broadcasting, Theme Parks — Comcast's profits spiked 28.6 percent during the cable giant's fourth quarter thanks to its resurgent primetime broadcast line-up and higher attendance at its Universal Studios theme parks.

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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Comcast CEO: NBC Turnaround Is Happening ‘Faster’ Than Anticipated — UPDATED: Brian Roberts says “the turnaround in broadcast is happening even faster than we had anticipated” and touts record Winter Olympics ad sales for the Games in Sochi, but the firm wouldn't comment on possible cable sector consolidation.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter

Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:

More Layoffs to Hit Time Inc. — TIME TO GO?: Time Inc. staffers are bracing for layoffs, which could come as early as next week, WWD has learned. — Word of the job cuts came last month, when Time Inc. chief executive officer Joe Ripp told employees during a quarterly corporate meeting …

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Staci D. Kramer / Nieman Journalism Lab:

“I see this as the next CNN”: Jason Calacanis' Inside.com aims to solve news on mobile devices — In the 13-plus years since the original ahead-of-its-time Inside.com launched, it's been part of a Steve Brill mashup, a dead domain, a planned flagship brand that didn't happen, and a dormant asset waiting to be exploited.

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Inside's News Is Longer Than Twitter, Shorter Than Business Insider and Jason Calacanis Says You'll Love It

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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Jason Calacanis launches Inside, a mobile news-curation app powered by humans

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Sue Douglas leaves Trinity Mirror as People.co.uk closes — Company says Sunday People's first dedicated seven-day digital version did not hit expected traffic targets — Sue Douglas, hired seven months ago to take charge of Trinity Mirror's Sunday People, is leaving the company …

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Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Business Insider investing in paid content, expanding BI Intelligence unit — Business Insider Has Ambitious Paid Content Plans — Business Insider is known for its clicky mix of business and gossip content, delivered in the form of rapid-fire posts, slideshows and videos.

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Kristen Hare / Poynter:

YouTube, news sites will livestream the State of the Union — YouTube will livestream President Obama's State of the Union address at 9 p.m. eastern, according to a press release from YouTube, “followed by the Republican response by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Speaker Boehner's channel.

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William Launder / Wall Street Journal:

News Websites Proliferate, Stretching Thin Ad Dollars — Many Generate Revenue by Hosting Conferences — Big profits in online news may be as scarce as buried gold but that isn't deterring journalists and investors from rushing into the sector. — In the past few months …

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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

GetGlue becomes tvtag, focuses on curated TV moments — Remember GetGlue? The social TV pioneer got bought by Utah-based social TV startup i.TV late last year, and now, GetGlue's user base is being transitioned to a new app dubbed tvtag that takes some elements of the original and combines …

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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:

Comcast in talks to license technology to Cox -sources — (Reuters) - Comcast Corp, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, is in advanced discussions about licensing its “X1” video operating system to Cox Communications, the third-largest cable operator, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Richard Horgan / FishbowlNY:

Matthew Garrahan to become Financial Times global media editor — Financial Times Gives Matthew Garrahan a Major Promotion — Matthew Garrahan, the Financial Times' Los Angeles correspondent, is heading east. Sometime this summer, the well-liked journalist will relocate to New York …

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BBC:

Andy Coulson called Sienna Miller tape ‘brilliant’, phone-hacking trial hears — The News of the World's ex-editor, Andy Coulson, shouted “brilliant” when a reporter played him a hacked voicemail in the newsroom, a court has heard. — Dan Evans told the Old Bailey he played a message left …

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