Mediagazer: More Layoffs to Hit Time Inc. (Alexandra Steigrad/WWD)

3:50 PM ET, January 28, 2014

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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 …

Discussion: Talking Biz News

Johana Bhuiyan / Capital New York:

Mashable expands into climate reporting — Andrew Freedman, most recently a senior science writer for Climate Central, will be Mashable's first climate, weather and environment reporter, the site said Tuesday. — Mashable chief content officer and executive editor Jim Roberts told Capital …

Discussion: @mashable

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.

Discussion: TechCrunch, @af, @thinkup, @al0nd0n, @_bsiddiqui, @nbj914, @jason, @goldman, @rsarver and @mg

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 …

Discussion: Capital New York, Mediawire Daily and FishbowlNY

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.

Discussion: @jbenton and @niemanlab

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

Discussion: The Verge, Business Insider, @digiphile, Capital New York, WebProNews, @antderosa, @digidave, @pkafka and @danielfletcher

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

Discussion: CNET, TechCrunch, INSIDE, @mickhagen, @mathewi, @peterc, @jason and The Next Web

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.

Discussion: Radio & Television …, Bloomberg, @timkarr, Los Angeles Times and CNBC

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

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter

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 …

Discussion: @buzzfeedben, @marksweney and @flashboy

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Nate Silver has hired 15 journalists for FiveThirtyEight and plans relaunch “early this year” — Status Update: Building FiveThirtyEight — We're continuing to build our team of journalists at FiveThirtyEight as we prepare for re-launch with our partners at ESPN and ABC News early this year.

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, @prof_bearb, @nycjim, @mikepetroff, Mashable, @brianstelter, @burger, @dansinker and The Next Web

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.

Discussion: Business Insider and @lmoses

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.

Discussion: FishbowlDC, Capital New York, Yahoo News, The Verge, New Yorker and Featured stories

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 …

Discussion: @edwardroussel, @sarahneedleman, @jessmarmor, @bryfitz, @garciaruize, @jenniferpreston, @lheron, @aburnspolitico, @evanasmith, @mattyglesias and @jbenton

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 …

Discussion: AdAge, VentureBeat, @trevordoerksen, Digital Trends, TechRadar.com, Digital TV Europe, Lost Remote, The Next Web and App Advice

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.

Discussion: CNET

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 …

Discussion: WWD Media Headlines, Capital New York and @simonhoupt

Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:

Gawker Fires Back at Quentin Tarantino: We Didn't Leak Your Script — Gawker rejected Quentin Tarantino's claims that it leaked a copy of his latest script, “The Hateful Eight,” in a post by editor-in-chief John Cook. Cook wrote the piece after Tarantino's lawyer Marty Singer filed suit …

Discussion: Gawker, Mediaite, Pocket-lint and Hollywood Reporter

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 …

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Guardian

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

How Russia Is Censoring Reporting On Sochi Olympics Controversies — NEW YORK - Corruption. Environmental damage. Forced evictions. Exploitation of migrant workers. — Journalists would be expected to dive headfirst into such headline-grabbing allegations, especially when tied …

Discussion: Poynter, Committee to Protect …, The Daily Beast and Forbes