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12:20 PM ET, January 28, 2015

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Wolfgang Blau / Guardian:

The Guardian launches its new responsive website worldwide — Welcome to the new Guardian website — After more than 18 months of development, the Guardian has unveiled a new site for its readers in the UK and around the world — The Guardian has a history stretching back almost 200 years of creating world-class journalism.

Discussion: Digiday, Press Gazette, The Next Web, @jayrosen_nyu, Press Gazette, Business Insider, Guardian, @brianboyer, @stuartdredge, @arusbridger, @aizlewood, @janinegibson and Guardian

Seb Joseph / The Drum:

Guardian overhauls site in anticipation of publishers selling ads based on time — The Guardian has overhauled its site, trumpeting a flurry of advertising opportunities it hopes will fuel ongoing efforts to sell advertisers on reader attention not clicks, in an environment designed to improve the chances of branded content being seen.

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

“SnapperHero” Snapchat Scripted Series to Debut with YouTube Stars — Here's another step in Snapchat's transformation from messaging service to media platform: A “scripted series” of mini-movies made by social media stars. — “SnapperHero,” which is supposed to debut shortly …

Discussion: Variety, AdAge, The New York Observer, Broadcasting & Cable, Bloomberg Business, PR Newswire, Digital Spy, The Next Web, @peterlauria3 and Tubefilter

Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:

Gawker Media Generated $45 Million In Net Revenue Last Year And It's Raising A $15 Million Round Of Debt — Nick Denton orders the shrimp linguine. He doesn't look at Balthazar's menu; the media mogul frequents the restaurant and everyone from the hostess to fellow diners knows who he is.

Discussion: Capital New York, @hblodget, @shepmcallister, @sdkstl, @mdudas, @nwquah, @jyarow and @jbarro

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Unlike the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, the New York Times Company has no reason to sell anytime soon — 4 reasons the New York Times Company won't be sold anytime soon — We learned last week that Michael Bloomberg would like to buy the New York Times Company.

Discussion: @raju and @rickedmonds

Tara Conlan / Guardian:

Sky News to merge digital and TV staff in newsroom shakeup — Broadcaster says it hopes overall headcount will not reduce but staff who do not meet criteria of new roles after consultation period may face redundancy — Sky News is planning to integrate its digital and television operations in a …

Joshua Topolsky / Bloomberg Business:

Bloomberg Business launches, integrating Bloomberg News, Businessweek, and Bloomberg TV — Welcome to Bloomberg Business — Smarter. Faster. — Don't Miss Out — We're excited to finally share a project that thousands of journalists, developers, photographers, videographers …

Discussion: Capital New York, @matt_townsend, @rafat, @jbenton, @jimaley, @jbenton, @sdkstl, @jbenton, @adampasick, @jbenton, @samgustin, @spetulla, @lock, Marketing Interactive, VentureBeat and Talking Biz News

Reuters:

Japanese prime minister condemns “despicable” video, but vows the country will not give in to terrorism — New video of Islamic State captives ‘despicable’, says Japan PM — (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday termed as “despicable” …

Discussion: BBC, DW.DE, @_iainmartin, Committee to Protect …, AJW, Stars & Stripes, New York Times, Associated Press and Associated Press

CBC News:

Canada's electronic spy agency tracks millions of online movie, photo, music, and other downloads worldwide — CSE tracks millions of downloads daily: Snowden documents — Global sites for sharing movies, photos, music targeted in mass anti-terror surveillance

Discussion: The Intercept, PandoDaily, The Hill, TorrentFreak, Globe and Mail, Gigaom and Gizmodo

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

AOL Likely to Shutter Gaming Site Joystiq in Larger Content Cleanup — According to numerous sources, AOL is likely to shutter its primary video game site Joystiq, part of an extensive house-cleaning of its underperforming content properties that is taking place over the next weeks.

Discussion: Adweek, Joystiq, Circa News and AdExchanger

Nate Hoffelder / Ink, Bits, & Pixels:

Nielsen shows Kindle Unlimited subscribers in US and UK spend more on books than non-subscribers — New Data from Nielsen Book Shows Kindle Unlimited Subscribers Spend More on Books — Late last month I asked whether consumers were buying fewer books after switching to subscription ebook services …

Discussion: SlashGear and TechCrunch

Jeni O'Malley / Associated Press:

After criticism, Indiana governor clarifies role of new state-run website Just IN, saying it will serve as resource for journalists, not a competing news source — Pence: Website will be “1-stop-shopping” for news releases … INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence moved Tuesday …

Discussion: Indianapolis Star, The Atlantic Online, The Huffington Post, BREITBART.COM, Fox 59, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo

Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:

News aggregator Anews raises $2.7M for further international expansion — Anews, an international global news-reading service with a built-in behavioral advertising network, has received $2.7 million from TMT Investments, Run Capital, 101 Startup, and several individual investors.

Discussion: East-West Digital News

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

Yahoo reports mixed Q4 with mobile revenue of $254M, up from $200M previous quarter; total revenue of $1.18B — Yahoo Reports Mixed Q4 With Mobile Revenue Of $254M, Total Top Line Of $1.18B — Today Yahoo reported its fourth-quarter financial performance, including revenue excluding …

Discussion: Business Wire, New York Times, MediaNama, Electronista, @eringriffith, @digitalshields, Bloomberg, Variety, Latest News & Headlines, AdAge, SocialTimes, ZDNet, Beyond Search, AdExchanger and The Wrap

Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo to spin off its 15% Alibaba stake in Q4, creating a new independent holding company, but will retain cash and its stake in Yahoo Japan

Discussion: New York Times, @karaswisher, @lanceulanoff, Business Insider, Gigaom, TIME and Re/code