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The Awl's co-editor John Herrman, Deadspin reporter Greg Howard, and Slate writer Amanda Hess awarded David Carr fellowships at the New York Times — New York Times Awards David Carr Fellowships to 3 Journalists — The New York Times announced on Tuesday that it had chosen three journalists …
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Fusion revenue jumped from $28.1M in 2014 to $63.5M in 2015, while losses grew from $27.3M in 2013, to $35M in 2014, and $37.6M in 2015 — Still a joint venture, Fusion more than doubled its revenue in 2015 — Univision CFO Francisco Lopez-Balboa brushed aside reports that the company wants …
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Univision says it paid $27.1M for its 40.5% stake in satirical news site The Onion — Univision Swings to Fourth-Quarter Profit, Discloses $27.1M Price Tag for Onion Stake — Univision Communications on Tuesday said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit amid lower impairment losses and lower interest expense and other items.
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Univision Q4 earnings: revenue up 1.1% YoY to $735.9M, net income of $8.6M, up from loss of $136M a year ago — Univision Reports 4Q Profit Vs. Year-Ago Loss — Revenue up 1% — Univision reported a profit for the fourth quarter as a tax benefit partially offset interest expenses.
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Sources: Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp is considering acquiring Yahoo's core business, to gain its digital reach of 1B users globally — Time Inc. Said to Be Interested in Joining Fray of Yahoo Suitors — Time said to have heard Citigroup bankers' pitch on Yahoo deal


Spokesman for ousted Tribune CEO Jack Griffin says he wasn't fired, says decision was mutual — Jack Griffin out as CEO of Tribune Publishing — The CEO of Tribune Publishing has been unexpectedly and suddenly ousted. — And now yet another management team will try to figure …
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With CEO Jack Griffin gone, the stage is set to break up Tribune Publishing
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PBS to launch free 24-hour channel and online stream dedicated to children's programming later this year — PBS Is Creating a Channel Exclusively for Children — PBS is starting a new 24-hour channel dedicated solely to children's programming. — The channel, which will be called PBS Kids …
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Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman says company is aiming to sell a stake in Paramount Pictures by end of Q3 — Viacom Approached by Investors for Paramount Pictures Stake — Media giant hires PJT Partners to help with discussions — CEO Dauman aims to reach agreement on deal by third quarter
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Technorati, former Web 2.0 darling that raised $32M in its heyday, acquired for $3M by Buffalo advertising monetization service Synacor — Synacor Buys Technorati For Just $3M To Build Out Its Mobile And Ad Tech Business — Yet more consolidation underway in the ad tech business …
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Grantland founder Bill Simmons partnering with Medium for his new site, The Ringer — Ex-ESPN superstar Bill Simmons is partnering with publishing platform Medium for his new site — Media superstar Bill Simmons is starting a new website called The Ringer.
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Edward Lichty, @ajs, Strategist, Fortune, @jyarow and Cision

TheStreet's CEO Elisabeth DeMarse resigns; former USA Today President and Publisher Larry Kramer to take over role on interim basis — TheStreet Makes Leadership Changes — TheStreet has announced two key changes to its leadership team. Elisabeth DeMarse, who was named CEO in 2012, has resigned.


NowThis reached 1B monthly video views in January, credits it to shutting down its site and focusing on distributed content — Distributed news: How NowThis reached one billion monthly video views on social — The figure was achieved in January 2016, a year after NowThis shut down its website …
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