"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/16/2016 at 18:44 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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“Univision, best known for its Spanish-language television network, has recently moved aggressively to expand its online portfolio, and adding Gawker’s sites fits with its plans to extend its reach beyond Spanish-speaking viewers. Univision bought a large stake in The Onion this year and acquired full control of Fusion, the news site and cable channel that it started with the Walt Disney Company in 2013. Univision also owns other digital media companies, including The Root, a site focused on African-American issues.”
CB
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 18:48 |
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Something something it’s 1492 all over again something. I for one welcome the new folks in charge, and hope that they keep the lights on in this place.
S65
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 18:49 |
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We’re gonna be fine
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ttyymmnn
> S65
08/16/2016 at 18:50 |
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At least for a while, I think.
HammerheadFistpunch
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 18:51 |
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I actually think this is good news. I suspect they are going to trim some fat and make some changes in structure, but they want gawker wholesale to enlarge their English speaking reach - translation - I think they’re likely to take the keys and run with it. With ZD there would have been overlap and competing media platforms, this was its more a wholesale buy.
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ttyymmnn
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/16/2016 at 18:55 |
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I think, and hope, that you are correct. At the very least, I think it means that there won’t be any immediate, drastic changes. Still time for me to pull all my aviation history articles off the servers.....
Under_Score
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 19:06 |
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Associations with Fusion and The Root? Keep Oppo Woke?
Frenchlicker
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 19:30 |
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Gawker is the perfect middle ground between The Onion and whatever Fusion is then. I think we’ll be safe. Did the deal include the Kinja platform or no?
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ttyymmnn
> Frenchlicker
08/16/2016 at 19:38 |
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The article doesn’t say, but I bet Univision got everything including the kitchen sink. They may change the tone a bit, but it would seem that this fits their business model, as stated in the NYT article, very well.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 19:47 |
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I hope you can find a place for those. I rarely have the time to read them, but I appreciate your posts.
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ttyymmnn
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/16/2016 at 19:53 |
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Thanks. I’ve been thinking for a long time about getting those into a WordPress or something, but I just haven’t had time to mess with it. I’ve saved the text to all of them, and they will find a home somewhere.
shop-teacher
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 20:14 |
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That seems ... Fine. I don’t expect any major or sudden changes.
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Frenchlicker
> ttyymmnn
08/16/2016 at 20:24 |
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I recall originally they wanted to keep Kinja. I get the feeing you are right though.
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ttyymmnn
> shop-teacher
08/16/2016 at 20:45 |
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Let's hope we are right!