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Nylon, style and culture title, is killing its print edition. The 12 members of the publication’s print staff were told on Thursday that after its October issue Nylon would become an online-only publication. The move follows the closing down of Nylon Guys in 2015 and the recent demise of such titles as Lucky, More and Self. The shift to a digital platform is expected to result in expanded attempts to appeal to their predominately female audience through video, led by their creative agency Nylon Studios. “As platforms emerge and change, our voice, content and brand keep getting stronger, as do our array of marketing solutions,” said Nylon Media executive chairman Marc Luzzatto.
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Univision Communications Inc., the media company whose operations include Univision, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country, has entered into a partnership with language education provider Rosetta Stone Inc. The two companies have come together to launch Univision Aprender con Rosetta Stone, a language learning program that aims to both help the Hispanic audience gain English-language proficiency and assist those looking to gain proficiency in Spanish. “When looking at how best to reach the Hispanic audience in the U.S. and beyond, teaming up with Univision was a natural fit,” said John Hass, President & CEO, Rosetta Stone. “This strategic partnership gives us a new avenue to fulfill our mission.”
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Reuters has appointed John Foley U.S. editor for Breakingviews, its global brand for financial commentary. Foley joined Breakingviews in 2004, and most recently served as its EMEA editor in London, following postings in Hong Kong and Beijing. Foley succeeds Jeff Goldfarb, who is heading to Hong Kong to oversee Breakingviews coverage in the region as deputy editor. Peter Thal Larsen is taking over for Foley in the EMEA editor position.
Versant Media Group, the NBCUniversal cable TV spin-off, today reported its first financial results as 2025 revenues dipped 5.3 percent to $6.7B and standalone EBITDA dropped 9.1 percent to $2.2B.
Trump Media & Technology Group is discussing a spin-off of the Truth Social platform following the expected closing of its $6B merger deal with TAE Technologies... Condé Nast sells off Them, the digital LGBTQ-focused platform it launched in 2017, to Equalpride, publisher of Out, The Advocate, Out Traveler, Health PLUS Wellness and Pride.com... CBS News has parted ways with longevity influencer Peter Attia, one of the 19 contributors that editor-in-chief Bari Weiss brought on as part of her plan to present a wider variety of voices on the platform. 
Symbolic.ai forms a partnership with News Corp to begin using the company’s AI-native publisher platform in the newsrooms of News Corp publications to augment research, writing and publishing... Mediaite launches a newsletter that promises to give readers a summary of—media newsletters... The Fund for American Studies launches the Journalism Excellence Fellowship, a program that will provide promising young journalists the opportunity to work alongside top writers, reporters, and media professionals.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has roots going back to 1786, is going out of business, the paper’s owners, Block Communications, announced on Jan. 7... GQ editor Will Welch is stepping down to take on a new Paris-based role with the musician Pharrell, who is also men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton... Semafor says it has raised $30 million on a $330 million valuation, following its first profitable year. 
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach an agreement that will make a set of more than 200 animated, masked and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars available for use by Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform... CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has moved Tony Dokoupil, a co-host at “CBS Mornings” since 2019, into the anchor’s chair for the “CBS Evening News,” following the departure of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois... USA Today editor-in-chief Caren Bohan has left the paper.
