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03-27-2014, 08:15 PM
NBC Is Pulling the Plug on Daily Candy, Television Without Pity
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The plug is about to be pulled on Daily Candy and Television Without Pity, two websites that helped pave the way for Internet-native content, according to a representative for parent company NBCUniversal.
NBC Universal will close the sites, which have struggled to generate adequate traffic or revenue. Staff were informed of the closings in a staff meeting on Thursday morning, according to Re/Code (http://recode.net/2014/03/27/nbcuniversal-owned-dailycandy-and-television-without-pity-will-be-shut-down/).
See also: Comcast to Acquire Time Warner Cable in Industry-Shaking Deal (http://mashable.com/2014/02/12/comcast-acquire-time-warner-cable/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
NBC purchased*Television Without Pity, often called TWop, in 2007 after the site became popular for its granular coverage of TV shows including episode recaps, which have become a common piece of online entertainment coverage. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/daily-candy-television-without-pity-to-close-down/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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The plug is about to be pulled on Daily Candy and Television Without Pity, two websites that helped pave the way for Internet-native content, according to a representative for parent company NBCUniversal.
NBC Universal will close the sites, which have struggled to generate adequate traffic or revenue. Staff were informed of the closings in a staff meeting on Thursday morning, according to Re/Code (http://recode.net/2014/03/27/nbcuniversal-owned-dailycandy-and-television-without-pity-will-be-shut-down/).
See also: Comcast to Acquire Time Warner Cable in Industry-Shaking Deal (http://mashable.com/2014/02/12/comcast-acquire-time-warner-cable/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
NBC purchased*Television Without Pity, often called TWop, in 2007 after the site became popular for its granular coverage of TV shows including episode recaps, which have become a common piece of online entertainment coverage. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/daily-candy-television-without-pity-to-close-down/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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