Old Media Jumping to New Media
People are getting antsy this summer! Sources tell us this afternoon that PC Magazine editor in chief Jim Louderback has left to become the new CEO of Revision3, and CNET host Veronica Belmont has left to make video for Jason Calacanis’ search startup Mahalo.
Belmont is leaving an associate editor position at CNET where she hosts audio and video shows Buzz Out Loud and Crave. She confirmed the switch before getting on a flight to Los Angeles this afternoon.
Jay Adelson had previously been CEO of both Revision3 and Digg; he will now be CEO of only Digg. Valleywag is calling Louderback’s departure a firing (and also saying CNET axed its video team) but we’re hearing the opposite.
See Belmont and Louderback in action in the videos below:
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Video startups get veterans to jump « Scobleizer on July 10th, 2007 at 2:52 pm - Permalink
[...] Asides Two of my favorite peeps, Veronica Belmont and Jim Louderback, both have new gigs. Veronica going to Mahalo and Jim to Revision 3. They are both two talented to stay stationary. [...]
daily.gigaom on July 10th, 2007 at 3:00 pm - Permalink
Good. Jim and Veronica were too good to be stuck at old media companies that are moving, in my opinion, too slowly to keep up with the geekery surge happening right now. I hope all goes well for them.
Bryan P. on July 10th, 2007 at 3:08 pm - Permalink
[...] is out, with Lance Ulanoff taking on the EIC role. Liz Gannes is reporting that Louderback is joining Revision3, but that hasn’t been confirmed elsewhere. No official word from anyone else re: [...]
Jim Louderback out at PC Mag | The Media Drop on July 10th, 2007 at 3:44 pm - Permalink
Couldn’t happen to two nicer people, whom I have had the pleasure of working with.
And, well, it harkens back to the great early days of ZDTV for Jim. Is Grace going to come back also (inside joke for Jim).
Jeremy Pepper on July 10th, 2007 at 3:51 pm - Permalink
[...] this announcement is coming sooner than I expected, but a little birdie was set loose into the blogosphere today, so here we are! It’s true, I’m leaving CNET to work full-time for Mahalo, [...]
Veronica Belmont » Big (early) announcement day! on July 10th, 2007 at 6:22 pm - Permalink
Since when is CNET the old media? Maybe they aren’t the newest, but they aren’t the old media.
David Ulevitch on July 10th, 2007 at 9:38 pm - Permalink
[...] ntentially don’t spend too much time talking about people here at The Box, but just picked up from NewTeeVee that Jm Louderback will be leaving PC Magazine and Ziff Davis to rejoin former TechTV colleague [...]
Out of the Box » Blog Archive » Congratulations, Jim, Veronica and Lance on July 11th, 2007 at 12:09 am - Permalink
Aha! I was waiting for someone to leave that comment. I think the case could be argued either way.
Liz Gannes on July 11th, 2007 at 12:10 am - Permalink
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Super Video Heroes: Louderbeck and Belmont Leave Respective News Outfits on July 11th, 2007 at 1:09 am - Permalink
How about ‘new media’ leaves for ‘newer media’ in the case of CNET? :)
Dave Zatz on July 11th, 2007 at 4:46 am - Permalink
[...] Interesting how rumors start and eventually the real news follows. A few days ago, I heard the CNET was laying off a couple of folks in the video department. I also heard rumblings of a shakeup going down over at PC Magazine. After speculation, the facts started to emerge. [...]
Revision3 and Mahalo Lure Talent ZDNet and CNET -- bub.blicio.us on July 11th, 2007 at 7:58 am - Permalink
Yeah who makes the Call when “old media” i.e. film cameras, speak-and-spell comes “new media” i.e. iphones, Xbox 360, PS3’s?
officedoodles on July 11th, 2007 at 3:31 pm - Permalink
[...] the journalistic ranks and heading over to lead new company ventures. Just last week we saw Jim Louderback become CEO of Revision 3 and Veronica Belmont left CNET to join Mahalo. This will continue to happen more and more, [...]
PR & Technology for July 20, 2007 on July 20th, 2007 at 6:04 am - Permalink
[...] Louderback jumps from ZD to Revision3. Belmont jumps from Cnet to Mahalo. What the fucking fuck? GB [...]
The Weekly Roar, Episode 82 (Corrected) : ISPN Media on July 24th, 2007 at 1:30 pm - Permalink
Veronica Belmont is a geek’s wet dream. She’s one of us and she’s gorgeous. Smart, geeky, beautiful.
If she jumps ship for “imafreakindumbassloserwholivesinmymommysbasement.com” we will follow. This isn’t Sparta. This is CYBERIA… where Veronica Belmont rules.
And long live the memory of James Kim! You were loved, man. By strangers in cyberspace, you were loved. By atheists who know that they are typing into a meaningless ether even now… you were loved. That’s what it means to be a geek.
Vynson on August 28th, 2007 at 6:55 pm - Permalink
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Mahalo Daily Featuring Veronica Belmont Launches « NewTeeVee on November 5th, 2007 at 5:46 am - Permalink
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Veronica Belmont to Leave Mahalo Daily « NewTeeVee on April 2nd, 2008 at 11:20 am - Permalink
[...] enough, at the time we reported Louderback jumping ship from PC Magazine to head Revision3 in the very same story we wrote about Belmont’s [...]
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