NewsCred Raises $4 Million for Its Web-Based Newswire

Expensive content on the cheap: A start-up that licenses stuff from the likes of Reuters, Bloomberg and Forbes.
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Shari Redstone Starts an Early Stage Investment Firm

Of note: A new early stage investor popped up in our recent coverage: Advancit Capital, co-founded by Shari Redstone.
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Paulie, Show Mr. Comcast What We Do to People Who Premiere Theatrical Movies on Cable

Comcast’s plan to make movies available on cable TV on the same day that they hit movie theaters appears to be facing an early box-office death. Two of the nation’s largest theater chains–Regal Entertainment Group and National Amusements–have already rejected the idea and said they would refuse to play films offered for day-and-date distribution to [...]