NBC has become the first TV channel to buy Facebook ads, for three upcoming shows: "Rosemary's Baby," " The Night Shift" and "Undateable."  "NBC’s video spots will appear in the social media platform’s news feed and play automatically," writes Christopher Heine.

Seventeen remains the magic, consistent numeral, "as the average number of [TV] channels [U.S.] viewers actually tune in to" -- though the average number of channels consumers actually receive has grown from 129 in 2008 to 189 in 2013, according to a Nielsen report, writes Steven Perlberg. “This data is significant in that it substantiates the notion that more content does not necessarily equate to more channel consumption,” says the report.

Condé Nast Traveler is debuting a Hot Line Booth in Manhattan for four days in May, with magazine reps offering "complimentary travel tips, advice and know-how" for visitors chatting with them via "a flat-screen TV with two-way Skype system," writes David Kaufman. The Booth will be open in Union Square May 8-10, and move to Columbus Circle May 11-13.

After more than 60 years, Jet is getting out of the print business. Next month, African-American weekly plans to moved to a “largely digital format,” The New York Times reports. NYT described the move as just “the latest in a growing list of periodicals avoiding print in favor of digital publications.” Last month, Ladies’ Home Journal said it would soon go all digital, expect for a quarterly newsstand-only print edition.

The Los Angeles Times unveiled its redesigned Web site, featuring a "streamlined layout," an "increased social emphasis" and a "new Neighborhoods section allows readers to select a specific area of the city from a map, then get all the news stories geocoded for that area," writes Marcy Medina.

WordPress parent Automattic just raised $160 million at a valuation of $1.16 billion. The round -- the first since 2008 -- was led by Insight Venture Partners, along with Chris Sacca and Endurance. Among other efforts, the company will use the fresh capital to increase marketing spend, Matt Mullenweg, Automattic’s CEO, tells Re/Code. The company will now begin “leaning in aggressively to take advantage of opportunity, which we all believe is a big one,” Mullenweg said. 

What do critics make of the Los Angeles Times’ new “mobile-first” Web redesign? “It looks nice!” Joshua Bento writes for the Nieman Journalism Lab. “I thought app-influenced Web design might have peaked, but this look echoes the pane-heavy look from many iPad apps.” Regarding the design firm that helped LAT with the new site, Bento notes: “It’s got some Code and Theory trademarks -- slab serif headers, contrasty serif headlines, [and] white text on black.” 

Nudity is the latest, um, wrinkle for reality show pitches both broadcast and cable networks are receiving, especially for dating shows, reports Jethro Nededog. Perhaps the first to start the nude trend, "Discovery's survivor show, 'Naked and Afraid' — which teams a man and a woman together in a survival test spent entirely in the buff — has become a ratings hit for the cable channel." VHI is the first network to actually buy a naked dating reality show. "Dating Naked" is its title -- of course.

Alt-fashion mag Nylon is merging with blogger network FashionIndie to form "a new, as-yet-unnamed" multiplatform media company, writes Emma Bazilian. Management team will be "veteran publishing exec Dana Fields, who was formerly group president at Wenner Media and president of FHM magazine, and Internet entrepreneur Joe Mohen," who just announced "they had purchased Nylon magazine as well as its brother title Nylon Guys, five international editions and digital properties (including the NylonTV YouTube channel) from its current owner, Nylon Holdings Inc."

Time Inc. will debut The Daily Cut, a platform for digital video content from all its magazine brands, which include Time and People. "The company said it will expand programming to fill the new portal, adding to its 50 recurring digital shows and series," writes Nicole Levy.