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FeaturedArianna Huffington steps down from HuffPost
Though she remains “very confident about HuffPost’s future,” the digital pub’s editor-in-chief confirmed she is moving on to a new venture.
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AwardsEmmys: An honor just to be nominated (yes, really)
Digital heavyweights weigh in on this year’s record Emmy noms and what it means to compete shoulder-to-shoulder with big-budget TV.
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AdvertisingVerizon acquires Yahoo for $4.83 billion – now what?
Digital media analyst Laura Martin weighs on the future of Yahoo, noting it’s time to focus on mobile and take a different approach to monetization.
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AwardsDigital grows Emmy presence
Defy, Maker and Vimeo join Netflix and Amazon with nominations, though the two SVODs continue to dominate the digi players at the award show.
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DistributionTumblr goes all out into live video
The Yahoo-owned platform has integrated competing streamers like YouTube Live and Kanvas, with content deals from Mashable and Refinery29.
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DistributionGo90 unveils its new look
Version 2.0 of the mobile platform will beef up content discoverability and reduce the number of clicks it takes to start streaming.
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FeaturedAOL and go90 power up across platforms
The mobile only streaming service is set to become mobile first, with an aim by parent co. Verizon to boost views and content discoverability.
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AdvertisingAOL acquires VR studio Ryot
Under the deal, Ryot will develop 360 and VR content for HuffPo, and beef up the content capabilities of AOL’s branded-content studio.
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FeaturedVerizon boss eyes Yahoo purchase
Lowell McAdam, CEO of the expanding telco, has confirmed his company’s interest in the digital property – “for the right price.”
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Non-FictionAOL partners with The Players Tribune on new doc series
Real Fan Life, which follows athletes off the field, will bow Jan. 28, and represents the first co-production between the digital and sports publishers.
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