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Arianna 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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Advertising
Verizon 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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Entertainment
AOL launches live event video service
The new feature is one of the web giant’s first big ventures incorporating support from Verizon since its acquisition by the telco this spring.
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Industry
PlayKids app receives $15 million in funding
Funding from Movile is expected to enable the app maker to bring its acquired and original kids edu-tainment content to Japan.
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Advertising
AOL unveils in-house agency for branded content
Videos created under a partnership with Georgia-Pacific will be featured on the Huffington Post and StyleMePretty.
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Verizon promises fresh content as AOL deal closes
The completion of the acquisition will see AOL chief Tim Armstrong take over Verizon’s digital media services division.
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Advertising
Verizon to acquire AOL for $4.4 billion
Analysts say the bid will turn the telco giant into a vertically integrated company with a massive platform to increase its content distribution.
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Advertising
Video, mobile strengthen AOL Q1 earnings
The year-over-year increase comes largely from a 19% boost in advertising sales on third-party sites.
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Entertainment
AOL pacts with NBCUniversal to share content
At AOL’s NewFront presentation, the star power of James Franco was eclipsed by the partnership, which will also include co-productions.
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Industry
Tim Armstrong hopes AOL will be doing the disrupting
The CEO reveals a new diversity initiative with the IAB, and talks about how AOL is finally digging itself out of “the worst merger in history.”