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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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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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EntertainmentAOL 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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IndustryPlayKids 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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AdvertisingAOL 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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FeaturedVerizon 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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AdvertisingVerizon 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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EntertainmentAOL 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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IndustryTim 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.”
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