Verizon refocuses its consumer business on the Yahoo brand – brilliant
Some bright spark at US telco group Verizon has decided all its media products should be aligned with the iconic Yahoo brand.
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Verizon continues quest to correct content car crash
The Verizon mission to conquer the content world has been anything but a smooth ride to date, and now it is reportedly searching for a buyer for Tumblr.
Verizon cuts 7% of media jobs as calamitous headache continues
To say Verizon’s efforts to capitalise on the digital advertising revenues have been troubled would be an early contender for understatement of the year.
Verizon breaks Oath
Less than two years after coming up with the name ‘Oath’ to encompass all its media properties, Verizon has sensibly concluded it’s a rubbish name.
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Twitch is blocked by China’s Great Firewall
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Softbank and Yahoo team up to crack mobile money in Japan
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Verizon spends billions on NFL rights to give Oath a boost
US telco Verizon has announced a new deal with the NFL – i.e. American Football league – to distribute games across its digital media network.
Verizon now thinks all Yahoo accounts were affected by 2013 breach
Having finally completed its acquisition Verizon has been able to do a proper job of investigating the extent of the Yahoo data breach and the results are not good.
Yahoo is killing News Digest app and we can’t figure out why
The dust hasn’t even settled after the end of the Verizon/Yahoo saga, and one of the brands popular services, News Digest, is being axed.
Yahoo deal deprives Verizon of another $500mn
Verizon execs should be pleased with the discount it seemingly bullied out of Yahoo in recent months, as the company will take a $500 million pre-tax charge relating severance, acquisition and integration costs.
Its official; Verizon has finally bought Yahoo for $4.5bn
The Yahoo shareholders approved it, and presumably the Verizon lawyers okayed it; the US telco finally has control of the former internet giant for a discounted $4.5 billion.
AOL + Yahoo = Oath. Seriously
Verizon has taken a step away from the Yahoo security saga of the last year, after renaming its newly formed AOL-Yahoo media business Oath.
Verizon wanted much bigger discount for Yahoo boo-boos
It looks like Yahoo got the better of negotiations with Verizon following the revelation of a number of major data breaches after the initial take-over bid.
Yahoo shareholders given a $350 million slap in the face by Verizon
Yahoo’s ever so slight economy with the truth has come back to bite it in the arse – with Verizon confirming it will be shaving $350 million off the cost of the fallen internet golden boy.
Verizon/Yahoo saga looks like it might be just about finished… maybe
The longest running will-they-won’t-they saga since the high-voltage Fred-Daphne cliff-hanger in Scooby-Doo is almost at a conclusion, with Verizon likely securing a discount on its Yahoo acquisition.
The will they/won’t they Verizon and Yahoo saga continues
Verizon has reported declining revenues for the third consecutive quarter, but is remaining quiet on the future of its acquisition of Yahoo.
SEC Yahoo investigation could open door for Verizon exit
Yahoo is reportedly being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to decide whether the team was quick enough in disclosing the hacking scandal to investors.
New Yahoo SNAFU may poo-poo Verizon woo
After Yahoo has announced more than one billion user accounts were effected in its 2013 data breach leaving one glaring question; how much can Verizon take before it snaps?
AT&T mirrors Verizon’s interest in palaeontology
Nostalgia-driven M&A appears to be the name of the game among the big US operators, with AT&T reportedly considering acquiring Time Warner.
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