[opendtv] Yahoo Rolls the Dice on TV
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:17:09 -0400
Yahoo Rolls the Dice on TV
David Carr
APRIL 13, 2014
Yahoo, a company that seems like a permanent adolescent in search of
an identity, is about to try a new persona: high-quality television
programmer.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company's chief executive,
Marissa Mayer, is "looking for series that are ready to launch and
don't require a lot of development."
Well, aren't we all?
At a time when the culture is addicted to high-end television
narratives, Yahoo wants in on the action, partly because while its
site may have (flat) traffic - 700 million global visits a month -
and (declining) revenue, it has zero cachet and no discernible way
forward.
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/business/media/yahoo-rolls-the-dice-on-tv.html
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