Yahoo is launching an online talk show hosted by some noteworthy guests, including “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof and journalist Maria Shriver.
The show, called #HashOut, is pitched as the first talk show to be conducted over social media and will go live later this month.
The cast of panellists includes Jezebel founder Anna Holmes, journalist and author and journalist Maria Shriver, Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter and “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof, among others.
Yahoo is deeming the show as “a new way to talk about the news,” and says that it is also “the first talk show conducted over social media.”
Video streaming and e-commerce companies, like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, have also been reportedly exploring their own content creation over the past year, heating up competition with traditional cable TV networks. Rumor has it that even Twitter is readying for its own reality TV show.
For #HashOut, Yahoo is inviting potential viewers to enter their e-mail to be alerted when the talk show goes live.
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