Yahoo for sale? Silver Lake named as first potential buyer
Yahoo is reportedly attracting interest from potential buyers, with private equity firm Silver Lake Partners named as the first possible bidder for the embattled Internet giant.
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Doubts raised over possible AOL- Yahoo tie up
Doubts are emerging over a report that AOL is considering buying Yahoo, following the firing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz earlier this week.
SeeSaw loses Channel 4 content
Criterion Capital Partners, the new owner of SeeSaw, has lost a key content deal with Channel 4.
Top 50 US websites: Ticket sites on the rise
Ticket sites were popular in July as Americans looked for summer entertainment at concerts and sporting events, while back-to-school shopping created a flurry of activity at Consumer Goods and Apparel sites, according to new data.
Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell and Ricky Gervais blog for Huffington Post UK launch
News blog The Huffington Post has launched a UK version of its site this week, with high profile contributors including Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, Ricky Gervais and Sarah Brown.
Former MySpace UK boss joins Turner Broadcasting
Turner Broadcasting has appointed former MySpace UK MD Anthony Lukom as Vice President and General Manager, UK and Ireland.
US: Facebook set to overtake Yahoo in display advertising
Facebook will leap over Yahoo! in US display ad revenues this year, while Google will remain the third-largest seller of display ads, with Yahoo! at No. 2, according to new report.
Video ad marketplace SpotXchange expands to UK
SpotXchange, a global marketplace of video ad inventory, is further expanding into the United Kingdom and Europe with the appointment of Andrew Moore, a former AOL Advertising (UK) executive, as SpotXchange’s new Managing Director in the UK.
News round-up: 6th May 2011
This week’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: Publicis | eModeration & Carat | MGID | wagamama | ADTECH | OpenAmplify & Kantar | eCircle | AWA and Javelin | nugg.ad | Webtrends | yBrant | JiWire | Shazam | LazyTown | Renegade | I Spy Marketing | PapayaMobile | GetJat | Faith Matters … [Read more…]
AOL profits slide 86%
Internet firm AOL faced another quarter of declining advertising and subscription revenue, pushing down profit as the company tries to turn itself into an online media conglomerate.