Verizon to Buy AOL for $4.4 Billion to Expand Digital Portfolio
The New York Times reports "Verizon Communications agreed on Tuesday to buy AOL for $4.4 billion in an all-cash deal that will see today’s king of mobile acquire the one-time king of media.".
View ArticleWill Huffington Post Spin Off From AOL Rather Than Go Under Verizon?...
Adweek reports "This morning, Verizon seemed to be on the verge of taking ownership of one of the Internet's flagship news sites, The Huffington Post. But now doubts are swirling around whether the...
View ArticleAOL edit staffers fear the worst after Verizon deal
Digiday reports "Verizon’s acquisition, driven largely by an interest in AOL’s ad tech and video assets, wasn’t universally positive news for those at The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Engadget,...
View ArticleFive Things You Probably Didn’t Know Verizon Will Own After the AOL Deal Closes
Multichannel News reports "The pundits may all be touting how Verizon’s deal to purchase AOL Inc. for $4.4 billion will broaden their mobile video horizons and give them access to content and ad...
View ArticleVerizon Aims to Rebuild TV for Mobile Age With AOL Purchase
Variety reports "Verizon’s $4.4 billion cash deal for AOL left some pundits befuddled: What in heaven’s name was the nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier thinking in buying an aging Internet brand? The...
View ArticleAOL chases views with a new video-centric design
Digiday reports "AOL has been building up its video chops as it has tried to move beyond the online-access-subscription business into an ad-based one. But the site hasn’t quite kept up visually. Now,...
View ArticleVerizon completes $4.4B acquisition of AOL
VentureBeat reports "U.S. telecom giant Verizon has announced the completion of its AOL acquisition, as expected, for $50.00 per share. This effectively means that AOL shares are no longer being traded...
View ArticleHuffington Post Names Ex-Spotify Exec Jared Grusd CEO
Variety reports "AOL’s Huffington Post has hired Jared Grusd, previously Spotify’s global head of corporatedevelopment and general counsel, as the new CEO of the news-aggregation division. Grusd...
View ArticleAOL Buys Millennial Media for $238 Million to Further Mobile-Ad March
Variety reports "AOL has struck a deal to acquire Millennial Media, a provider of mobile-advertising technology and services, for a net $238 million in cash. AOL — which Verizon Communications acquired...
View ArticleAOL launches live event video service
Streamdaily.tv reports "The Verizon-owned web giant officially launched Live by AOL Sept. 28. The service intends to provide live-event clients with opportunities to distribute live content to AOL’s...
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