Yahoo

• Yahoo News’ next big source? Creators, who are getting ad revenue in exchange for articles
• Financial creators are the new money managers, and Yahoo! is buying in

  Financial creators like Tiffany Aliche and Ross Mac are teaming up with Yahoo! Finance to launch new original programs.

  
• Verizon Selling Yahoo And AOL To Private Equity Firm Apollo Funds For $5 Billion

  Verizon Media, the telecom giant’s media division comprising Yahoo and AOL, will sell to private equity firm Apollo Funds for $5 billion.

  
• Verizon Lays Off 800 Employees Within ‘Media Group’, Comprising Yahoo, Tumblr, More

  Verizon will slash about 7% of its Media Group amid missed revenue goals, reports The Wall Street Journal, amounting to roughly 800 staffers. (Globally, Verizon Media Group comprises roughly 11,385 employees).

  
• Verizon Inks Deal To Bring A+E’s Digital Content To AOL, Yahoo
• Verizon Pays Reported $2.25 Billion To Stream NFL Games (Including This Season’s Playoffs) On Go90, Yahoo, AOL
• BBC To Tackle Fake News Epidemic During Inaugural NewFronts Presentation
• Both Fullscreen And BuzzFeed Opt Out Of 2017 NewFronts Lineup
• Twitter To Make NewFronts Debut As Yahoo Leaves Lineup For Country-Wide Event Series
• Verizon Names Former Maker Exec Erin McPherson VP Of Content And Strategy
• Yahoo’s Email Hack Could Cause Verizon To Abandon $4.8 Billion Deal
• Twitter’s First NFL Stream Nabs 2.3 Million Total Viewers, While 48 Million Watched On TV