Comments on: Yahoo Video Gets “Streamlined”

By: As Yahoo Compares Itself to TV, Content Acquisitions on the Way – GigaOM

As Yahoo Compares Itself to TV, Content Acquisitions on the Way – GigaOM — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:03:19 +0000

[...] 2010. Bartz, who has said in the past she wants to acquire video companies, despite Yahoo’s rocky history with both video technology and original video creation, called 2010 a year of “acquisitions [...]

By: Yahoo May Double Original Video Programming

Yahoo May Double Original Video Programming — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:25 +0000

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By: Is Bing Driving Video Views for Microsoft? « Klickabletv: digital media news

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:48:36 +0000

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By: Is Bing Driving Video Views for Microsoft?

Is Bing Driving Video Views for Microsoft? — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:16:35 +0000

[...] have an opportunity to pounce in online video, given its competitor Yahoo has seen some serious reshuffling in that division. What’s clear is that a little innovation and some good content will get you [...]

By: Yahoo Cuts Off Maven Customers

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By: Yahoo’s Bartz: Video “Is So Exciting”

Yahoo’s Bartz: Video “Is So Exciting” — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:43 +0000

[...] Menon, VP of the Consumer Platforms Group, intends to depart Yahoo shortly. Earlier this year Shravan Goli, general manager of Yahoo Video, and Neeraj Khemlani, general manager for Yahoo News and Originals [...]

By: Head of Yahoo video quits, Yahoo will bow out of video | NJN Network

Head of Yahoo video quits, Yahoo will bow out of video | NJN Network — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:19:30 +0000

[...] up 35% over last year. (According to Nielson VideoStreams). The layoffs occured in early May and newteevee.com reacted with a negative view of Yahoo’s video service. Yahoo’s various video projects have [...]

By: Finance Geek » Yahoo Video Topper Quits After Layoffs Wipe Out His Staff

Finance Geek » Yahoo Video Topper Quits After Layoffs Wipe Out His Staff — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:02:58 +0000

[...] After those early May layoffs, NewTeeVee’s Liz Gannes posted a scathing review of Yahoo’s video efforts till now: [...]

By: Head of Yahoo Video Division to Leave

Head of Yahoo Video Division to Leave — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:17:47 +0000

[...] departure comes on the heels of major layoffs — 20 to 25 employees, we’re told — on the Yahoo Video team earlier this month, as [...]

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:09:30 +0000

Talked to some more people today -- I guess VAS was supposed to be a unified video player/platform/data set for all of Yahoo, but the specs kept changing?

Also, one source said some 20-25 people were just laid off between Sunnyvale and Dallas video groups. If you have more info, please drop me a line.