verizon media

• Verizon Selling Yahoo And AOL To Private Equity Firm Apollo Funds For $5 Billion
• BuzzFeed Lays Off 47 HuffPost Employees On Heels Of February Acquisition

  Less than one month after its acquisition of HuffPost from Verizon Media, BuzzFeed has announced sweeping cuts to the HuffPost newsroom.

  
• BuzzFeed Acquires HuffPost In Stock Deal As Part Of Larger Pact With Its Parent, Verizon Media

  Digital media giant BuzzFeed has acquired fellow publisher HuffPost, as part of a larger advertising and content partnership between BuzzFeed and HuffPost’s parent company, Verizon Media.

  
• Verizon Media Names Veteran Tech Exec Rathi Murthy CTO

  Verizon Media, the telecom giant’s content arm, has announced a new chief technology officer, Rathi Murthy, who most recently served in the same capacity at fashion retailer the Gap. 

  
• Verizon To Lay Off 150 More Employees From ‘Media’ Division
• Verizon Media Pacts With Advisory Chair Serena Williams On Branded ‘Yahoo Shopping’ Series