Tag Archives: yhoo

Facebook’s Instant Articles Riles Up Twitter, Yahoo

Facebook’s (FB) new Instant Articles service means trouble for Yahoo (YHOO), Twitter (TWTR) and any other Internet company trying the same strategy, according to an analyst research note on Monday. Facebook announced its Instant Articles service last week. With the new tool, media organizations can post selected content directly on Facebook for readers who can then interact with the story without having to leave Facebook’s Web page or mobile app.

Watch Out Netflix, Amazon: Hulu Is ‘Coming To Play’

Netflix may be the dominant player in the streaming video arena, but Hulu is on an aggressive path to become master of its domain. The site outbid Amazon (AMZN) and Yahoo (YHOO) for “Seinfeld” reruns last week, shelling out a reported $180 million. (Netflix (NFLX) is said to have passed on the 20-year-old sitcom.) Now Hulu is cranking up the publicity machine for the J.J. Abrams-produced “11/22/63,” its most high-profile original

Yahoo Price Targets Cut As ‘Severe Challenges’ Remain

Yahoo (YHOO) got price target cuts from at least two investment banks Wednesday after the Web portal’s Q1 miss late Tuesday showed, in the words of one analyst, that “severe competitive/structural challenges” remain. Yahoo’s revenue guidance also missed, though Q1 display-ad revenue beat Wall Street’s estimates. The company also cheered some investors when it said it was studying what to do with its Yahoo Japan holdings. Yahoo stock was down 1% in