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Weather Channel Hires Digital-Ad Expert as CEO

Suzanne Vranica and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 24 at 2:21 pm PT

The owners of the Weather Channel abruptly replaced the company’s chief executive, Mike Kelly, naming a digital advertising veteran in his place.

Akamai Confirms the Rumors, Nabs Cotendo for $268 Million

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 22, 2011 at 5:19 am PT

Akamai confirms the rumors, and nabs Israeli content-distribution start-up Cotendo, apparently outbidding Juniper in the process.

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …

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Akamai, Juniper Said to Be Contending for Israeli Start-Up Cotendo

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on November 28, 2011 at 5:57 am PT

If the reports of a deal are true, it would be the biggest exit for an Israeli start-up in a decade. And it wouldn’t be so bad for a bunch of U.S.-based venture capital firms, either.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on How He Failed and Lived to Tell the Tale

Liz Gannes in News on November 8, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

At the recent FailCon conference in San Francisco, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick spelled out the many hurdles he faced at his last company, Red Swoosh.

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No Yahoo CEO Job for Me, Says Yahoo Board Member David Kenny

Peter Kafka in Media on November 1, 2011 at 7:20 am PT

Yahoo board member David Kenny, whose name has been floated as a CEO candidate as the company looks for a Carol Bartz replacement, says he doesn’t want the job. “I am not — and will not be — a candidate for the CEO position,” Kenny told Advertising Age in a statement. Last week, Kenny stepped down after a one-year stint as president of Akamai, a move he said was a “coincidence.”

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

Peter Kafka in News on October 26, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Akamai president David Kenny has stepped down after a year on the job — and in the midst of Yahoo’s CEO search, where his name has come up as a possible Carol Bartz replacement.

Exclusive: Yahoo Hires Heidrick & Struggles for CEO Search

Kara Swisher in News on October 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm PT

According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo has hired Heidrick & Struggles for its CEO search. I am, naturally, waiting by the phone for the call.