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Former Myspace Music Head Holt Lands as COO at Maker (Plus Cool Video!)

Kara Swisher in Media on October 31, 2011 at 11:10 am PT

As video on the Web evolves, Courtney Holt moves to the new-generation production company — which makes and distributes more professional original content to the Internet, mostly via YouTube.

Exclusive: Yahoo News Head Moves to Disney.com, Which Will Get Big Redo

Kara Swisher in News on March 16, 2011 at 3:27 pm PT

Yesterday, BoomTown reported that Mark Walker, the head of the powerful Yahoo News site, was leaving the Internet giant for another company. That company, sources said, will be Disney, where Walker will be leading a major overhaul of its flagship Disney.com site.

Exclusive: After Ad Changes, Yahoo Media Unit Gets a Management Shakeup

Kara Swisher in News on March 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm PT

Last week, Yahoo’s advertising unit got the once-over from its new sales head Wayne Powers. And, this week, its new Audience unit head Mickie Rosen is making a series of executives moves to shake up its powerful news, sports and entertainment sites.

Demand Media Says It's Getting Along Just Fine With Google, Thank You Very Much

Peter Kafka in Media on January 27, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

A quick Q&A with Demand’s Richard Rosenblatt, who says Google’s blog post about going after “content farms” has nothing to do with his company. Also! He really doesn’t like it when people call his company a “content farm.”

IPad 2: Start the 100-Day Hype Countdown

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 8, 2010 at 9:54 am PT

Industry sources are telling the occasionally reliable DigiTimes that Foxconn, Apple’s Chinese manufacturing partner, will begin shipping the next-generation tablet within the next 100 days in preparation for a spring debut that will follow the launch of the original iPad by about a year.

Hulu Orders Up a New Bite-Size Show. It's Going to Taste a Lot Like "Talk Soup."

Peter Kafka in Media on December 6, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Hulu is a great place to see shows that just ran on TV. Is it a good place to see Internet shows that talk about shows that just ran on TV? Stay tuned!

Viral Video: CollegeHumor's Move From "Viral One-Offs" to Web Series

Kara Swisher in News on October 14, 2010 at 12:10 am PT

The national broadcast networks aren’t the only ones debuting a fall series season. CollegeHumor Media, the online comedy video site, is also trying out three longer-term, weekly series rather than the more typical “viral one-offs,” it said. Many have tried and failed, so it will be interesting to see this effort.

Viral Video (And Perfect Casting): Mark Cuban on "Entourage"

Kara Swisher in News on September 1, 2010 at 1:21 am PT

Of course, it makes perfect sense for Mark Cuban to appear in a very long and involved cameo as himself on the HBO original comedy series “Entourage.” Heck, the fun-loving Internet billionaire could easily slip into the pack of young Hollywood dudes on the show and seem part of the gang.

A Web Video Divorce: “Lonelygirl” Creators Eqal Break Up With Spark Capital

Peter Kafka in Media on March 29, 2010 at 12:35 pm PT

Eqal, the Web video start-up best known for the “lonelygirl15″ series, has handed back the money it raised from its primary investor, Spark Capital. This sounds alarming, but you can think of it as an amicable divorce: Spark gets back all of its bubble-era investment and Eqal gets to keep going, with fresh money from new and existing investors.