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comScore Releases February 2012 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By Guest PostMarch 16, 2012Technologybrightroll video network, Comscore, comscore video metrix, espn, Facebook, fullscreen, Google, hulu, machinima, online video, specific media, us internet users, vevo, viacom digital, Yahoo, YouTube

*Hulu Streams Record 1.5 Billion Videos Ads in February*

RESTON, VA, March 16, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 179 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 38 billion videos of online video content in February.

Top 10 Video Content Properties by Unique Viewers

Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property in February with 147.4 million unique viewers, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 60.9 million, VEVO with 52 million, Facebook.com with 43.6 million and Viacom Digital with 43.2 million. Nearly 38 billion video views occurred during the month, with Google Sites generating the highest number at 16.7 billion, followed by Hulu with 951 million and Yahoo! Sites with 721 million. The average viewer watched 21.8 hours of online video content, with Google Sites (7 hours) and Hulu (3.8 hours) demonstrating the highest average engagement among the top ten properties. (more…)

Yahoo! News Launches ‘Remake America,’ an Unprecedented Docu-Series That Integrates Audience, News Coverage

By Guest PostMarch 8, 2012Entertainment, Technologyabc news, american dream, american families, aspergers syndrome, bill and donna, economic challenges, farnoosh torabi, jared tobman, john and michelle, kirk and latosha, kyle and krystal, leslie, little falls, remake america, richard besser, robertson barrett, six real families, tory johnson, trium, united states, weekly video series, Yahoo, yahoo news

*Original video series chronicles the lives of six American families; viewers offer their ideas and solutions for the issues facing Americans today*

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo! News, the #1 online news destination, today announced the launch of “Remake America,” a new weekly video series that follows the lives of six real families as they strive to get back on track towards achieving “the American dream.” Yahoo! News is putting citizens at the forefront of elections coverage by following the personal stories of real Americans throughout the year and enabling citizens to propose solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing our nation through social channels and tools. The reality series will offer a lens, through the eyes of real families, into the political issues at the forefront of the 2012 elections, including the impact of unemployment, healthcare, veteran affairs, and the housing market.

“Remake America,” an original Yahoo! series in collaboration with Trium, aims to spark a national conversation among Yahoo!’s audience of more than 170 million users in the United States¹around the issues American families face every day. The series will offer the Yahoo! community an opportunity to join the discussion by offering their own solutions and guidance. Comments, personal stories, and anecdotes can all be posted on the “Remake America” conversations page and America will be able to follow these families through social media. During the program, Yahoo! News and ABC News experts will work with the “Remake America” families through specific situations, offering direct advice and tips that will help them break through roadblocks and create life-changing solutions. (more…)

Yahoo! Makes Comedy Serious Business With Premiere of New Comedy Channel Shows Featuring Seth Morris, Mike O’Brien, Ken Marino and More

By Guest PostMarch 5, 2012Entertainment, Technology7 minutes in heaven, burning love, comedy web shows, dance off, david morgasen, donald trump, electric city, electus, greg proops, hackerazzi, jimmy kimmel live, kate middleton, media network, mickie rosen, obama mccain, seth morris, silicon valley, sketchy, tom hanks, Yahoo, yahoo screen

*Yahoo! Screen now home to new slate of premium original comedy Web shows*

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo! Inc., the premier digital media company, today debuts a variety of original comedy Web shows from a collaborative effort between Yahoo! and top-tier production partners. The new shows include “First Dates With Toby Harris” featuring Seth Morris (Funny or Die); “Sketchy” ( Electus/Principato-Young Entertainment ), and “7 Minutes in Heaven” with “Saturday Night Live”writerMike O’Brien (Broadway Video). The slate of comedy shows also includes an existing Yahoo! Studios original show, “Odd News,” Yahoo! News’ weekly wrap-up on the strangest stories from around the globe, hosted by comedian Greg Proops. All the new comedy shows will live on Yahoo! Screen (https://screen.yahoo.com), Yahoo!’s new online video destination.

In the coming weeks, Yahoo! will debut additional comedy shows including “Hackerazzi” ( David Morgasen ) and “Burning Love” (Paramount Pictures/Red Hour), which features an impressive lineup of celebrity talent and spoofs popular reality television dating shows. (more…)

comScore Releases January 2012 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By Guest PostFebruary 20, 2012Technologyadap, brightroll video network, Comscore, comscore video metrix, content, Facebook, Google, hulu, machinima, maker studios, online video, specific media, us population, vevo, video ads, warner music, Yahoo, YouTube

*Long-Form Video Content on the Rise, Reaching 6 Minutes on Average in January*

RESTON, VA, February 20, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 40 billion videos of online video content in January.

Top 10 Video Content Properties by Unique Viewers

Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property in January with 152 million unique viewers, followed by VEVO with 51.5 million, Yahoo! Sites with 49.2 million, Viacom Digital with 48.1 million and Facebook.com with 45.1 million. Nearly 40 billion videos views occurred during the month, with Google Sites generating the highest number at 18.6 billion, followed by Hulu with 877 million and VEVO with 717 million. The average viewer watched 22.6 hours of online video content, with Google Sites (7.5 hours) and Hulu (3.2 hours) demonstrating the highest average engagement among the top ten properties. (more…)

Yahoo! Announces Resignation of Jerry Yang

By Guest PostJanuary 17, 2012Technologyalibaba group, board of directors, chief executive officer, david filo, employees, future is bright, innovative products, Jerry Yang, legacy of innovation, pioneer, roy bostock, scott thompson, shareholders, stakeholders, visionary, Yahoo, yahoo japan corporation

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo! Inc., the premier digital media company, today announced that Jerry Yang has resigned from its Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, effective today. In addition, Yang resigned from the Boards of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, effective today.

In a letter to the Yahoo! Board Chairman Roy Bostock, Yang wrote:

“My time at Yahoo!, from its founding to the present, has encompassed some of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of my life. However, the time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo! As I leave the company I co-founded nearly 17 years ago, I am enthusiastic about the appointment of Scott Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and his ability, along with the entire Yahoo! leadership team, to guide Yahoo! into an exciting and successful future.” (more…)

Yahoo! to Present Tom Hanks’ New Digital Animated Series “Electric City”

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 2012Technologyamitabh jhunjhunwala, animated series, electric city, evp americas, french, gary goetzman, global 360 digital project, hollywood, metaphors, next generation artists, omg, playtone, reliance entertainment, ross levinsohn, spanish, storytellers, tom hanks, Yahoo

*Yahoo ! to be the First Online Broadcast Partner for Hanks’ Groundbreaking Futuristic Series from Playtone and Reliance Entertainment*

*Series Marks Yahoo!’s Entry Into Original Scripted Programming*

LAS VEGAS — International CES — Yahoo !, the premier digital media company, today announced that they have joined forces with Playtone and Reliance Entertainment to bring Tom Hanks’ multi-dimensional animated series “Electric City” to Yahoo ! in 2012. As the exclusive online broadcast home for “Electric City,” Yahoo ! will bring Hanks’ vision and storytelling to a global audience. Set in a futuristic society, “Electric City” is a new 90- minute action-packed sci-fi adventure series, and marks Yahoo!’s first foray into original scripted programming. “Electric City” was created by and stars Tom Hanks .

The introduction of “Electric City” will take center stage at a private event at CES with Tom Hanks and Ross Levinsohn , EVP Americas, Yahoo ! on January 10 . (more…)

New Survey From FITNESS Magazine and omg! From Yahoo! Reveals Jennifer Aniston as Top Choice for New Year’s Resolution Inspiration

By Guest PostDecember 19, 2011Technologybiggest loser, blake lively, cameron diaz, fitness magazine, gwyneth paltrow, halle berry, hot body celeb, jennifer aniston, jillian michaels, maria shriver, meredith corporation, no1 celebrity, omg, sofia vergara, swing, Yahoo

Aniston also voted #1 choice for celebrity work out buddy;

40% voted Britney Spears the best career makeover/comeback;

56% say Maria Shriver had the smartest life makeover of 2011 by ditching the ‘Governator’

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)-– Jennifer Aniston once again tops the charts, beating fellow hot-body celeb Halle Berry with 38% percent of the vote as the celebrity whose body is most likely to inspire real life makeovers. With ‘new year, new you’ resolutions in full swing, FITNESS Magazine teamed up with omg! From Yahoo!, the No.1 celebrity news site reaching more than 28 million fans per month, for an exclusive survey of 1,500 women and men to find out which star-studded body and life transformations rev up their New Year’s resolutions.

The survey found that 44% of women are looking to Aniston to inspire their fitness goals, followed by Berry (30%), Sofia Vergara (12%), Cameron Diaz (10%), and Blake Lively (7%). However 35% of men found inspiration from Berry. (more…)

comScore Releases November 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

By Guest PostDecember 16, 2011Technologyaol, ask network, Comscore, explicit core search, Google, Microsoft, u.s. search marketplace, Yahoo

RESTON, VA, December 16, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in November with 65.4 percent of search queries conducted.

U.S. Explicit Core Search

Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in November with 65.4 percent market share, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 15.1 percent and Microsoft Sites with 15.0 percent (up 0.2 percentage points). Ask Network accounted for 2.9 percent of explicit core searches, followed by AOL, Inc. with 1.6 percent (up 0.1 percentage points). (more…)