Yahoo's Mayer, Media Mogul?

Is Yahoo's Mayer Turning Into a Media Mogul With Couric Web Deal? - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD: "“We think there’s room for lots of players and video really comes down to the question of the content,” Mayer said on the call, calling out Yahoo Screen, its video portal, and original shows like “Burning Love.” She said that most of the video deals would be via partnerships, rather than via Yahoo’s own original programming. Yahoo is more likely, of course, to focus itself as a platform than as a content creator, as it plays into Mayer’s tech background. That said, among many execs in the Web space, she has been more attracted to the media scene, and struck deals for Google to buy content properties like Zagat while there." (more at link above)

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