Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
Back to profile21 entries · Page 1 of 2
2022
Yahoo and Near expand partnership across APAC
Yahoo announced an APAC-wide partnership with Near, integrating Near’s location-intelligence data and AI solutions into Yahoo’s DSP and making the solutions available across APAC.
2022
Yahoo promotes Paul Sigaloff to APAC head
Yahoo announced Paul Sigaloff's promotion to Vice President, Head of APAC, effective immediately. He will lead sales for the ad technology business across the Asia Pacific region.
2021
Apollo completes acquisition of Yahoo
Apollo Global Management announced that it had completed its acquisition of Yahoo from Verizon in a transaction valued at $5 billion.
2021
Yahoo exits the China market
Yahoo formally exited the China market on November 1, and users in China could no longer access its services.
2021
Yahoo ends service availability in mainland China
Yahoo said its suite of services would no longer be available in mainland China starting November 1, citing an increasingly challenging business and legal environment.
2021
Yahoo announces Jim Lanzone as CEO
Yahoo announced that former Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone would become its new CEO effective September 27.
2021
Apollo Funds complete acquisition of Yahoo
Apollo Funds completed the acquisition of Yahoo from Verizon Media; Yahoo will operate as a standalone company under Apollo Funds, while Verizon retained a 10% stake.
2021
Apollo completes acquisition of Yahoo
Apollo Global Management completed its $5 billion acquisition of Yahoo from Verizon. Verizon retained a 10% stake in the newly rebranded company.
2021
Z Holdings announces perpetual Yahoo brand and technology rights in Japan
Z Holdings announced that it would pay Verizon Media ¥178.5 billion to obtain perpetual rights to use the Yahoo brand and technology in Japan. The report says Yahoo Japan and Verizon would continue their business and technology relationship.
2021
Z Holdings agrees to acquire Yahoo Japan trademark and technology infrastructure
SoftBank’s Z Holdings agreed to buy Yahoo Japan’s trademark and technology infrastructure from Verizon Communications in a deal announced on Monday, July 5, 2021. The article reports a deal value of $1.61 billion.
2021
Verizon agrees to sell media assets to Apollo
Verizon announced that it is selling its media assets, including AOL and Yahoo, to Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. The transaction was expected to close in the second half of 2021; Verizon said it would retain a 10% stake.
2021
Yahoo announces Yahoo Answers closure
Yahoo announced that Yahoo Answers would close on May 4, with the site redirecting to Yahoo's homepage and its archives no longer available.
2020
Verizon launches Yahoo-branded smartphone with ZTE
Verizon, in partnership with ZTE, launched the Yahoo-branded ZTE Blade A3Y smartphone, priced at $49 and bundled with Yahoo services.
2020
HTC introduces U20 5G in Obsidian Black
HTC introduced the Obsidian Black color variant of the U20 5G in Taiwan. The phone was to be available through HTC stores and online channels, with additional retail channels stocking it in stages.
2020
Verizon announces Yahoo Mobile phone service
Verizon announced a mobile phone service using the Yahoo brand called Yahoo Mobile, offering unlimited data, calls and texts for $40 a month on Verizon's network.
2020
Yahoo notifies users about claims under proposed data-breach class-action settlement
Yahoo was notifying eligible users that they could submit claims for credit monitoring or cash compensation under a proposed class-action settlement covering several data-breach and hacking incidents from 2012 to 2016. The article describes the settlement as proposed, not completed.
2015
Yahoo launches Mobile Development Suite
Yahoo launched Yahoo Mobile Development Suite at its first developers conference. The suite combines Yahoo developer tools and Flurry Analytics and includes five products.
2015
Yahoo launches mobile developer suite
Yahoo launched Yahoo Mobile Developer, a mobile development suite combining five products, at its first mobile developer conference in San Francisco.
2015
Yahoo introduces mobile development suite
Yahoo introduced a mobile development suite that integrates its services, including search and advertising, into Flurry.
2015
Yahoo announces mobile app toolkit
Yahoo announced an expansion of its mobile platform at its first conference for mobile application makers, offering a toolkit for managing mobile apps. Yahoo said the technology would be free and that it would keep 40 per cent of ad sales made in other apps.