YahooTV

SpaceAdmiral writes "The New York Times is running a story on Yahoo TV. The story focuses on Lloyd Braun's plan to expand Yahoo! News into a more TV-like format." From the article: "Mr. Braun's handiwork is just starting to be seen at Yahoo. And as he increasingly puts his stamp on the company, the rest of the media - both old and new - are watching carefully, if not nervously. As chairman of ABC's entertainment group, Mr. Braun had a penchant for big offbeat concepts like 'Lost,' which won the Emmy for best drama. At Yahoo, why not create programs in genres that have worked on TV but not really on the Web? Sitcoms, dramas, talk shows, even a short daily humorous take on the news much like Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' are in the works."

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Re:Why did you quit visiting Yahoo?

[hachete]

You install Yahoo once, and you can never get rid of the crap. Bleargh!!!

I watch clips from Jon Stewarts Daily Show from a LiveJournal feed. It's very entertaining, but I slice it with my friends list. I think that yahoo wants to be everywhere. Yahoo won't want me creating my own mix-n-match entertainment. Typically, they'll want complete control, trying to make me watch what they want me to watch and at times that are convenient to them. I want to watch what I want when I want it. Notice how the two aims conflict. They'll fuck it up big-time. It'll be like television but on far smaller screens. It'll suck.