BuzzFeed says shutting down newsroom
- 21-Apr-2023
NEW YORK: BuzzFeed on Thursday announced that it was shutting its news division, signalling the end of one of the most notable news websites of the internet era. “We are reducing our workforce by approximately 15 percent today… and beginning the process of closing BuzzFeed News,” chief executive Jonah Peretti wrote in a memo to […]
Drop in revenues forces fresh layoff wave in BuzzFeed, HuffPost
- 28-Jan-2019
"The free, ad-based model on which a lot of digital media projects are built is in jeopardy," warned a journalism professor at Northeastern University.
Facebook to offer interactive game shows on video platform
- 20-Jun-2018
SAN FRANSISCO: Facebook said Tuesday it is offering a series of new formats for its online video platform including interactive game shows, quizzes and polls. The new formats will be available to those creating video content on the social network, which is searching for a niche to compete against rivals ranging from Netflix to Google-owned […]
BuzzFeed to cut jobs, refocus advertising
- 29-Nov-2017
NEW YORK: BuzzFeed said on Wednesday it was cutting an estimated 100 jobs as the news and entertainment website reorganizes its advertising efforts in the face of disappointing revenues. The cuts will be mainly in the business and advertising divisions in the US operations, with a number of editorial and business employees cut in Britain, […]
Facebook signs BuzzFeed, Vox, others for original video shows: sources
- 25-May-2017
Facebook has signed deals with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to make shows for its upcoming video service, which will feature long and short-form content with ad breaks, according to several sources familiar with the situation. Facebook is planning two tiers of video entertainment: scripted shows […]
US will build a wall and Mexico will reimburse it, says Trump
- 11-Jan-2017
NEW YORK: Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to forge ahead with plans for a wall on the southern US border after taking office, and said Mexico would reimburse the United States for the cost. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS “I could wait about a year and a half until we finish our negotiations with Mexico, which we’ll […]
Trump rejects ‘phony’ dossier allegations about ties with Russia
- 11-Jan-2017
NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly denied “phony” explosive allegations about ties with Russia and lurid behavior on a trip to Moscow that have tainted his election victory and threatened to engulf his presidency. Just over a week before Trump takes office, the United States has been rocked by unsubstantiated claims that his […]
Twitter impresses advertisers with BuzzFeed US election livestream
- 12-Nov-2016
Twitter said it was able to deliver more viewers than promised to advertisers on a U.S. election night livestream, good news for the microblogging site as it tries to ward off growing competition for ad dollars from Snapchat and Instagram. Twitter partnered with BuzzFeed to host an election night broadcast on Tuesday and attracted major […]
BuzzFeed terminates Republican ad deal over Trump
- 07-Jun-2016
NEW YORK: Online media outlet BuzzFeed has pulled out of an advertising deal reported to be worth $1.3 million with the Republican National Committee over objections to the party's presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
Australian Open under match-fixing scrutiny
- 19-Jan-2016
MELBOURNE: More players revealed match-fixing approaches on Tuesday as the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament came under close scrutiny following claims that corruption in tennis was widespread.