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Yahoo buys startup RayV to bolster online video streaming

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Yahoo on Friday took its push into online video one step further. The company announced it has acquired Israeli startup RayV -- whose technology will help Yahoo stream its new entertainment efforts to viewers.

 

RayV specializes in streaming high-quality video to online and mobile audiences on a large scale. The eight-year-old company's team will join Yahoo's research and development center in Tel Aviv. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

 

The buy comes as Yahoo has aggressively moved into the online media scrum, with glitzy talent and content announcements. Most recently, the company said it would revive Community, a popular ex-NBC sitcom with a cult-like following. In April, it announced two 30-minute original series, including one helmed by Paul Feig, director of the film "Bridesmaids" and creator of the TV show "Freaks and Geeks."

 

In addition to those TV offerings, Yahoo announced in April a partnership with live events promoter LiveNation. Under the deal Yahoo will stream one concert per day for the next several years, with sponsorships from Kellogg and other companies. Yahoo said on Friday that the new music channel, which will launch on July 15, will include performances by Dave Matthews Band and John Legend

 

Yahoo has also added well-known personalities to its roster, including Katie Couric who conducts video interviews with high profile guests like Michael Bloomberg or actor Bryan Cranston. Yahoo's impressive lineup of talent is only one piece of the puzzle at it attempts to compete against on-demand TV incumbents Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and even Microsoft with its Xbox Originals studio. Partnerships and talent don't mean much if Yahoo doesn't have a good way to get content to users.

 

 

Damn yahoo is fighting hard, 

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Wow, Yahoo! is pulling out all the stops

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Yahoo? I'm sure i've heard of them... Maybe. I can't remember, lemme Google it.... Oh snap.

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That's pretty damn cool :) They also acquired the company that made Aviate Launcher which is now referred to as Yahoo Aviate Launcher it is actually pretty nice and clean. Surprisingly works fine on my aged phone (HTC Desire)

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Sigh yahoo.

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Give me that Yahootube, Yahoo. I want it.

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Hopefully they can make a streaming service that let's me watch a video above low quality (despite having a 70mb dl speed).

 

Twitch just crumbles when a stream has alot of viewers, if it has more than 20k, i can't watch it on anything other than low. If it has 10k(ish) i can watch at source settings.

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