From Spreets to Tumblr: Yahoo!7 plots its future

December 18, 2014 12:31

It’s been a year since Ed Harrison quit his role heading Fairfax Media’s sales team to be CEO of Yahoo!7. As Harrison marks nine months in the role, he sits down with Nic Christensen to talk about where he sees the digital joint venture going.

The last couple of years have been challenging for Yahoo!7.

That might be why nine months into his role Ed Harrison, the third CEO of the digital joint venture between Yahoo! and Seven West Media in three years, wants to make it clear his approach is markedly different to his predecessors.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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Anonymous 18 Dec 14

Could you do an interview with whoever agreed to pay $40m for Spreets?

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From Spreets to Tumblr: Yahoo!7 plots its future

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