Beginning in 2011,
Yahoo.com
Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manag ...
distributed some original programs through its
Yahoo! Screen
The company Yahoo! ran several similar video services. Yahoo! Video, a video hosting service, was established in 2006. Later, the ability to upload videos was removed, changing it to a more pure video on demand service; the website became a port ...
service.
In Spring 2015, Yahoo! began to expand their original programming efforts by producing their first longform scripted series with runtimes between 20 and 30 minutes. These shows included ''Sin City Saints'', ''Other Space'', and the sixth season of the NBC series ''Community''.
On January 4, 2016, following a $42 million write-down in the third quarter of 2015 as a result of the poor performance of its three original series, Yahoo! Screen as a portal was discontinued. Yahoo's original video content was re-located to relevant portals of the site; in particular, its original television series were moved to an "originals" section on the Yahoo! TV site.
Original programming
Drama
Comedy
Continuations
Reality
Live sports
Cancelled original programming
Upon
Yahoo! Screen
The company Yahoo! ran several similar video services. Yahoo! Video, a video hosting service, was established in 2006. Later, the ability to upload videos was removed, changing it to a more pure video on demand service; the website became a port ...
's closure, a number of projects in development by
Yahoo!
Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present), Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds ma ...
were subsequently cancelled. One of the few series that were previously announced was a comedy series entitled ''The Pursuit''. The show was set to be produced by
Scott Stuber
Scott Stuber (born December 13, 1968) is an American film producer and head of original films at Netflix.
Career
After graduating from University of Arizona with a film degree, Stuber worked at Universal Pictures as a publicity assistant to Lew ...
and
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy-Miller (born September 3, 1963, Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American television director. Shows she has directed include ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''30 Rock''.
Early life
McCarthy-Miller was born on September 3, 1963, in El ...
. It would have followed "a group of friends in their late 20s who are living in Manhattan and pursuing success, love, wealth and happiness".
Before the fall 2015 television season, Yahoo! had been in negotiations with
20th Century Fox Television
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to revive then-recently cancelled comedy series ''
Enlisted'' for a second season. Yahoo! eventually passed on the revival over budgetary concerns.
References
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The company Yahoo! ran several similar video services. Yahoo! Video, a video hosting service, was established in 2006. Later, the ability to upload videos was removed, changing it to a more pure video on demand service; the website became a port ...
Yahoo! Screen
The company Yahoo! ran several similar video services. Yahoo! Video, a video hosting service, was established in 2006. Later, the ability to upload videos was removed, changing it to a more pure video on demand service; the website became a port ...
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