Tim Armstrong

Sheryl Sandberg left her job as vice president of global sales and operations at Google (parent company, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) to join Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and serve as its chief operating officer in 2008. But perhaps more important, her job at Facebook provided the...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) dished out $4.4 billion last year to acquire AOL, so why is it spending another $4.8 billion to buy Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s Internet properties which Warren Buffett himself said have "deteriorated significantly"? According to The...

After months of investor activism, speculation and rumors, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) confirmed Friday's reports that it will acquire some of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s assets. Shares of Yahoo were halted early Monday morning and resumed trading at 7:20 a.m. EDT. Shares...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s long drawn out process of selling its internet assets is being closely watched by Marni Walden. Walden is the head of product innovation and new businesses for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) — the company widely considered to be a front-runner to acquire...

Allen & Co, a boutique investment bank firm with a focus on media and entertainment companies, hosts an annual shindig for the "who's who" of the industry. Last year's event at Idaho's Sun Valley Resort attracted more than 300 executives in the media, finance, politics and technology spaces....

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer seems to have had a change of heart over the sale of the company, as a Recode report said she is actively on board with the sale. The report said Marissa Mayer has been taking front and center stage of the proceedings, as the second round of bidders have...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) completed its acquisition of AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) on Tuesday, following which Tim Armstrong, AOL CEO, and Marni Walden, Verizon EVP, were on CNBC to discuss the future business strategy of the merged entity. Something Very Big "We did start out...

Many people have questions whether it made sense for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) to acquire AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) for $4.4 billion and if AOL could have negotiated a better offer from other acquirers. Tim Armstrong, AOL chairman and CEO, was on CNBC to answer both of those...

An SEC filing posted on Tuesday afternoon has revealed some additional details surrounding the AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) merger. The Context A few days ago, rumors about a sale were finally confirmed, as Verizon agreed to pay $50 per share in cash (or...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) announced earlier on Tuesday that it will be acquiring AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) for $50 a share in a $4.4 billion deal. Tim Armstrong, AOL CEO, was on CNBC following the announcement to discuss the deal. The Deal "AOL has focused in on what I think are...

Shares of AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) are trading up more than 18 percent in pre-market action Tuesday on the heels of a somewhat-surprising deal with one of the titans of telecom, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). AOL's stock price was trading just over the $50 per share offered by Verizon...

Original content and programming has turned out to be a defining factor, separating the leaders in digital media spaces from their peers. AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) chairman and CEO, Tim Armstrong, was on CNBC Monday to discuss the numbers behind producing original content. Massive Growth "...