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Lloyd Braun returns to Yahoo, extends reign of terror to Microsoft

Hollywood's savvy hustlers have struck again, with Lloyd Braun and Gail Berman convincing Yahoo and Microsoft to hire BermanBraun to produce a content portal for MSN and a contentpole for Yahoo called "Lunacy Report," according to sources cited by All Things Digital. For the ADD-affected with long term memory issues, former Yahoo CEO and Tom Cruise BFF Terry Semel hired Braun to shepherd in Yahoo's reign as a media company, followed by Braun taking the fall for much of Semel's own lunacy before Semel himself was ousted. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Jackson West
2,325 views, 10 comments

Latest by princesscrap: idiots! more »

scott moore

The internal Microsoft takeover at Yahoo continues

Last we heard from Yahoo SVP Scott Moore, he announced that Yahoo would introduce a singing newsreader for Yahoo News. That plan, possibly a joke gone awry, eventually disappeared. Kinda like the career of his predecessor at Yahoo, Lloyd Braun. But luckily for him, and for Yahoo shareholders, Moore, who's now adding oversight of Yahoo's entertainment properties to his portfolio, is no Lloyd Braun. More »

9:40 AM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Nicholas Carlson
2,629 views, 2 comments

Latest by mleaf: It was a golf bet between Larry David and Lloyd Braun - Lloyd won so he got a character on more »

politics

Terry Semel wants everyone to win

Remember how Yahoo exec Brad Garlinghouse, in his now-famous "peanut butter manifesto," complained Yahoo, under former CEO Terry Semel, spread its resources too thin over too many projects and too many ideas? Turns out Semel doesn't just have trouble picking business projects to fund.. The man is just as unable to pick a presidential candidate to believe in. According to the Huffington Post's new FundRace 2008, Semel donated to three different Democratic candidates in 2007. He spent $4,600 each on Tom Vilsack and Hilary Clinton in the first quarter and then another $2,300 on Barack Obama in the second. The candidacy of Vilsack, Semel's first choice, proved as successful as, oh, say, Semel proégé Lloyd Braun's career at Yahoo. (Photo by AP)

8:14 AM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Nicholas Carlson
525 views, 2 comments

Latest by Rev. Paul T. Hipple: No, his porn name is Vic Vilsack. It gets complicated quickly. more »

comebacks

Lloyd Braun to peddle Pepsi twaddle

Lloyd Braun, the famously inept media executive who flamed out of a gig at Yahoo, is back on the Internet. He's got a "first-look" interactive deal with Pepsi's entertainment arm, according to Kara Swisher at AllThingsD.com. That's Hollywood-speak for saying that Pepsi has the option to use any online-entertainment concepts Braun comes up with. The alliance, of course, just billboards Braun's tech cluelessness. When Steve Jobs recruited John Sculley to be CEO of Apple, he asked him, "Do you want to peddle sugar water for the rest of your life?" Braun doesn't seem to realize that the right answer to the Jobs question was "no."

12:18 AM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By Owen Thomas
738 views, 2 comments

Latest by yah-who: A word of advice Lloyd. Stop barking up the wrong tree. If you want to actually rebuild your reputation and more »

rocketboom

Midyear predictions: Rocketboom hooks up, Ballmer holes up, Wozniak shapes up

Just like Christmas in July, New Year predictions deserve a mid-year refresher — especially since Valleywag wasn't here for New Year's. Valleywag predicts that by the end of 2006: More »

6:53 PM on Thu Jul 20 2006
By Nick Douglas
206 views, 1 comment

yahoo media group

Yahoo insider believes you have his stapler

CEOs and founders may fight, but little guys have the best horror stories, whether they're sitting outside the VP's office for an hour or losing their fancy chairs. An alleged employee at Lloyd Braun's Yahoo Media Group sent this inside report. Make sure you read the whole story. More »

7:30 AM on Thu Jul 13 2006
By Nick Douglas
410 views, 3 comments

Latest by justsaying: Ugh! I've been in your Santa Monica offices. The cubes are totally average, just like everywhere else. I've worked in more »

lloyd braun

Lloyd Braun gets his TV show

Let's bring TV to Yahoo" might not get laid off after all. Yahoo Media Group head Lloyd Braun must be cheering over the new Pepsi-branded show hosted by Yahoo, "The 9." This daily show features a pretty woman discussing popular news items from around the Internet. (This, of course, has never been done.) More »

8:15 PM on Mon Jul 10 2006
By Nick Douglas
196 views, Comment

lloyd braun

How to get to Yahoo: Be smart and creative, or be Lloyd Braun's spawn

Poking fun at Lloyd Braun's pointless job may be fun, but the Yahoo Media Group head is no dummy — his TV biz skills are just pointless at a company that doesn't want to make content. But a reader says that Lloyd's putting one classic skill to work. More »

7:16 PM on Wed Jun 28 2006
By Nick Douglas
63 views, Comment

lloyd braun

Lloyd Braun earns his keep: Or why Vince Broady might steal Yahoo Media Group

A reader respins the Yahoo Media Group reorg, saying CNET exec Vince Broady (pictured) could be the upstart to unseat YMG head Lloyd Braun. (Broady was named in news reports today after Valleywag ran a less specific tip yesterday.) More »

5:54 PM on Tue May 23 2006
By Nick Douglas
722 views, 1 comment

lloyd braun

Hot tip: Lloyd Braun is back in business!

Hot damn, Yahoo Media Group is on fire, according to this tipster. If the report is true, the new Yahoo Studios Group could be just what YMG head Lloyd Braun needs to reassert his value to the company. More »

1:53 PM on Mon May 22 2006
By Nick Douglas
250 views, 2 comments

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