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Yahoo To Try Singing News For Its Supper

from the no,-seriously dept

Thu, Feb 22nd 2007 11:38pm — Mike Masnick

Back in 2005, Yahoo (with its crew of ex-Hollywood execs in charge) decided that it was going to make Yahoo more like a TV network with lots of original video programming. Of course, after a little while, it seemed like the execs there finally realized that was makes the internet powerful is that it's a communications medium, not a broadcast one. After recognizing this, Yahoo admitted that creating original broadcast content might not make much sense and scaled back the effort. Apparently it wasn't scaled back completely. In what strikes of complete and utter desperation, it appears that Yahoo is getting ready to launch a new video news broadcast... using a reporter who will sing the news (via Techmeme). Yes, sing. It seems like whoever thought this up just took a cue from The Naked News and figured that perhaps The Singing News would be more family friendly. Except... it's not clear why anyone would actually want to watch someone sing the news other than once or twice for the sheer novelty factor. However, if you're looking to create something sustainable, generally speaking, something that's viewed as a novelty gimmick probably isn't going to get you very far.

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Dr. A, 23 Feb 2007 @ 2:15am

If I can see Paris and Britney singing their part on "people" news... well that can be fun.
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Overcast, 23 Feb 2007 @ 6:30am

Not sure I'd even want to see it once...... lol
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Rational Beaver, 23 Feb 2007 @ 7:28am

I would watch someone belch the news. But not sing.
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Peter, 23 Feb 2007 @ 7:48am

singing news
What really amazes me about this is that someone actually got paid to dream up this totally ridiculus idea.
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Solo, 23 Feb 2007 @ 1:13pm

It worked for Cop Rock, right?
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Erik, 23 Feb 2007 @ 3:22pm

I thought of Cop Rock immediately too. The Naked News has eye candy going for it, singing about death in Iraq and Britney Spears shaving her head will be a novelty for about five minutes.

And yeah, someone got paid and probably even given an "Atta boy" for this turd of an idea.
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Morgan, 24 Feb 2007 @ 2:09pm

Ever Heard of Sing Radio?
Phil Hendrie did a brilliant Sing Radio bit a few times in 2005, both the news and caller comments were in song. Probably some tool figured, "It might just work." Ah Phil, come back.
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