December 5, 2006 2:49 PM PST
Yahoo, Current TV end partnership
As expected, Yahoo and Current TV have ended their distribution partnership, the companies said on Tuesday.
"As we approach the end of the initial ramp-up period built into the partnership with CurrentTV, both parties have determined that our respective goals and objectives were diverging and mutually decided to pursue other opportunities independently," Yahoo said in a statement.
A Current TV representative said the Yahoo statement was accurate "and we're not inclined to add to it right now."
It was unclear what would happen to the co-branded Yahoo Current Network that was launched in September. San Francisco-based Current TV, co-founded by Al Gore, is a national cable and satellite channel that features video created by viewers.
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