Yahoo! Preps Musical Newscast

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LOS ANGELES Yahoo! is hoping a quirky take on the news will strike a chord as its next original programming effort.

The Web giant confirmed that it would launch a new initiative before the end of this quarter that will feature a journalist-cum-crooner who will sing the news.

While a Yahoo! representative declined to elaborate on the video project, which will be titled “Odd News Underground,” he did issue a statement from Scott Moore, head of news and information.



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