Yahoo successfully concluded the acquisition of RayV, an Israel-based video technology company. The details of the deal, previously undisclosed, came to light through RayV itself via a website announcement and subsequently became further substantiated by Yahoo’s released accounting details. Yahoo’s Head of Cloud Services, P.P. S. Narayan, verified the news in a separate post.
RayV had an established standing in the video tech industry for nearly a decade, bringing forth technology designed to streamline video distribution by alleviating bandwidth limitations. Before the official acquisition announcement, The Wall Street Journal reported in June that Yahoo was considering purchasing the company.
Through a public statement, Narayan emphasized the purchase of RayV as a demonstration of Yahoo’s dedication to broadening its video strategy and refining its technological frameworks within the video domain. He also pointed out the plan to integrate the majority of RayV’s team into Yahoo’s Research and Development Center in Tel Aviv.
The primary source of this information is Peter Kafka’s article released on Recode.
Updated in 2025 to align with recent developments.