by P.J. Bednarski on Jan 2, 12:01 PM
Nicholas Carlson, author of "Marissa Mayer And The Fight to Save Yahoo," reports that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer had toyed with the idea of acquiring Scripps Network Interactive, the operator of HGTV and Food Network, using some of the billions it earned from the 2014 Alibaba IPO. Meanwhile, The Insider imagines a link-up this year between CNN and Yahoo.