Paywall for HuffPost? Verizon Hunt for Web Revenue Goes Beyond Ads

Oath media unit at the wireless carrier to focus on e-commerce and paid subscriptions to content

Verizon Communications Inc.’s Oath unit is turning away from the advertising- and data-centric strategy that spurred its creation.

After failing to meet revenue targets by selling digital ads across Yahoo and AOL properties, Oath executives now are focused on selling content subscriptions and giving users ways to make purchases through its sites, according to people familiar with the matter.

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