EXHIBIT 99.1

                       YAHOO! TO ACQUIRE BROADCAST.COM

          YAHOO! TO DELIVER WEB'S LEADING BROADCAST AUDIO AND VIDEO
                          PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES


SANTA CLARA, CALIF. APRIL 1, 1999 - Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today 
announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire broadcast.com inc. 
(NASDAQ: BCST). The acquisition combines the Web's leading aggregator and 
broadcaster of streaming audio and video programming with one of the world's 
leading Web networks serving more than 50 million unique users per month. The 
acquisition expands Yahoo!'s rich multimedia content offerings for its users 
and provides additional distribution for content and services partners and 
enhanced services for advertisers and businesses. 

Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo! will issue 0.7722 of a share of 
Yahoo! common stock for each share of broadcast.com common stock. In 
addition, all outstanding options of broadcast.com will be converted into 
Yahoo! options. The acquisition, which will be accounted for as a pooling of 
interests and is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval 
and approval by broadcast.com shareholders, is expected to be completed in 
the third quarter of 1999. Yahoo! expects to record a one-time charge in the 
third quarter of 1999 relating to acquisition expenses. 

"Broadcast.com's tremendous first-to-market advantage has made it the leading 
destination on the Web for audio and video broadcasts, and it will provide 
significant added value to Yahoo!'s audiences worldwide," said Tim Koogle, 
chairman and CEO of Yahoo!. "The acquisition of broadcast.com is a natural 
extension of our strategy to deliver the ultimate experience to Web users and 
a powerful advertising and distribution platform for both companies' content, 
advertising and business services providers." 

The acquisition of broadcast.com further supports Yahoo!'s commitment to 
deliver the Web's leading content and services to its users, business 
partners and advertisers worldwide. The companies plan to provide Web users 
with the most comprehensive audio and video offerings on the Web. In 
addition, content and business partners will have a full turnkey audio and 
video streaming solution. Upon completion of the acquisition, Yahoo!'s 
advertisers and merchants will have expanded options to promote their 
businesses through the company's Fusion Marketing Online (FMO) integrated 
marketing programs, including multimedia advertising and business services 
hosting opportunities. 

"Broadcast.com has built a scalable digital distribution network designed to 
deliver streaming audio and video to mass audiences, through any delivery 
mechanism or access device," said Mark Cuban, chairman and president of 
broadcast.com. Todd Wagner, CEO of broadcast.com, added, "This acquisition 
expands broadcast.com's mission to be the Web's leading broadcast services 
company in the world. Combining our Internet broadcasting expertise with 
Yahoo!'s position as one of the Web's leading global branded networks will 
enable us to extend our multimedia business services to an even larger 
customer and audience base." 



Upon completion of the merger, Yahoo! will exchange approximately 28,334,000 
shares of Yahoo! common stock for approximately 36,692,000 shares of 
broadcast.com common stock. Additionally, Yahoo! will convert approximately 
7,131,000 broadcast.com stock options into approximately 5,507,000 Yahoo! 
stock options. 

Yahoo! and broadcast.com will hold a press and industry analyst conference 
call today at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT. Members from both companies will be 
available for comment. Individuals can conveniently listen to the media and 
analyst call live via broadcast.com by going to http://webevents.broadcast.com/
yahoo/mediabriefing0499/ on the Web. An archive of the briefing will be 
available at the same Web address following the call. 

ABOUT BROADCAST.COM 

Founded in 1995, broadcast.com is the leading aggregator and broadcaster of 
streaming media programming on the Web with the network infrastructure to 
deliver hundreds of live and on-demand audio and video programs over the 
Internet to hundreds of thousands of users. The company broadcasts audio and 
video programming from television and radio stations and networks such as BBC 
World Service, A. H. Belo Corporation, CNN Audioselect and Granite 
Broadcasting; college and professional sports organizations such as Major 
League Baseball and the National Hockey League; and full-length CDs, films 
and audiobooks. Broadcast.com's Business Services group provides live and 
on-demand turnkey Internet broadcasting services to hundreds of businesses 
and organizations including AT&T, Dell, Forbes, Harvard University, Intel, 
and Microsoft. Broadcast.com also offers multimedia advertising opportunities 
on the Web, including audio and video gateway ads, commercials within 
broadcast.com programming, and channel and event sponsorships. 

ABOUT YAHOO! 

Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet media company that offers a branded network 
of comprehensive information, communication and shopping services to millions 
of users daily. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, 
www.yahoo.com is a leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household 
and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated 
with the Internet. The company's global Web network includes 18 world 
properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, South America and 
Canada, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and 
uncertainties including the ability to successfully integrate the two 
companies, and to realize the synergies and other perceived advantages 
resulting from this acquisition, including Yahoo!'s ability to grow its user 
and advertiser bases and to achieve expectations for anticipated financial 
results based on the combined entity. More information about potential 
factors that could affect Yahoo!'s ability to make this acquisition 
successful and continue to grow the business are included in Yahoo!'s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 1998 including, without 
limitation, under the captions, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Risk Factors," 
"Competition," and "Proprietary Rights," which are on file with the 



Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about potential factors 
that could affect broadcast.com's business and financial results are in 
broadcast.com's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 1998, 
which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, 
information about this transaction will be included in the combined 
Prospectus and Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (http://www.sec.gov). 


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PRESS CONTACTS:
Blaise Simpson, NRW PR, (650) 827-7065, blaise@nrwpr.com
Diane Hunt, Yahoo! Inc., (408) 731-3441, diane@yahoo-inc.com
Sherry Manno, broadcast.com, (214) 748-6660, x2156, smanno@broadcast.com

Yahoo!, Fusion Marketing Online and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or 
registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. broadcast.com is a registered trademark 
of broadcast.com inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered 
trademarks of their respective owners.