Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced on Monday that it has chosen Tom Hanks’ long-awaited animated web project “Electric City” as its first original scripted series.

The cartoon will premiere in the spring with 20 three-to-four minute episodes. Yahoo, along with Hanks and production partners Playtone and Reliance Entertainment, will officially announce the series’ debut on Tuesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Yahoo has recently started several online reality shows, including a daily celebrity gossip series ”omg! NOW,” and a relationship advice show with “Reno 911!” and former Style network personality Niecy Nash.

Here’s how Yahoo and a few of its media competitor stocks are reacting to the news today:

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO): YHOO shares recently traded at $15.49, down $0.03, or 0.19%. They have traded in a 52-week range of $11.09 to $18.84. Volume today was 7,778,279 shares versus a 3-month average volume of 23,902,400 shares. The company’s trailing P/E is 18.95, while trailing earnings are $0.82 per share.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS): DIS shares recently traded at $39.85, down $0.06, or 0.15%. They have traded in a 52-week range of $28.19 to $44.34. Volume today was 5,869,191 shares versus a 3-month average volume of 11,373,800 shares. The company’s trailing P/E is 15.81, while trailing earnings are $2.52 per share.

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA): CMCSA shares recently traded at $25.23, up $0.55, or 2.23%. They have traded in a 52-week range of $19.19 to $27.16. Volume today was 9,210,426 shares versus a 3-month average volume of 17,632,400 shares. The company’s trailing P/E is 18.15, while trailing earnings are $1.39 per share.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX): TWX shares recently traded at $36.82, up $0.27, or 0.74%. They have traded in a 52-week range of $27.62 to $38.62. Volume today was 2,488,533 shares versus a 3-month average volume of 7,063,850 shares. The company’s trailing P/E is 13.98, while trailing earnings are $2.63 per share.

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