THIS WEEK IN CONTENT DEALS

From The Online Reporter   

Membase, CouchOne	Large data management system Membase inked a deal with NoSQL Firm CouchOne to merge and form CouchBase
Hulu, Viacom	Online video service Hulu signed a deal with Viacom to bring episodes of "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show" back to Hulu along with other Viacom programming.
YouTube, RightsFlow	YouTube partnered with music licensing and royalty services provider RightsFlow to assist with music rights management and processing.
EMI, Beatport	Record label EMI inked a deal with online electronic music store Beatport allowing visitors to the site to purchase dance and electronic songs from EMI’s catalog.
Cricket Communications, Music Reports	Mobile company Cricket Communications partnered with music rights administration company Music Reports to utilize its music publishing data matching, royalty reporting and licensing services for Cricket’s Muve Music.

THIS WEEK IN FINANCE DEALS

SpeakerText	Online video transcription service provider SpeakerText received $600,000 in new financing from individual investors including Mitch Kapor.
HTC, Saffron Digital	Mobile device maker HTC invested an undisclosed amount of funding in mobile media delivery company Saffron Digital.
Rdio, Mangrove Capital Partners, Skype, Atomico	Cloud-based music streaming platform Rdio secured $17.5 million in a new round of funding from Mangrove Capital Partners, Skype and Atomico.
Qualcomm, CAA, Creative Mobile Labs	Qualcomm and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) both invested an undisclosed amount of new financing in Creative Mobile Labs.
Softbank, Syncast Corporation	Japan’s Softbank purchased a 35% stake in China-based Synacast Corporation, the operator of online TV platform PPTV, in an undisclosed deal.
Cisco, Inlet Technologies	Cisco acquired video processing technology provider Inlet Technologies in a $95 million deal.
Vidyo, Sevin Rosen Funds, Four Rivers Group, Menlo Ventures, Rho Capital Ventures, Star Ventures	Video conferencing company Vidyo secured $11.5 million in new financing from investors Sevin Rosen Funds, Four Rivers Group, Menlo Ventures, Rho Capital Ventures and Star Ventures.
MEraki, Northgate Capital, DAG Ventures	Wireless network provider Meraki landed $15 million in Round C of funding with participation from Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures.