Saturday, January 22, 2011

This Week in Content Deals

From The Online Reporter  
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Shazam, Spotify

Mobile music identification platform Shazam partnered with streaming company Spotify to allow users to instantly stream songs they identify using Shazam on Spotify.

The Sundance Institute, Brightcove

The Sundance Institute inked a deal with video platform Brightcove to handle new live and on-demand video offerings for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.



This Week in Finance Deals

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OnSwipe, Spark Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Betaworks Tablet computer publishing service developer OnSwipe landed $1 million in a round of funding led by Spark Capital, with ENIAC Ventures, Betaworks and angel investors also participating.
Kajeet Kids pay-as-you-go cell phone provider Kajeet secured $181.1 million in a mixed offering comprised of equity and notes involving four undisclosed investors.
SnagFilms, New Enterprise Associates, Comcast Interactive Capital Documentary film digital distribution site SnagFilms closed a new round of financing with $10 million from new backers New Enterprise Associates and Comcast Interactive Capital, and prior individual investors. 
Sonian, Amazon Cloud-based data archiving service Sonian landed $9 million in Round B of funding led by Amazon.
Komli Media, Norwest Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners Asia Pacific digital media network operator Komli Media secured $15 million in a round of financing led by Norwest Venture Partners, with prior investors Helion Venture Partners and Nexus Venture Partners also participating.
Cheezburger Network, Foundry Group, Softbank Capital, Madrona Venture Capital, Avalon Ventures Online publishing conglomerate CheezburgerMadrona Venture Group and Avalon Ventures. Network raised $30 million in financing from investors Foundry Group, Softbank Capital,
Cox Digital Solutions, Internet Broadcasting Cox Communications digital media arm Cox Digital Solutions purchased the business and ad sales unit of Internet Broadcasting in an undisclosed deal.

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