THIS WEEK IN CONTENT DEALS
Companies | Details |
eMusic, EMI | Online subscription-based music and audio book store eMusic inked a deal with record company EMI to add more than 15,000 albums to its catalog. |
Hulu, Miramax | Streaming video portal Hulu signed an agreement with Miramax to make movies from its library of films like “Good Will Hunting” and “Scream” available to Hulu Plus subscribers. |
SoundCloud, Tumblr | Online music distribution platform SoundCloud partnered with blogging company Tumblr to allow users to share audio files uploaded to SoundCloud on Tumblr blogs. |
TiVo, Hulu | TiVo made a deal with Hulu to add the Hulu Plus subscription streaming video service directly to its TiVo Premiere DVR set-top boxes. |
THIS WEEK IN FINANCE DEALS
Companies | Details |
Zozi, 500Startups, ZIG Capital, LaunchCapital | Local activity deals Web site Zozi secured $7 million in a round B of funding led by inside investors, with participation from 500Startups, ZIG Capital, LaunchCapital and others. |
Do@, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, BRM Capital, DFJ Tamir Fishman | Mobile search company Do@ released its mobile search application for iPhone and landed $7 million in its first round of funding led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, with BRM Capital and DFJ Tamir Fishman also participating. |
VYou, Highland Capital Partners, RRE Ventures, Broadway Video Ventures, High Peaks Venture Partners | Online video question and answer platform VYou landed $3 million in its first round of financing from Highland Capital Partners and RRE Ventures, with Broadway Video Ventures and High Peaks Venture Partners also participating in the investment. |
Yandex | Russian IT company and search engine operator Yandex scored $1.3 million in an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Nasdaq, causing its shares to go up 40 percent during the first day of trading. |
Siano Mobile Silicon, Jerusalem Venture Partners | Mobile digital TV chipmaker Siano Mobile Silicon received $20 million in a round of funding led by Jerusalem Venture Partners. |
Music Mastermind, Liberty Global, Intel Capital | Online music composing service Music Mastermind landed $10.8 million in a round B of venture capital financing led by Liberty Global and Intel Capital, with angel investors also participating. |
Canduit, Wibiya | Mobile application distribution network developer Canduit purchased application and Web toolbar platform Wibiya in an undisclosed deal. |
Google, Modu | Google acquired a mobile patent portfolio from an out-of-business maker of a line of modular mobile phones Modu in a deal valued at $4.9 million. |
Millennial Media, Condaptive | Mobile ad and data services provider Millennial Media purchased location-based mobile marketing solutions provider Condaptive in an undisclosed deal. |
To see 4 free editions of The Online Reporter, the weekly source for competitive intelligence about digital content, online entertainment services, mobile media and wireless networks, visit http://onlinereporter.com/subscribe/
No comments:
Post a Comment