Media

Groupon outperformed analysts' revenue expectations on Tuesday by announcing $506.5 million in revenue for the last quarter, more than double the revenue from the year-earlier period. But it still reported a net loss.

Reckitt Benckiser will invest around $160 million more in marketing globally but report it through a "Brand Equity Index" that puts more emphasis on digital.

Reckitt Benckiser will invest around $160 million more in marketing globally but report it through a "Brand Equity Index" that puts more emphasis on digital.

Reckitt Benckiser will invest around $160 million more in marketing globally but report it through a "Brand Equity Index" that puts more emphasis on digital.

Om Malik's GigaOm is acquiring the digital-media news site PaidContent.org from London-based Guardian News & Media.

Indie web-TV distributor Blip.tv has raised more than $12 million in a mix of equity and debt financing, with participation from existing investors Bain Capital Ventures and Canaan Partners as well as Silicon Valley Bank.

Ad Age Digital 2012 will feature drill-downs in social, mobile, video, gaming and e-commerce, as well as a second round of Brand Hacks, where a promising group of startups pitch new ideas to brands, and brands help startups find revenue.

Viacom is bringing "Jersey Shore" and other shows to Amazon Prime amid mounting speculation that Amazon will soon introduce a standalone streaming service.

When customers check in to any of the drugstore chain's 8,000 stores through mobile apps like Foursquare or Yelp, Walgreens will message them back with a deal.

In the wake of Roy Boystock's announcement, the company has named two new directors: Alfred Amoroso, the CEO until December of digital entertainment company Rovi, and Maynard Webb, chairman and former CEO of LiveOps, a maker of call-center softwar...

Bonin Bough, PepsiCo's digital and social media guru, is departing for Kraft Foods in a post in which he will manage consumer engagement.

Redbox and Verizon's streaming-and-DVD service is at least considering some strategies that Netflix has ruled out or de-emphasized. Ad support may be a long shot, for example, but isn't off the table yet.