Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) wants to buy the 50 percent stake it doesn’t currently have in personal finance mag SmartMoney from Hearst, the WSJ reports, citing unidentified sources. No word on what price DJ is offering for the magazine, though a deal could be hammered out by next...
Warner Bros Takes Control Of Batman Game Maker Rocksteady
Already an investor in TT Games, Snowblind Studios and Midway Games assets, Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) Home Entertainment is buying further in to the video games market by acquiring a majority of London-based Rocksteady Studios, the developer that made the Batman: Arkham Asylum game starring WB’s superhero.
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UBM Buying In To Game Ads With Small GAO Acquisition
When you look at the booming popularity of online games - from World Of Warcraft to FarmVille - it’s hard not to say “let’s have a bit of that”.
That’s what CEO David Levin’s B2B publisher United Business Media (LSE: UBM) (UBM) is saying - it’s buying Game Advertising...
Updated: Walmart Buys Digital Home Video Service Vudu
Walmart is about to make a semi-major move into digital home: the company confirmed after the market closed Monday that it is buying online/embedded movie service Vudu. The retailer describes Vudu as a “leading provider of digital technologies and services that enable the delivery of entertainment content directly to broadband high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players”...
Bloomberg Acquires Govt Data Firm As Part of Continued Expansion
Bloomberg, which is on a mandate to move into various verticals beyond its core, has now acquired Fairfax, VA-based government data publishers Eagle Eye Publishers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but this is Bloomberg’s third acquisition in the last few months, after BusinessWeek (for its consumer push) and
Guinness World Records Acquires Bragster.com
London-based Bragster, a site for people to make bets with each other on various “stunts”, has been acquired by Guinness World Records, for an undisclosed sum. The site allows users to upload videos of their dares and “bragging” feats. It was founded in 2006, and raised about $3 million...
Facebook Adds ‘Talent’: Buys Octazen Solutions
Facebook has bought up under-the-radar Octazen Solutions, in what the company says is a “small talent acquisition.” Facebook’s statement: “We’ve admired the engineering team’s efforts for some time now and this is part of our ongoing effort to add experienced, accomplished technical talent.”
Octazen describes itself on its website as a “webmail...
Microsoft & Yahoo Get Regulatory Clearances in U.S. & Europe On Search Deal; Integration To Begin
The long and rough road is still a long way to go, but they’ve at least started on it: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo have received clearance for their search agreement, “without restrictions,” from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission, and will now focus on starting the process...
Confirmed: Salem Communications Buys Malkin’s HotAir Blog
Confirmed: The companies have confirmed the acquisition in a release. Bloggers Ed Morrissey and AllahPundit will join the new company, and the site will remain separate, complimenting TownHall.com which Salem already owns.
Christian media company Salem Communications apparently has added Hot Air, the prominent conservative blog...
Google Buys Mobile E-Mail Search Startup reMail
Google’s latest acquisition: reMail, a startup that sells an iPhone app that downloads users’ e-mail to their phones, so that they can search it quickly. In a blog post, reMail founder Gabor Cselle says that the reMail iPhone app is being discontinued, although he doesn’t say what Google (
On2 Finally Gets On With It: Shareholder Approve Sale To Google
It’s been a long time coming, and now we know: video codec company On2’s shareholders have finally approved its sale to Google (NSDQ: GOOG), for a revised offer of $133 million. The majority of shareholders have approved the deal in a meeting today, after two failed previous attempts to get the deal...
Salem Reportedly Buys Malkin’s Hot Air Blog
Christian media company Salem Communications apparently has added Hot Air, the prominent conservative blog owned by journalist Michelle Malkin, to its roster of online properties. Mediaite first reported on the deal earlier today; Hot Air Editor Ed Morrissey subsequently wrote in a blog post that while...
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