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Justice Dept. to Lead Antitrust Probe of Comcast-NBC Universal

Washington - The U.S. Justice Dept. will take the lead in the government's review of Comcast's (NASD:  CMCSA) proposed $30 billion deal to take over NBC...

Google Sweetens Bid for Video Encoding Firm On2

New York - Google (NASD: GOOG) has increased by nearly 25% its offer for On2 Technologies, the video encoding firm it bid $106.5 million for in August...

Free, Licensed Music Download Service Jamendo Seeks Buyer

Luxembourg - Jamendo, the provider of a website featuring free music downloads, published via Creative Commons licenses, is actively seeking a sale or merger of the company...

Jive Acquires Social Media Monitoring Firm Filtrbox

Portland, Ore. - Jive, a provider of social media tools for businesses, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Filtrbox, a social media analytics firm. Financial terms of...

Motorola Acquires Video DRM Provider SecureMedia

Schaumberg, Ill. - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced on Thursday that it will acquire the assets of SecureMedia, a developer of software-based digital rights management (DRM) and security systems...

Jelli Lands $2 Million for Listener-Programmed Radio

San Mateo, Calif. - Jelli, the developer of an interactive terrestrial radio service, has raised $2 million in new funding from angel investors, VentureBeat reported. Backers include Josh...

SeaChange to Acquire VividLogic for $14 Million

Acton, Mass. - SeaChange International, a provider of software and hardware for video-on-demand (VOD) systems, has entered into an agreement to acquire VividLogic, a privately owned,...

L.A. Times in Joint Venture with U.S. Local News Network

Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Times Media Group said on Wednesday that it has formed a joint venture with U.S. Local News Network (USLNN), to...

Lithium Technologies Nabs $18 Million for Social Net Tools

Emeryville, Calif. - Lithium Technologies, a developer of software that lets businesses create their own social networks and online communities, said on Wednesday that it has raised...

Report: AOL in Talks to Buy Technology Blog Mashable

New York - AOL (NYSE:  AOL) is in talks to acquire Mashable, a popular blog that covers social media, Valleywag reported, citing a source within AOL....