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BuzzFeed Buying HuffPost From Verizon Media
Variety reports: "BuzzFeed is acquiring HuffPost, the 15-year-old internet news outlet, in a stock deal with Verizon Media, the companies announced."
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Amazon’s Twitter Ambassadors are Blurring the Line Between Fact and Fiction
The Verge reports: "One of the big lessons of Amazon’s HQ2 debacle, at least from my perspective, was that the company can be weirdly...
Billboard Parent Company MRC Teams With Penske Media for Publishing and...
Billboard reports: "Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter parent company MRC and Penske Media Corp. on Wednesday announced a deal to create two joint ventures...
Disruptor Beam rebrands as Beamable
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Disruptor Beam has rebranded itself as Beamable to mark its new direction as a services provider for other games developers."
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DeltaDNA and Earplay bring analytics to Amazon and Google voice-based apps...
VentureBeat reports: "DeltaDNA and Earplay are bringing advanced analytics to Amazon and Google voice-based games and apps. The integration of DeltaDNA’s analytics enables Earplay...
More Than 100k YouTube Channels Are Now Linked To Online Shops
Music Ally reports: "Like other video and social platforms, YouTube is *very* interested in shopping at the moment. The company’s latest blog post includes...
Live Nation Moves Ahead With $444M Acquisition of OCESA Entertainment
Billboard reports: "After suspending negotiations last year following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Live Nation Entertainment has announced it will proceed with its...
YouTube introduces Video Chapters to make it easier to navigate longer...
TechCrunch reports: "If you’ve ever found yourself scrubbing your way through a long YouTube video to get to the “good” part, you’ll appreciate the...
CrazyLabs acquires hypercasual studio Firescore Interactive
GamesIndustry.biz reports: "Mobile publisher CrazyLabs has acquired Mumbai-based developer Firescore Interactive as part of the firm's strategy to expand its presence in India."
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Mario Is Moving Away From Mobile Games, Reveals Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto
Variety reports: "As Nintendo takes its shot at the box office with “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the first animated film featuring the iconic...
