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Providence Backs Baidu's Hulu-like Video Portal Venture
Shanghai - Baidu (NASD: BIDU), the top search engine in China, has partnered with Hulu investor
Providence Equity Partners to create a similar video portal...
Annual Wikipedia Fundraiser Nets $8 Million
San Francisco
- The Wikimedia Foundation announced on Tuesday that its annual fundraiser this
year raised just over $8 million, exceeding its goal of $7.5 million,...
News Corp. Sells Off Digital Publishing Group
New York
- News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) has sold its Digital Publishing Group (DPG) unit to venture
capital firm VantagePoint Venture Partners for an undisclosed amount,
PaidContent reported.
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Best Buy Backs Wireless Chipmaker SiBeam
Sunnyvale,
Calif. - SiBeam, a maker of high-speed
wireless communication platforms, said on Tuesday that it has landed an
unspecified equity investment from consumer electronics retailer Best...
MSNBC.com Buys BreakingNews.com Domain
New York
- MSNBC.com, the network and website joint venture between Microsoft and NBC,
has purchased the domain BreakingNews.com, PaidContent reported. Last year, the
company took over...
The Echo Nest Lands $1.3 Million for Music Recommendations
Somerville,
Mass. - The Echo Nest, the
provider of a music recommendation and search platform, has raised $1.3 million
in new funding from 14 unnamed investors, according...
Stealth Social Gaming Start-up DNA Games Nabs $2 Million
San Francisco
- DNA Games, a stealth-mode developer of social games, has raised $2 million in
new funding, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing.
The company was...
DataSphere Gets $10.8 Million to Build Hyperlocal News Sites
Bellevue,
Wash. - DataSphere, a provider of
hyperlocal news sites for news companies, has raised $10.8 million in a new
round of venture capital financing, led by...
Aggregate Knowledge Raises $9 Million for Recommendations
San Mateo,
Calif. - Aggregate Knowledge, a
provider of content recommendation services, announced on Wednesday that it has
raised $9 million in its third round of financing,...
Report: Mobile Music Firm Melodeo in Acquisition Talks
Seattle
- Melodeo, a provider of mobile music delivery technology, , is in acquisition
talks with at least two companies "that lost out on the bidding...
