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Limelight Networks Acquires Delve Networks

Tempe, Ariz. - Limelight Networks, a provider of content delivery network services, announced on Monday that it has acquired Delve Networks, a provider of cloud-based video...

NTT DoCoMo Buys Remaining Stake in PacketVideo for $111.6M

Tokyo - Japanese mobile network operator NTT DoCoMo announced on Monday that it has acquired the remaining 65% interest in mobile video developer PacketVideo that it...

AdMeld Lands $15 Million for Online Ad Optimization

New York - AdMeld, a provider of online advertising optimization and integration services, has raised $15 million in its third round of financing, led by Norwest...

LivingSocial Raises $10.2 Million for Social Apps, Commerce

Washington - In its third major financing round this year, LivingSocial, the developer of a social commerce service as well as several popular social networking tools,...

Online Gambling Giants PartyGaming, Bwin to Merge

London - European online gambling firms PartyGaming and Bwin Interactive Entertainment have agreed to a merger that will create the world's largest publicly-traded Internet gambling operation,...

Disney Sells Miramax to Filmyard Holdings for $660 Million

Burbank, Calif. - Disney (NYSE:  DIS) announced on Friday that it has sold its Miramax Films unit to Filmyard Holdings, whose principals include Los Angeles businessmen...

Digital Entertainment Distributor The Orchard Goes Private

New York - The Orchard (NASD: ORCD), a provider of digital entertainment distribution and marketing services, announced on Thursday that private equity firm Dimensional Associates has completed...

Survey: Confidence Wanes Among Silicon Valley VCs

San Francisco - Confidence among venture capitalists in Silicon Valley fell markedly in the second quarter, according to the latest Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index. The...

Social Games Firm Zynga, Softbank Form Joint Venture in Japan

San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Thursday that it has formed a joint venture with Japan's Softbank to accelerate development of the social...

Google Ventures, CIA's In-Q-Tel Back Recorded Future

San Francisco - The CIA's In-Q-Tel investment arm and Google (NASD: GOOG) Ventures invested in a real-time Web monitoring firm called Recorded Future, Wired.com reports. The investments were...