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IBM Acquires Web Analytics, Marketing Firm Coremetrics

Armonk, N.Y. - IBM announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Coremetrics, a provider of Web analytics software. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...

Social Marketer Context Optional Acquires Buzzeo

San Francisco - Context Optional, a provider of social marketing services, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Unwrap, the makers of Buzzeo -- a platform...

Machinima.com Raises $9 Million for Video Game Movies

Los Angeles - Machinima.com, a producer of video game-based animated films, has raised $9 million in new funding, led by Redpoint Ventures. Founded in 2000, Machinima.com is currently...

Reports: Softbank Invests $147 Million in Social Gamer Zynga

San Francisco - Social games developer Zynga has received a $147 million new investment from Japan's Softbank, BusinessWeek reported, citing two people familiar with the deal....

News Corp. Buys Hearst's Skiff, Backs Brill's Journalism Online

New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) announced on Monday that it has acquired Skiff, Hearst Corp.'s e-reading platform, and also made an investment in Journalism...

Cablevision Acquires Western U.S. Provider Bresnan for $1.4B

Bethpage, N.Y. - Cablevision (NYSE:  CVC), the nation's fifth-largest cable TV provider, announced on Monday that it will acquire regional cable TV provider Bresnan Communications from Providence...

Live Gig Booking Service Sonicbids Acquires ArtistData

Boston - Sonicbids, a service that helps bands book live gigs, announced on Monday that it has acquired ArtistData, an online publishing platform for musicians. Financial terms...

888 Holdings Acquires Social Games Studio Mytopia

Los Angeles - Online casino operator 888 Holdings announced on Monday that it has acquired Mytopia, a social games development studio, from Real Dice Inc. The base...

Internet Radio Developer Livio Raises Funds

Ferndale, Mich. - Livio Radio, a developer of Internet radio devices and smartphone applications, said on Monday that it has received an investment from venture capital firm...

Indian Digital Network Komli Media Acquires PostClick

Mumbai - Komli Media, an India-based digital media network platform provider, has acquired Australia's PostClick, a firm that represents premium sites including Bloomberg and Hotfrog. Financial terms of...