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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...

Denmark's Octoshape Gets $4.8 Million for Video Delivery

Copenhagen, Denmark - Octoshape, a provider of video delivery technology for fixed and mobile networks, has raised $4.8 million in new financing from Nexit Ventures. Denmark-based Octoshape's Infinite...

Investigative News Network Gets $200K, Hires CEO

Los Angeles - Investigative News Network, a public service journalism venture backed by 32 non-profit news publishers, has received $200,000 in new grant money and named former...

Twitter Acquires Analytics Firm Smallthought Systems

San Francisco - Twitter announced on Thursday that it has acquired Smallthought Systems, a provider of Web analytics services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Twitter...

Publishers Content Monitor Attributor Lands $3.2 Million

San Mateo, Calif. - Attributor, the provider of a content monitoring service for publishers, has raised $3.2 million in its fourth round of financing, from Sigma Partners...