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Senator Seeks Comcast Divestment of Hulu Stake in NBCU Deal
Washington - Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) has petitioned the
Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to place
conditions on their prospective approval of Comcast (NASD: CMCSA)...
Discovery to Raise $3 Billion in Notes Offering
Silver Spring,
Md. - Discovery Communications (NASD: DISCA),
the cable programmer behind networks such as the Discovery Channel, TLC and
Animal Planet, said that it plans to raise...
Nexon Acquires Control of Korean Game Publisher GameHi
Seoul, South Korea - Korean online game
publisher Nexon has paid $59.8 million for a controlling stake in local
developer GameHi from the company's largest shareholder,...
Saplo Lands $500,000 for Semantic Text Analysis
Malmo, Sweden - Saplo, a developer of
semantic text analysis technology, has raised $500,000 in seed funding,
TechCrunch reports.
Investors included Goran Grosskopf, chairman of IKEA Group...
Targeted TV Ad Firm Invidi Gets Investment From Experian
New York
- Invidi Technologies, a provider of targeted ad technology for television,
announced on Thursday that it has received an investment from Experian, the
global services...
Media Measurement, Analytics Firm TRA Raises $10 Million
New York
- TRA, a media planning, measurement and analytics software company, said on Wednesday
that it has raised $18.2 million in new funding, including $10...
RealNetworks Founder Glaser Joins VC Firm Accel Partners
Seattle
- Rob Glaser, the founder and former CEO of RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) who stepped down in
January, announced on Wednesday that he has become a venture...
Facebook Acquires Social Sharing Service ShareGrove
San Mateo,
Calif. - ShareGrove, an online service
that lets small groups of friends share content, announced on Wednesday that it
has been acquired by Facebook.
Financial terms...
Ogmento Lands $3.5 Million for Augmented Reality Games
New York
- Ogmento, a developer of augmented reality games that combine online games
with real-world elements, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3.5
million in...
OhMyGov Gets Funding for Social Media in Govt. Blog
Alexandria,
Va. - OhMyGov, the publisher of a
political blog that monitors the increasing use of social media in government, has
raised an undisclosed amount of seed...
