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Mobile Marketer Vibes Media Acquires Zeep Mobile

Chicago - Vibes Media, a provider of mobile marketing services, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zeep Mobile, a developer of mobile ad delivery technology. Financial...

Wistia Nabs $775,000 for Corporate Video-sharing Tools

Lexington, Mass. - Wistia, a provider of video-sharing, management and collaboration tools for companies' sales, marketing and training purposes, has raised $775,000 in new financing from angel investors,...

KidZui Lands $4 Million for Kid-friendly Web Browser

San Diego - KidZui, the developer of a kid-friendly Web browser, has raised $4 million in new financing led by Mission Ventures with participation from previous investors,...

Mike Maples Launches Venture Capital Firm Floodgate

San Francisco - Mike Maples, whose investment vehicle Maples Investments has over the past five years backed firms including Twitter, Digg, Smule and Gowalla, announced on...

Placecast Gets $3 Million for Location-based Mobile Marketing

San Francisco - Placecast, a provider of location-based mobile marketing services, has raised $3 million in its second round of funding, TechCrunch reported. Investors included Quatrex Capital, ONSET...

Lionsgate Board Rejects Icahn's Revised Takeover Bid

Vancouver, Canada - Film studio Lionsgate (NYSE:  LGF) said on Tuesday that its board of directors has voted unanimously to reject activist investor Carl Icahn's hostile...

Offerpal Media Acquires Mobile Developer Tapjoy

Fremont, Calif. - Offerpal Media, a provider of virtual currency payment alternatives, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Tapjoy, the developer of a monetization and distribution...

Report: EMI in Talks to License Catalog for $600 Million

London - Major record label EMI is in negotiations to effectively "pawn" its back catalog to other labels for around $600 million for a five-year period,...

Report: Rainbow Media to Acquire Gothamist Blog Network

New York - Cable TV provider Cablevision's (NYSE: CVC) Rainbow Media unit is close to a deal to acquire city blog network Gothamist, PaidContent reported. The purchase price was...

China's The9 Acquires Majority of Red 5 Studios for $20M

Shanghai - The9 (NASD: NCTY), a developer and operator of multiplayer online games in China, announced on Monday that it has acquired a majority stake in U.S.-based developer...