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DubMeNow Raises $2.8 Million for Mobile Contacts Exchange

Vienna, Va. - DubMeNow, the developer of a mobile platform that lets users exchange contact information from phone to phone, has raised $2.8 million in new...

CitySide Tickets to Acquire StadiumTickets.com

Boston - CitySide Tickets, a Boston-based event ticket purchasing service that caters to a selection of theater, music, and sporting venues, announced on Tuesday that it has...

Report: Fan-financed Album Site Sellaband Declares Bankruptcy

Amsterdam - Sellaband, a site that facilitated fan-financed recordings for musicians, filed for bankruptcy in a Dutch court on Monday, Hypebot reported. The company's website is currently down...

Warner Bros. Acquires U.K. Game Developer Rocksteady Studios

Burbank, Calif. - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Tuesday announced that it has acquired a majority stake in London-based video game developer Rocksteady...

Mobile Games Firm Ngmoco Lands $25M, Acquires Freeverse

San Francisco - Ngmoco, a developer and publisher of games for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, announced on Tuesday that it has raised nearly $25 million...

Mobile Ad Network Millennial Media Acquires TapMetrics

Baltimore - Three months after announcing a $16 million funding round, Baltimore-based Millennial Media, the developer of an independent mobile advertising network, said on Tuesday that it...

United Business Media Acquires Game Advertising Online

London - United Business Media (UBM), a publisher of business-to-business publications, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Game Advertising Online (GAO) for $1 million in cash,...

Currensee Secures $8 Million for Forex Traders' Social Network

Boston - Currensee, an online social network for Forex traders, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $8 million in its second round of financing, led...

Report: Wal-Mart to Acquire Vudu Online Movie Service

San Francisco - Retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:  WMT) has agreed to acquire online movie service Vudu, The New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on...

Google Completes $124.6 Million Acquisition of On2

Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD:  GOOG) has announced the completion of its $124.6 million acquisition of video encoding firm On2 Technologies, following a vote by On2's...