Meebo partners with Hearst Magazines Digital Media, teen girls rejoice and chat
Meebo, the company that powers social interaction through instant messaging and group chat on its own and partner sites, has partnered with Hearst Magazines Digital Media, a unit of Hearst Magazines. Seventeen.com and Popularmechanics.com are two of the digital media properties that are integrating Meebo’s… Continue Reading
Cox Enterprises buys ad network builder Adify for $300M
updated after reaching CEO Russ Fradin and Cox Chief Financial Officer John Dyer
Adify, whose software helps companies build their own advertising networks, has been acquired by media company Cox Enterprises for $300 million, according to various sources.
We’ve since confirmed the acquisition with CEO Russ Fradin… Continue Reading
BroadLogic Network raises $17M more for cable provider chip
BroadLogic Network Technologies, a San Jose, Calif. company that makes a video-processing chip that lets cable providers upgrade their networks to provide faster internet access and more high-definition television content, has raised a $17 million round of financing.
Comcast, the nation’s leading cable provider, led the… Continue Reading
Veoh, the high-quality video sharing site, raises $26M
(Updated with Comscore and Hitwise stats, which show Veoh’s numbers lower than the company states; also updated with a fuller list of investors)
Veoh, the San Diego video-sharing site backed by former Disney exec Michael Eisner, has raised another $26 million in funding, giving it a… Continue Reading
Ad network Adify gets $19M to build out vertical ad network model
Adify, the Belmont, Calif. company offering an online advertising network product that charges a lower fee to publishers, said it has raised $19 million in a second round of financing today.
That’s a lot of cash, but is probably necessary to keep Adify in the running,… Continue Reading
Cable networks supplier, Bigband, files for $140M IPO
BigBand Networks, a Redwood City, Calif. company that sells technology to cable operators so they can offer video, voice and data services, has filed to go public and raise up to $140 million in common stock.
The company has raised about $100 million in financing since… Continue Reading