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NBC-iVillage Term Sheet: Six Serious Bidders; Hearst Issue Predominant - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 14 Apr 2006 12:05 PM PST

iVillage has called for a shareholder meeting on May 12, and has filed a detailed SEC document about its acquisition with NBC, including the term sheet and all the drama…

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10-K Watch: iVillage-Hearst Relationship; Other Details - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 18 Mar 2006 08:04 PM PST

Some more details on the iVillage acquisition by NBC Universal, and IVIL’s deal with Hearst and how it will change, in iVillage’s 10-K annual report, filed with SEC earlier this…

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NBC’s 2006 Digital Revs: $100 Million; iVillage Will Double It - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 08 Mar 2006 09:05 PM PST

Continuing coverage of the NBC-iVillage deal: NBC already has a Web presence through its interest in MSNBC.com, which it co-owns with Microsoft, along with promotional sites for its TV channels,…

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NBCU-IVIL: Not Just For Women - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 07 Mar 2006 12:04 PM PST

I wrote about this a little yesterday but it’s worth another look. NBC Universal is buying a “top women’s online community” and “one of the nation’s most successful online destinations…

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NBCU-IVIL: Hearst Signs Voting Agreement; Other Fine Print Filed With The SEC - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Mar 2006 10:05 AM PST

Updated, read below: Largest IVIL shareholder Hearst Communications, whichs owns about 25 percent of the outstanding shares, is on board with the sale of iVillage to NBCU. A voting agreement…

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iVillage Wooing Game: Recent History Through Links - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 06 Mar 2006 07:04 AM PST

To start with, read our dedicated iVillage page..it has all iVillage related news for the last three years...and then some relevant links over the last year or so which highlights…

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NBCU-IVIL:  A Digital Rallying Event For NBCU; Webcast Audio - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Mar 2006 06:04 AM PST

Some quick notes from the press call with NBCU Chairman and CEO Bob Wright, Beth Comstock, president, NBCU Digital Media and Market Development; Jeff Zucker, CEO, NBCU Television Group and…

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NBCU-IVIL: NBC U Acquires iVillage For About $600 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 06 Mar 2006 04:04 AM PST

Updated: Leading online women’s site iVillage has been on the market for a while and it finally found the right fit—at a price that’s a couple of hundred million lower…

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iVillage To Relaunch Women.com As Vertical Search Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 16 Feb 2006 01:03 PM PST

Going through the iVillage conference call transcript (on Internet Stock Blog), this seemed kinda interesting: it plans to relaunch Women.com, a site is bought in 2001 for $47 million and…

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iVillage Feeding Frenzy: Bids Could Come Lower, Says Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 15 Feb 2006 01:03 PM PST

It is all a game: everyone knows it, and games it their way. And us journos are the chess pieces in that game. Lest you think I have gone off…

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Earnings: IVIL Net Income Triples In 4Q05; Revenues Up 65 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 13 Feb 2006 01:03 PM PST

Work in progress. 4Q05 net income for iVillage Inc. more than tripled over the previous year to $8.8 million, or 12 cents a share, from $2.4 million, or 3 cents…

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Earnings: iVillage’s Q3 Income Doubles - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 08 Nov 2005 12:13 PM PST

iVillage, the women-focused portal which has been the subject of a sale speculation, reported its Q3 earnings today: its revenues totaled $22.6 million, a 35% increase when compared to revenues…

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Sale Sign On iVillage? - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 02 Nov 2005 05:12 PM PST

The FT is reporting that iVillage has hired investment banker JP Morgan Chase to scope a sale for up to $700 million. Of course, News Corp. and Viacom are mentioned…

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iVillage Replaces Google With Yahoo, For Paid Search - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 17 Aug 2005 12:09 PM PST

iVillage has tied up with Yahoo Search Marketing (fka Overture) to deploy sponsored search and other search solutions on the iVillage network. This replaces Google, which iVillage had been using…

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Earnings: iVillage Still in Net Loss; Revenues Increase - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 02 Aug 2005 01:10 PM PST

iVillage, the woman-focused portal company, reported a Q2 net loss of $0.3 million, compared to net income of $0.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Included in the second quarter 2005…

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iVillage On Why It Missed Q1 - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 12 May 2005 06:06 PM PST

iVillage, which missed the earnings number this quarter, has an interesting (and probably dumb) reason for doing so: “One of the biggest challenges we faced during the quarter was the…

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Earnings: Net Loss For iVillage - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 04 May 2005 03:06 PM PST

iVillage reported overall 1Q05 revenues or $17.3 million, up 11 percent compared with $15.5 milliin in 1Q04. On its own, iVillage.com was responsible for $12.056 million, up 40 percent from…

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IVillage Posts Profit But Loses Wal-Mart - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 01 Nov 2004 05:12 PM PST

iVillage’s Q3 results were sweet, but came with a downer...it swung to a profit, but reported that Wal-Mart decided not to continue a collaboration that was a key source of…

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iVillage’s Revenue Increase; Posts Small Profit - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 04 Aug 2004 12:09 AM PST

For iVillage, Q2 revenues were $16.5 million, a 25% increase when compared to revenues of $13.2 million for the same period one year ago. It had a small net income…

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iVillage Sees $58.4 Million Proceeds From Offering - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 30 Jun 2004 10:06 AM PST

iVillage expects to raise net proceeds of $58.4 million from an offering of its common stock.  The company said 11 million shares were being offered at $6 per share. iVillage…

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iVillage Commences Stock Offering - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 17 Jun 2004 11:07 AM PST

iVillage is commencing a public offering of 9.5 million shares of its common stock.

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IVillage Files $125 Million Stock Shelf - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 14 Apr 2004 05:05 PM PST

Online women’s network iVillage has filed with the SEC to occasionally sell up to $125 million in common stock… the shelf registration statement includes another 1.6 million shares that may…

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iVillage Launches Role-Playing Game Online - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 28 Mar 2004 07:04 PM PST

(via Boing-Boing): iVillage, the women-focused portal, will launch a massively multiplayer role-playing online game, called Paradise Island, in assocation with gaming company There, Inc. This would be an interesting departure…

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iVillage Breaks Through - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 04 Feb 2004 10:03 AM PST

Motley Fool thinks iVillage is set to roar, based on its Q4 results released yesterday..."Naturally, iVillage isn’t there yet. It’s just getting started with the vindication process, and it will…

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iVillage Revs Increase 16%; Registers a Profit - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 03 Feb 2004 03:03 PM PST

Q4 revenues for the wonmen’s portal iVillage came in at $15.9 million, a 16% increase from $13.7 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income was $0.3 million, compared to a…

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