Not necessarily a secret, but Verisign is divesting of its “non-core” businesses, and has done some of them, but is now hitting road bumps in selling off some of the…

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The funding for Chinese online video sites just keep on coming: Beijing-based online video portal LeTV.com has received a first round investment of about $7.7 million, led by Shenzhen Capital…

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TokBox, the provider of a simple video chatting service, has raised a $10 million second round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from past backer Sequoia. The company was…

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Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) reported better than expected profits this morning, helped in part by solid digital growth. In its 10-Q, the company provides some detail on its investment…

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Ultizen, a Shanghai and LA-based provider of videogame development outsourcing services, has raised a $6 million second round led by PAC-LINK (Taiwan), along with Japan Asia Investment and CyberAgent. The…

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750 Industries, a stealthy SF-based startup, has raised a $1 million first round from Ron Conway, Maples Investments and Baseline Ventures, TechCrunch reported. What’s the company do? Not clear. It’s…

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Flypaper, a service for helping people easily make online presentations, has raised a $3.5 million second round from Sierra Ventures and SCF Arizona. Both firms participated in the company’s initial…

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Eye-Fi, a company out of Mountain View, Calif. has raised $11 million in a second round of funding. Translink Capital and LMS Capital led the round with existing investors Opus…

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Internet Brands buys in bulk. In April, the internet holding company announced it was buying five sites. In February it bought nine. Today it’s picking up 12, as it expands…

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After Google (NSDQ: GOOG) completed its acquisition of DoubleClick earlier this year, it announced plans to divest itself of Performics, the search marketing firm that came with the package. That…

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News filtering and aggregation site SkyGrid, based in Sunnyvale, CA, has raised a relatively big $11 million second round of funding. The round was led by RRE Ventures, with previous…

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Chinese online media holding firm Koolanoo Group has received a biggish $25 million in its third round of funding, even as it announced a planned IPO on the Hong Kong…

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Last week we reported that FanLib, the Los Angeles-based community site dedicated to showcasing fan fiction, was shutting down, even though it was in the process of being bought by…

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Some acquisitions barely need explanations. That’s not always the case when Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Interactive Media opens the virtual checkbook; people are still asking me about Plaxo and today’s announcement…

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CDBaby, one of the largest online sellers of music for indie bands, has finally been sold, to CD and DVD duplicator Disc Makers. The deal also includes CD Baby’s online…

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So DailyCandy finally got bought, but the rumors have persisted for years. Here’s our compilation in links: -- DailyCandy.com Expands Focus On Kids; Launching Five Local Kids’ Editions -- Pilot…

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This time the rumors were true, at least when it comes to the sale if not the price: e-mail service DailyCandy, the equivalent of an all-day sucker when it comes…

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Education.com, an education info site for parents, has raised a $9.75 million second round led by California Technology Ventures, along with past backers Azure Capital Partners and TeleSoft Partners. The…

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Canadian media firm Rogers has acquired PoolExpert, a Toronto-based fantasy sports site. The site offers a paid hosting and management servicefor NHL, MLB and Formula 1 fantasy leagues. Founded in…

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BitGravity, the much-hyped content delivery network startup based in Burlingame, CA, has closed a $2.5 million “seed” round, from Allen & Co. and Sling founder and CEO Blake Krikorian. The…

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WePlay, the community and youth sports site incubated out of CAA, has raised an $8.6 million second round led by Deep Fork Capital. Past backer FirstMark Capital (fka Pequot Ventures)…

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Original post: July 29th, ‘08: Six Degrees Games, a stealthy online gamer, has raised a $7 million first round, according to the PwC MoneyTree Report, socalTech reported. The investors were…

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ESPN (NYSE: DIS) is buying Racing-Live.com, an independent motorsports site founded way back in 1995. Racing-Live.com claims three million monthly uniques and has four sites - F1-Live.com, Moto-Live.com, Rally-Live.com and…

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Thwarted in its attempt to acquire the company outright, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) management is getting serious about finding ways to lift the company’s sagging share price. CEO Jim Dolan indicated…

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As expected, Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE). and Bertelsmann AG have reached an agreement that has Sony buying Bertelsmann’s 50 percent stake in Sony BMG for $1.2 billion. The music company…

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