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Maker Studios Acquired By Disney For $500M

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According to The Walt Disney Company, the deal will provide it with "advanced technology and business intelligence" around consumers'' interaction with short form, online videos. content hollywood network youtube acquisition merger disney studios maker' Maker operates a network of YouTube content channels--over 55,000--which gets 5.5

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Connectifier Acquired By LinkedIn

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Connectifier's angel investors also included Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. In a loss for Orange County's technology industry, Connectifier said that much of its team is relocating to the Bay Area as part of the acquisition. READ MORE>>.