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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the European advertising network firm which as significant operations in Los Angeles, said today that it has acquired smartclip , a European digital video advertising firm. Adconion said that the acquisition will "significantly strengthen" its position in online video. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen , the video content network operator, said Friday that it has acuqired video game media site ScrewAttack. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Fullscreen, the acquisition will significantly increase its presence in the game industry news and entertainment space.

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MARCH 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning it has expanded into the online learning market, and has acquired Creativebug , an online site which provides educational videos around art and carft instruction. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firm was based in San Francisco. and up per course).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online operator of a network of sites focused on men, announced Friday morning that it has launched a new division focused on CPA, performance marketing. Break Media said that Apogee Media Network will focus on customer acquisition, email marketing, and social media for advertisers, on a CPA-basis.

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MAY 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based online digital media publisher Demand Media keeps on getting bigger and bigger. The company said the growth in revenues came from "strong growth" on its owned & operated content and media properties, plus its acquisition of Creativebug, the arts and crafts instruction site. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp. , the parent firm of AtomicOnline, SheKnows, and a network of other digital media sites, announced this morning that it has acquired two sites-- RealityTea.com , focused on reality entertainment, and WebEcoist.com , a green living site.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Los Angeles-based Total Beauty Media Group , the beauty products focused site founded by Emrah Kovacoglu, has been acquired by Evolve Media , and will become part of Evolve''s TotallyHer division. total beauty evolve media merger acquisition fashion cosmetics women female exit' The two said that Totay Beauty has 3.5

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MAY 11, 2009

Television celebrity Brooke Burke and Internet entrepreneur Lisa Rosenblatt said Monday that they have acquired ModernMom.com , an online site focused on mothers, and relaunched the site--powered in part by content from Demand Media, the online media firm headed by Rosenblatt's husband, Richard Rosenblatt. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2011

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media , the parent firm of Gorilla Nation and AtomicOnline, said this morning that it has acquired WholesomeBabyFood.com , an online site focused on homemade baby food recipes. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media announced this morning that it has acquired FileFront , an online site focused on gaming news and downloads. According to Break Media, it will be investing "significantly" in the editorial on FileFront, and will use the acquisition to add additional premium gaming content to its site.

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JUNE 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based online coupon and deal site Savings.com has been acuqired by Cox Target Media , Cox announced Thursday afternoon. Loren Bendele, founder of Savings.com, continues on at Savings.com after the acquisition. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. households by mail. Savings.com was backed by U.S.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has finally filed for its long awaited IPO. The filing indicates that the total venture capital funding by Demand Media now totals $373.75M, across four rounds of funding. of its revenues came from its Content & Media division, and $47.7M

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APRIL 13, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has sold Cracked , its online humor site, to the E.W. According to Demand Media, the move will give it a "more focused portfolio of businesses", and also "significantly" strengthen its balance sheet. Demand Media acquired Cracked in 2007. Demand Media acquired Cracked in 2007.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Irvine-based Local.com , the online operator of local search advertising sites, said today that it has suspended its acquisition of LEC-billed subscribers, and will focus on providing its own, credit-card local business product, Exact Match. Local.com said it will instead focus on traditional local business products, charged at $1795.00

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Irvine-based Local Corporation , the publisher of online business guides and directories, as well as operator of the Spreebird.com daily deals site, said today that it has launched a new rich media ad platform. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Woo Media , the operator of the online dating site WooMe.com, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Zoosk , the company said Thursday. Woo Media--which had offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London--did not disclose financial terms of the deal.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp. Evolve Media said that it originally acquired SheKnows.com in 2006, when it was a five person company with 600,000 unique visitors per month. Evolve Media said the proceeds for the sale will go into acquiring new websites, and investment in technology.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has been sued by Chip Meyers, the founder of Mania.com, according to a report today from paidContent.org. from Demand, over Demand Media' acquisition of his site in 2007. Tags: demand media lawsuit chip meyers mania merger acquisition legal.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Santa Monica-based Adconion Media Group , an online advertising network, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Joost , the online video site founded by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. Tags: adconion media group advertising joost merger acquisition skype.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates its own Internet advertising network, said this morning that it has acquired Broadband Enterprise (BBE), an online video advertising company. Specific Media said BBE serves more then 300 premium brand advertisers, reaching a network of more than 2,400 sites. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based online matchmaking site eHarmony has been acquired by German company ProSiebenSat.1 1 , ia an acquisition by ProSiebenSat.1 1, the acquisition of eHarmony will help it expand its Commerce segment internationally. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. ProSiebenSat.1

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp. , the online media company that owns AtomicsOnline, Gorilla Nation, and SheKnows, continues to expand its empire, saying this morning that it has acquired pregnancy community BabyandBump.com. Evolve Media said that BabyandBump.com will become part of its Momtastic , its online community for moms.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media is inching closer to its IPO debut, saying in an updated S-1 this morning that it plans to offer 7.5 Demand Media, which is headed by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, operates such sites as eHow and LiveStrong.com. million shares of its common stock in its IPO. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based People Media , which operates an online network of vertically focused dating sites, has been acquired by IAC's Match.com. People Media was owned by American Capital Ltd. People Media was owned by American Capital Ltd. Match.com said that People Media had $11.6M

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MARCH 3, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has acquired CoveritLive , a developer of a live blogging platform used to provide real time commentary, reader polling, and questions and answers on live events. Demand Media was already a strategic investor in CoveritLive. Financial terms of the acquisitoin were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Wittlebee (www.wittlebee.com) announced the acquisition of its own, clothing company--Cottonseed Clothing Company--as it continues to build out its subscription, children's clothing service. and co-founder Sean Percival is a MySpace vet and a familiar face in Southern California's social media circles.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said today in an S-1 filing that it expects its IPO to be between $14.00 Demand Media runs such sites as LiveStrong and eHow, along with a network of other media and content focused sites. and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Shopzilla , the online comparison shopping site owned by Symphony Technology Group (STG), announced today that it has acquired Ventura-based Connexity , the programmatic media buying company led by Dave Gross. connexity shopzilla merger acquisition online advertising fastclick' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based market research provider MarketCast said on Monday that it has acquired Fizziology , a software developer focused on social insights and analytics for the media and entertainment industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based ZAM , a firm which operates an online community of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) gamers, said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired Tankspot , an online site focused on World of Warcraft videos. Tags: tankspot merger acquisition videogame content gamers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Ziff Davis , the publishing arm of Los Angeles-based Internet services firm j2 Global , said Tuesday that it has acquired deal aggregation site TechBargains.com , from Exponential Interactive. Financial terms of the acquisition were not anounced. TechBargains offers up service to help consumers find deals on electronic products.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Creativebug , the online educational video site for the arts and crafts market which was last owned by Otter Media , the joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, has been acquired by Jo-Ann Stores , the arts and crafts retailer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media surged in its IPO debut Wednesday morning on the NYSE, rising as high as $25.00 Demand Media, which is headed by Richard Rosenblatt, operates a network of content focused sites, including LiveStrong.com and eHow. Demand Media is now trading on the NYSE as DMD. in morning trading.

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