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Report: Veoh Assets Go To Qlipso

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The assets of ill-fated online video site Veoh have reportedly been sold to 2Peer Ltd., operator of media site Qlipso , according to a report from VentureWire. Veoh filed for bankruptcy in February, after burning through over $70M in venture funding. Tags: qlipso 2peer acquisition merger veoh. READ MORE>>.

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Veoh In International Partnership

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Los Angeles- and San Diego-based Veoh Networks, a provider of Internet video sharing services, said today that it has entered into a partnership with Axel Springer Digital TV Guide GmbH. According to Veoh, Axel Springer is in a strategic international partnership with the firjm, specifically in Germany.

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StockTwits Names COO

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San Diego-based StockTwits , the online social media service focused on trading stock tips and information, has named Francisc Costello as Chief Operating Officer. Costello was most recently COO at Veoh Networks, and has also served at Akonix Systems, Entrypoint, and McKinsey & Company.

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Adconion Names Wiseman North American COO

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Adconion Media Group , the online advertising network firm which has its North American headquarters in Santa Monica, said today that it has named Bruce Wiseman as Chief Operating Officer for North America. He also has served as SVP Finance and Operations at Veoh Networks, and roles at Yahoo!

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BUZZMEDIA Boosts Sales Efforts With Hires

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Wiedre joins from Heavy.com, and had also worked at Veoh Networks and Flavorpill. BUZZ MEDIA is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Focus Ventures, NEA, Redpoint Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Universal Music Group. Tags: buzzmedia buzz media celebuzz celebrity news publishing executive. READ MORE>>.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. Initially it was a UGC site that competed with sites like YouTube and Veoh. Why do you think Veoh didn’t succeed? (40:30 Do you think the impact of social media is effecting Google’s search business?

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Interview with Richard Yen, Saban Ventures

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In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. Richard Yen: We're fairly broad in respect to digital media.