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Wave of Media M&A Forecast

As Ballmer continues pursuit of Yahoo, former AOL chief sees burst of consolidation.
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Microsoft, Yahoo Explore Alternatives

The aging software giant and the fading Internet pioneer are looking at other options beyond a merger.
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Yahoo Shares Leap on Deal Talk

Microsoft said to have approached Time Warner and News Corp. about a plan to split Yahoo assets.
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SodaHead Lands a Fizzy $8.4M

Mission, Mohr Davidow back social site with overtones of talk radio and reality TV.
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Austin Ventures Makes $50M Wager

Firm bets on new media stealth start-up and the execution of former Intermix executive Sherman Atkinson.
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LinkedIn CEO: $1B Just The Start

Despite heady valuation after funding round, Nye says there are no plans for an IPO cashout.
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Battle for Yahoo Heats Up

Time Warner's AOL unit emerges as a partner for Yahoo. Meanwhile, Microsoft enlists the help of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in its hostile bid for Yahoo.
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Media, Internet

MySpace Befriends Merchandise

News Corp's social-networking destination announces plans to sell more merchandise through the site.
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MySpace Pumps Up the Volume to Take on iTunes

News Corp. cuts a deal with three major music companies in bid to milk more revenue from its online social network.
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Yahoo Plays for Time

As talks reportedly progress with Time Warner on a combination with AOL, company moves to forestall a proxy fight with Microsoft.
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Communications, Internet, Finance

Demand Media Picks Pluck

Web media syndication company goes for estimated $50-60 million.
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News Corp. in Yahoo Talks

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is in talks to combine MySpace and other Internet properties with Yahoo to fend off Microsoft's $42.1 billion bid, according to reports.
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BBC's Dr. Who Transports to MySpace

The 85-year-old Beeb, known for its far-flung reporting, is joining the viral generation by placing short-form videos on the social-networking site.
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Macrovision Snaps Up Gemstar-TV Guide

Macrovision agrees to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide for $2.8 billion in cash and stock. Investors, skeptical of its promise to deliver entertainment across consumer devices, send shares of both companies sharply lower in trading.
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Murdoch Believes in Beliefnet

News Corp., home of cheeseburger-obsessed Homer Simpson and rock'n'rolling MySpace, acquires online center of spiritual healing.
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Facebook Befriends New Ad Partners?

Facebook is planning to announce partnerships with leading online media and retail sites to create links between users' web behavior and their personal profile pages, according to sources briefed on the plan.
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News Corp. Won’t Yank iTunes

Rupert Murdoch’s company won’t be pulling TV shows from iTunes anytime soon, but his News Corp. joined in the chorus of those calling for Apple to offer more flexible pricing.
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No Love for Rhymes

Lulu sues Hulu, claiming video site owned by NBC and News Corp. infringes on web publisher’s trademark.
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Media, Internet

Bublicious Video

Paris-based YouTube clone Dailymotion scores $34 million in funding, capping off a gi-normous summer for online video sites that compete with YouTube. How long will the boom last?
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WPP Buys Into MySpace China

Global ad holding company taps into social networking by investing in Chinese venture capital firm China Broadband Capital, which owns part of MySpace China.
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