As Ballmer continues pursuit of Yahoo, former AOL chief sees burst of consolidation.
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The aging software giant and the fading Internet pioneer are looking at other options beyond a merger.
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Microsoft said to have approached Time Warner and News Corp. about a plan to split Yahoo assets.
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Mission, Mohr Davidow back social site with overtones of talk radio and reality TV.
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Firm bets on new media stealth start-up and the execution of former Intermix executive Sherman Atkinson.
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Despite heady valuation after funding round, Nye says there are no plans for an IPO cashout.
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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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News Corp's social-networking destination announces plans to sell more merchandise through the site.
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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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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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Web media syndication company goes for estimated $50-60 million.
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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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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 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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News Corp., home of cheeseburger-obsessed Homer Simpson and rock'n'rolling MySpace, acquires online center of spiritual healing.
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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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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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Lulu sues Hulu, claiming video site owned by NBC and News Corp. infringes on web publisher’s trademark.
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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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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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