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Swedish publisher Bonnier Corp. has acquired Working Mother Media from MCG Capital and founder Carol Evans. In addition to publishing the Working Mother magazine, the company publishes research like 100 Best Companies for working mothers. Bonnier already publishes Parenting and Baby Talk.
- co-branded free fantasy sports game
- fantasy sports
- fantasy sports product
- Getty Images
- hockey
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- Ian Henderson
- Julian Zmood
- London
- media
- Mobile Music
- National Hockey League
- National Hockey League's online headquarters
- Nokia Music
- online headquarters
- Sony
- Tom Erskine
- Tom McLennan
- United States
- USD
- Vodafone UK
- Yahoo
Everyone, by now, is familiar with Radiohead's no-label, direct-to-fan experiment last year. But a growing number of operators is playing with different interpretations of a thesis that's been around as long as the internet - that the label nowadays is an anachronism, and that bands can finance and release music for themselves…
MySpace's long-awaited music music store is going live tonight at 9:00 PM PT/12:00 AM ET. EMI, the last major holdout among the major labels is now on board, as is major indy The Orchard (NSDQ: ORCD). Because EMI only signed on at the last second, the label's entire catalog will not be available tonight, says SAI's Peter Kafka. MySpace Music, owned by News Corp.
- audio streaming
- digital music devices
- e-commerce
- e-commerce offerings
- e-commerce opportunities
- e-commerce solution
- EMI Music
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- http://www.myspace.com/music
- Ian Henderson
- Julian Zmood
- London
- Los Angeles
- McDonald's
- Mobile Music
- More MySpace Music
- MP3
- music e-commerce
- music services
- MySpace Music
- News Corp.
- Nokia Music
- Peter Kafka
- press@myspace.com
- profile media players
- search capability
- Shortlist
- Sony
- Sony/ ATV Music Publishing
- State Farm
- Tom Erskine
- Tom McLennan
- Toyota
- United States
- Vodafone UK
And to think what they could've gotten from Microsoft… Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), whose stock continues to languish, has hired Bain & Co. to help it "(explore) ways to streamline our processes and bring new agility and efficiency to how we work as an organization." in the words of spokesman Brad Williams, who spoke to Bloomberg.
-- Glam Media: Scott Schiller has been promoted to the new position of EVP of global marketing, where he will lead the U.S. women's ad sales team and report directly to CEO Samir Arora. With over 20 years of ad and sales management experience, Schiller worked at Disney (NYSE: DIS), AOL (NYSE: TWX) and MTV, among other companies.
- AOL
- Arnold Worldwide
- Berkeley
- Berlin
- Boston
- Brian Krick
- Canaan Partners
- Curtis Veibranz
- Daniel Ciporin
- Disney
- Don Mathis
- Europe
- Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet
- HBO International
- http://contentnext.com/econmusic
- Ian Henderson
- John Avondolio
- Julian Zmood
- London
- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
- Microsoft
- Mobile Music
- MTV
- New England
- New England research facility
- Nokia Music
- Peer39
- Rob Wilson
- Ron Wessels
- Samir Arora
- Scott Schiller
- Shopping.com
- Sony
- Thomas Mueller
- Time Inc.
- Time Warner
- Tom Erskine
- Tom McLennan
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vodafone UK
- Warren Lee
- Yahoo
- Zanox
It looks like perpetually almost-for-sale social news site Digg is going to stay solo for awhile… The SF-based company has just announced a big, $28.7 million third round led by Highland Capital Partners. The company has now raised $40 million, having last raised $8.5 million in late 2006. The current round includes past backers Greylock Partners, Omidyar Network and SVB Capital.
- Greylock Partners
- Highland Capital Partners
- http://contentnext.com/econmusic
- Ian Henderson
- Jay Adelson
- Julian Zmood
- Kevin Rose
- London
- Mobile Music
- Nokia Music
- Omidyar Network
- publisher analytics tools
- San Francisco
- social news site
- Sony
- SVB Capital
- Tom Erskine
- Tom McLennan
- USD
- user-gen site
- Vodafone UK
[In progress] Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) unveiled its new ad targeting solution as "a seminal event" and a "tranformative development" in online advertising. Seeking to tie the new product to the time when TV went from black and white to color, Jon Hamm, who plays "Don Draper" on AMC's Mad Men, was picked to emcee the event.
- ad agencies
- ad networks
- ad targeting solution
- advertising infrastructure
- Dean Singleton
- http://contentnext.com/econmusic
- Ian Henderson
- Jerry Yang
- Jon Hamm
- Julian Zmood
- London
- media world
- MediaNews Group
- Mobile Music
- money online—which
- Nokia Music
- online advertising
- online newspaper revenues
- online newspapers
- Panama
- San Jose Mercury News
- Sony
- Sue Decker
- Tom Erskine
- Tom McLennan
- USD
- Vodafone UK
- Yahoo
Business social networking software firm Telligent has received a big $20 million from Intel Capital, the venture arm of Intel (NSDQ: INTC). The Dallas, TX-based company has completed an initial tranche with Intel, with the remainder of its stake to be acquired within 12 months subject to certain closing conditions.
- Business social networking software
- Dallas
- Dell
- http://contentnext.com/econmusic
- Ian Henderson
- Intel
- Intel Capital
- Julian Zmood
- London
- Microsoft
- Mobile Music
- National Football League
- Nokia Music
- Rob Howard
- social computing platform
- Sony
- Telligent
- Texas
- Tom Erskine
- Tom McLennan
- USD
- Vodafone UK
- Web discussions