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Tesco Fast Forwards Into Movie Streaming With Majority Stake In Blinkbox

Apr 20, 2011 7:44 AM

Didn’t see this one coming at all. UK movie streaming service Blinkbox has been an obvious acquisition target, particularly following the sale of competitor Lovefilm to Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), but Tesco? Then again, it makes perfect sense for the UK biggest retailer, particularly given its search for an Amazon-meets-Walmart online…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Media & Publishing, TV, Companies, Amazon, YouView, Countries, Europe, UK, blinkbox, eden ventures, michael cornish, nordic venture partners, tesco

The Filter Takes On More Funding For Content Recommendation

Mar 17, 2011 8:21 AM

Fresh from SXSW, The Filter content recommendation engine has taken on a third venture funding to roll out in America. It is thought to be same region as a round raised in Feb 2009, for about £800,000 ($1.3 million).

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Media & Publishing, TV, eden ventures, peter gabriel, the filter

BaseKit Attracts $2.6 Million To Turn Images In To Websites

Jun 15, 2010 7:00 PM

BaseKit, a production platform that turns Photoshop templates in to websites, has attracted a $2.6 million first venture round to launch its service in the U.S. and UK. The money is coming from We7 and Huddle backer Eden Ventures and from the UK’s National Endowment for Science, Technology and the…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, basekit, eden ventures, nesta

Group Collab Service Huddle Raises $10.2 Million For U.S. Drive

May 18, 2010 4:24 AM

London-based Huddle, a software-as-a-service team web collaboration tool, says it’s raised million in VC funds to try making an entry to the U.S. market. The money sees Huddle open a San Francisco office, managed by co-founder Andy McLoughlin, and is led by Matrix Partners along with previous investors Eden Ventures,…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Community, eden ventures, huddle, matrix partners

Media Recommendation Firm TheFilter Gets More Money From Peter Gabriel

Feb 18, 2009 8:57 AM

Music and digital media recommendation service and tech firm TheFilter, based in Bath, UK, has received more funding from musician Peter Gabriel, though the amount was not disclosed and others, for a total of $1.2 million. The round was led by current investors Gabriel and Eden Ventures, and also attracted…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, eden ventures, peter gabriel, thefilter

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