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LiveUniverse Buys Online Movie Ad Network Peerflix

Sep 7, 2008 10:05 PM

LiveUniverse, the online media holding company, is continuing its streak of picking up assets on the cheap, and has now bought Peerflix, an online DVD trading service which morphed into an online advertising network focused on movie watchers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peerflix received two rounds of…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Movies, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, liveuniverse, peerflix

Personalized Homepage PageFlakes Bought by LiveUniverse

Apr 18, 2008 7:00 AM

LiveUniverse, the online media firm operated by Brad Greenspan, has made another small acquisition: it has bought the troubled online personalized homepage firm Pageflakes. The transaction was a combination of cash and stock, but further terms were not disclosed. Recently LU bought the online video site Revver. Pageflakes was launched…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, balderton capital, liveuniverse, pageflakes

LiveUniverse Looking To Acquire Video Site Stage6… Which Has Been Shut Down

Mar 8, 2008 11:44 AM

This is a new one even for Brad Greenspan… after having established a reputation for attempting to thwart deals (News Corp.-MySpace, News Corp.- Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS), Linktone (NSDQ: LTON) -PT Media Nusantra Citra), now he’s trying to stop a site from closing down. His company LiveUniverse has made a…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Video, divx, liveuniverse, revver, stage6

It’s Official: Revver Bought By LiveUniverse; MySpace Blamed For Video Site’s Struggles

Mar 4, 2008 2:53 PM

After everyone and their mother in law reported on it, LiveUniverse has made it official: it has bought the online video site Revver. Rumors of the off-again-on-again deal have been floating for a while, as Revver saw its cash base and its value. The official price tag wasn’t announced, though…

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LiveUniverse Buys Video Sharing Site Revver Out Of Its Misery

Feb 14, 2008 6:42 PM

Rumors have been floating for a while, and the now-on-now-off deal is finally happening: the troubled online video sharing pioneer Revver is being bought by Brad Greenspan video sharing service LiveUniverse, reports NTV. No wording on the price, but would be in the low single digital millions, if that. Revver…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Video, liveuniverse, revver

Revver Almost Out Of Money, LiveUniverse Acquisition Deal Is Off

Feb 6, 2008 9:04 AM

Revver, the online video sharing site based in Los Angeles, is almost out of money, after failing to secure more funding, we learned through sources. The company had an acquisition offer on the table, from Brad Greenspan’s LiveUniverse, from what we know, but now News.com reports that the deal never…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Video, liveuniverse, revver

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