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Industry Moves: Joost; Trinity Mirror; Orange Digital

By Ingrid Lunden Jul. 22, 2011, 8:34pm Comments Off

– Joost: The P2P online premium video streaming company Joost, founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are no longer involved but it’s… Read More »

Video: Zennström, Parker On Innovation And Pushing Legal Boundaries

By Robert Andrews May. 26, 2011, 1:19pm Comments Off

KaZaA and Napster helped destroy entertainment industry value. Now their co-founders have invested in building legal subscription offerings.… Read More »

In The Mobile Music Landgrab, Rdio Signs On With Verizon

By Ingrid Lunden May. 4, 2011, 5:42pm Comments Off

As big guns like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) reportedly gear up to launch their own music streaming services, the smaller sta… Read More »

Angry Birds’ Rovio Raises $42 Million From Accel And Skype Founders

By Ingrid Lunden Mar. 10, 2011, 7:05pm Comments Off

Big news today from Rovio, the Finland-based developers behind the hugely successful Angry Birds mobile game: the company has picked up $42… Read More »

Rdio: Funded To The Tune Of $17.5 Million; Warner Records’ Cavallo On Board

By Ingrid Lunden Feb. 3, 2011, 6:51pm Comments Off

Last week we wrote about how social music service Rdio was picking up a round of funding from Mangrove Capital Partners. Today the company o… Read More »

Skype Founders’ Music Venture Rdio Gets Funded By Mangrove Capital

By Ingrid Lunden Jan. 28, 2011, 8:29pm 1 Comment

The mobile music space has just picked up a bit more capital: Rdio, music discovery and sharing startup, has raised financing from Mangrove… Read More »

Skype Co-Founders Raise $165 Million For New Fund — Short Of Initial Goal

By Joseph Tartakoff Mar. 22, 2010, 8:05am Comments Off

Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis have raised $165 million for their second venture fund which will mainly back European h… Read More »