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• Huffington Post Closes $25 Million Third Round; Plans Include 'Focused Acquisitions'

  Content Next - 2008-12-01

  After weeks of denials and "no comments," political blog The Huffington Post has closed a $25 million third round funding from Oak Investment Partners, the company said in an emailed press release this morning. The company said it planned to use the proceeds to support general growth efforts and...

  Tags: Acquisition, Round, Advertisement, Softbank Corp., HuffPo, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Communications, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital, David Kaplan

• INTENT MediaWorks Closes $10 Million in Series B Funding

  - 2007-04-16

  Capital to accelerate growth as INTENT experiences sharp increase in demand for its digital distribution platform among content owners and advertisers ATLANTA -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: INTENT MEDIAWORKS CLOSES $10 MILLION IN SERIES...

  Tags: advertisement, advertiser, Allen & Co., entertainment, INTERNET, MARKETING, music, network, P2P, Softbank Corp., video

• Softbank and News Corp. to bring MySpace to Asia

  - 2007-01-01

  Japanese firm Softbank and News Corp. plan to bring MySpace, the Internet social networking site, to Asia. MySpace KK will be a 50-50 joint venture. Each firm would invest $5.0 million in the new firm. MySpace's international operations include Britain, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland. Japan's social networking sites are...

  Tags: INTERNET, MARKETING, MySpace, News Corp., Softbank Corp.

• Softbank and News Corp. to bring MySpace to Asia

  - 2006-12-01

  JAPANJapanese firm Softbank and News Corp. plan to bring MySpace, the Internet social networking site, to Asia. MySpace KK will be a 50-50 joint venture. Each firm would invest $5.0 million in the new firm. MySpace's international operations include Britain, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland. Japan's social networking sites are...

  Tags: INTERNET, MARKETING, MySpace, News Corp., Softbank Corp.

• Softbank and News Corp. to bring MySpace to Asia.(JAPAN)(Brief article)

  - 2006-12-01

  Japanese firm Softbank and News Corp. plan to bring MySpace, the Internet social networking site, to Asia. MySpace KK will be a 50-50 joint venture. Each firm would invest $5.0 million in the new firm. MySpace's international operations include Britain, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland. Japan's...

  Tags: MARKETING, MySpace, News Corp., Softbank Corp.

• Murdoch hints at plans for Japanese MySpace

  - 2006-11-06

  TOKYO AFP — News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch has said he is seeking a tie-up in new media with Japan's Softbank amid reports the firms plan a Japanese version of MySpace, the wildly popular US networking website. Los Angeles-based MySpace has exploded in popularity since it was launched in January...

  Tags: INTERNET, Japan, MARKETING, media, MySpace, network, News Corp., Softbank Corp., Tokyo

• Techtarget & Softbank unit launch "Techtarget Japan"

  - 2005-03-31

  TechTarget (Needham, MA) has formed a partnership with ITmedia, Inc., an online media company serving the Japanese IT market and a Softbank Group Tokyo division, to produce TechTarget Japan, a monthly magazine that will deliver localized versions of TechTarget media targeting marketing IT professionals in Japan. Accompanying web sites to...

  Tags: FINANCE, INTERNET, MARKETING, Softbank Corp., Strategy, TechTarget

• TechTarget Partners with ITmedia, Inc., a Softbank Group Company, to Launch TechTarget Japan; TechTarget's Third Asian Licensing Partnership Will Deliver Localized Versions of TechTarget Web Site.

  - 2005-03-15

  NEEDHAM, Mass., Mar 15, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Information technology IT media company TechTarget announced today that it has partnered with ITmedia, Inc., a Softbank Group company and Japan's No. 1 online IT media company, to develop Japanese-language versions of TechTarget media targeting specific...

  Tags: MARKETING, media, partnership, Softbank Corp., Strategy, TechTarget

• E-Book Systems Secures Funding from SOFTBANK Media & Marketing; The Companies Will Create a Joint Venture Company, E-Book Systems Kabushiki Kaisha

  - 2004-11-29

  SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- E-Book Systems, creator of the patented Digital FlipR technology, has entered into a joint venture with Japan's SOFTBANK Media & Marketing Corp. SBMM, a subsidiary of SOFTBANK Corp. SBMM will also invest $3 million in E-Book Systems Private Limited Singapore, which holds a number of patents...

  Tags: marketing, Softbank Corp.

• Cerberus's intent is crucial to victory on Aozora.

  - 2003-03-14

  Mar 13, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) US investment fund Cerberus Partners is likely to buy Softbank Corporation's 48.9 per cent stake in Aozora Bank. The fund must convince the Japanese Financial Services Agency that it intends to be a...

  Tags: Cerberus, FINANCE, MARKETING, Softbank Corp., Sumitomo Corp.