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NewsWhip Raise $6.4 million from Tribal Ventures, AP and Cantor Fitzgerald

Content analytics firm NewsWhip has raised a US$6.4 million Series A funding round led by Tribal Ventures, with participation by The Associated Press, clients of Cantor Fitzgerald, The Asahi Shimbun and existing investors.Series A Funding Round Will Be Used to Develop the Company’s Data-Driven Storytelling Technology for Leading Newsrooms and Agencies.

Xaxis Acquires Triad Retail Media

WPP’S global programmatic media and technology platform Xaxis has acquired Triad Retail Media, a leading digital retail media specialist in the US.Triad Retail Media recently launched a Hispanic owned ad network.

Mobile Marketing Platform AppLovin Valued at US $1.4 billion

Independent mobile marketing platform AppLovin has entered into a definitive agreement with Orient Hontai Capital, a private equity investment firm in China in a deal valued at US$1.4 billion.AppLovin will continue its standard operations, maintaining its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California and servicing its customers globally.

Miami Tech Investors Provide LatAm Entrepreneurs with Path to Growth

We sit down with Raul Moas, the managing director of Accelerated Growth Partners (APG), a Miami-based angel investor network that provides capital to entrepreneurs in Miami, to discuss the city’s exciting startup scene, and how it has fostered the growth of Latin American businesses.

Verizon Buys Yahoo: 8 Things You Need to Know

Yahoo Inc might be rewieving Verizon Communications Inc final bids to buy its core business for US$5 billion.The deal would boost Verizon’s AOL internet business and give the company access to Yahoo’s advertising technology tools, as well other assets such as search, mail, messenger and real estate.

NBCUniversal Buys DreamWorks Animation for US$3.8 Billion

NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast Corporation, has announced the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation for US$3.8 billion.Following the completition of the transaction, expected to close by the end of 2016, DreamWorks Animation become part of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and DreamWorks Animation CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg will become Chairman of DreamW

Verizon and Hearst Buy Complex and Expand Millennial Video

Verizon and Hearst have entered into an agreement to jointly acquire Complex (the “Company”) in a 50/50 ownership structure.The deal follows Verizon and Hearst’s agreement in March to form Verizon Hearst Media Partners to develop new digital video channels as well as recent investments in AwesomenessTV.

Yahoo to Shut Down 7 of Its 11 Digital Magazines

Yahoo is shuttering of 7 of Its 11 Digital Magazines: Yahoo Food, Health, Parenting, Makers, Travel, Autos and Real Estate.The company is planning to focus on its’ four remaining verticals: News, Sports, Finance and Lifestyle, after a rough 2015.

RTL Group Expands in Online Video, Leads VideoAmp US$15M Series A

Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup VideoAmp, a screen optimization platform for the TV and video ecosystem, has announced a US$15M Series A funding round led by RTL Group, the European entertainment network. This investment brings VideoAmp’s total funding to US$17.2M and will help the company rapidly accelerate development and drive adoption of its unique platform.