Venture Capital/Finance

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.

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.

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

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.

Undertone Acquires Argentinian Startup Sparkflow

Undertone, a company that creates digital advertising solutions for brands, has announced the acquisition of argentinian Sparkflow, an all-in-one platform for cross-screen rich media advertising. The transaction accelerates Undertone’s core capability of bringing unique, high impact formats to market and simplifies the process of building cross-screen advertisements, opening up new creative possibilities for marketers and agencies.The acquisition signifies Cygnus Capital, venture capital firm focused on digital economy, first important achievement.

Extreme Reach Acquires Talent Partners

What: Video ad delivery firm Extreme Reach has completed the acquisition of Talent Partners, provider of business affairs solutions for advertisers and agencies, from The Carlyle Group and other

SITO Mobile to acquire recently bankrupt Hipcricket

SITO Mobile Ltd., a mobile engagement platform provider, has announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Hipcricket Inc., mobile engagement and analytics, for US $4.5 million in cash, to acquire substantially all of its assets.

Deezer acquires mostly Hispanic targeted Muve Music Service from Cricket (AT&T)

France-based music streaming service Deezer, which competes with Spotify, has acquired the assets of Muve music from Cricket, the wireless carrier acquired by AT&T in 2014 for US$1.2 billion, and it will now partner with AT&T to sell Deezer music services to Cricket subscribers. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.

WPP’s Mindshare and Possible to launch Content+

WPP’s  media agency Mindshare and digital shop Possible have joined forces to create a new unit called Content+, a content group  production hub that brings creative, production, data, technology and media under the same umbrella.