Archive for 'Finance Deals' Category
UMG and XM Resolve Legal Battle
20 December 2007Universal Music Group and XM Satellite Radio have resolved their legal battle over the Pioneer Inno portable satellite receiver.
The suit began in the spring of 2006, when the RIAA deemed an XM receiver made by Pioneer a form of copyright infringement. The device in question was the Inno, which is capable of recording up to […]
Mobile Media Minigrams
8 December 2007Buzzwire
Buzzwire, which provides streaming audio, video and radio to mobile phones, has secured $8 million in second-round financing led by Sequel Venture partners. Prior investors Matrix Partners and Spark Capital also participated. Sequel’s Ron Bernal is joining Buzzwire’s board as a result of the investment.
QD3 Entertainment, Helio
Urban content producer and aggregator QD3 Entertainment and Helio […]
Google Confirms It Will Bid on Wireless Spectrum
8 December 2007- Will Bid Alone
Google this week confirmed that it will indeed bid on wireless spectrum in the US on January 28, starting at $4.6 billion. The spectrum could be used to build an open access wireless network that would compete with the more closed cellular networks that the likes of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and […]