Media / Streaming
Limelight completes acquisition of Yahoo’s Edgecast, rebrands as Edgio
Edgio, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGIO), the globally-scaled software solutions provider powering secure seamlessly integrated delivery, applications and streaming experiences at the edge, announced on Thursday the successful completion of Limelight’s acquisition of Edgecast. The combined company will operate as Edgio, delivering significantly increased scale and scope…
Indonesia’s Vidio secures $45M funding led by DSSA
Vidio, an Indonesia-based over-the-top (OTT) platform owned by PT Surya Citra Media Tbk and part of PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk (Emtek Group) said Tuesday it has secured an additional investment of $45 million from several strategic investors. PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa Tbk (DSSA), a business pillar of Sinarmas Group, through its subsidiary, PT DSST Mas…
Hivestack and Yahoo announce strategic global programmatic DOOH partnership
Yahoo and Hivestack, a programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH) ad tech company, have today announced a strategic global partnership to connect its technologies and enable premium, programmatic DOOH cross-channel media campaigns on a global scale.
Indonesian content platform IDN Media launches $3.5M fund for livestreamers
Indonesia-based content platform IDN Media announced Tuesday that it has launched a 50 billion Rupiah ($3.5 million) IDN Live Streamer fund to build the streamers ecosystem in IDN Live. The fund is an initiative by IDN Live to give appreciation to the streamers and to empower them in their journey as live streamers.
Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200M in Forbes
Binance will make a $200 million strategic investment in United States (US) media firm Forbes. The strategic investment will be through Binance’s assumption of subscription agreements representing $200 million of commitments in the $400 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) that was previously announced along with Forbes’ intention to go public…
Taiwan podcast firm SoundOn Global receives strategic investment From Taiwan Mobile
SoundOn Global has received a strategic investment from Taiwan’s telecommunications group Taiwan Mobile.
Malaysian content aggregator Newswav raises $1.43M in new Series A funding led by OSK Ventures to drive content, user growth
Newswav has raised RM6 million in its latest Series A funding led by OSK Ventures International Berhad (OSKVI) to further strengthen its market-leader position and drive user penetration in key market segments. As part of its expansion plans, part of its funds will be used towards user acquisition, strengthening their leadership in the content aggregation…
US and Taiwan-based Viewabo raises $1.77M in seed round led by Hive Ventures
Viewabo has raised $1.77 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Hive Ventures. The round also saw participation from 500 Global, Draper Associates and other investors. Viewabo will use the funds to focus on product development and expand beyond real-time use cases, penetrate new markets in the US and the Asia-Pacific – especially for small-…
Striking while the iron is hot: The Philippine venture scene is heating up and getting hotter
TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines will delve into why Filipino entrepreneurs and founders are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this second part, we explore the rise in Series B (and now, C) fundraising rounds out of the Philippines in 2021, and what it signals for the startup ecosystem as a whole. Seven founders share how much…
ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Finalists – GreenTech & Sustainable Tech and Internet Solutions
We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - GreenTech & Sustainable Tech and Internet Solutions for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.
