Warner Media

Warner Media is a global media and entertainment company that creates, distributes, and showcases premium content from diverse talent to worldwide audiences through its renowned brands such as HBO, Warner Bros., CNN, DC Entertainment, Cartoon Network, and others.

Past deals in Media

You.i TV

Acquisition in 2020
You.i TV is a software provider specializing in solutions for TV and media companies focused on creating cross-platform video applications. The company's enterprise development platform allows for the deployment of video apps across various devices, including mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and Smart TVs, using a single codebase. This approach streamlines the development process, enabling developers to implement app features and user experience modifications efficiently across multiple operating systems. By facilitating quicker deployment and enhancing viewer engagement, You.i TV empowers media companies to deliver tailored app experiences to their audiences.

TWC / The Widget Company

Acquisition in 2020
TWC puts users at the center of an OTT and TV Everywhere world. Working with Next Level Media companies, we design and develop creative solutions for connected TV, game console, set top box and mobile applications which integrate seamlessly – not only with each other but also with everyone’s everyday lives. In doing so, we realize the expectations of consumers for next generation experiences as well as delivering dynamic services and products that propel our clients to ever new heights.

You.i TV

Series C in 2018
You.i TV is a software provider specializing in solutions for TV and media companies focused on creating cross-platform video applications. The company's enterprise development platform allows for the deployment of video apps across various devices, including mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and Smart TVs, using a single codebase. This approach streamlines the development process, enabling developers to implement app features and user experience modifications efficiently across multiple operating systems. By facilitating quicker deployment and enhancing viewer engagement, You.i TV empowers media companies to deliver tailored app experiences to their audiences.

Quibi

Venture Round in 2018
Quibi is a media company that specializes in creating mobile-first video content tailored for smartphones. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Quibi produces a diverse array of original shows, including scripted series, unscripted content, reality programs, documentaries, and daily news and sports segments. The platform is designed for an intuitive user experience, allowing viewers to watch content in both horizontal and vertical formats seamlessly. Quibi's focus is on delivering short-form episodes that aim to entertain, inform, and inspire its audience.

Bustle Digital Group

Series D in 2017
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.

You.i TV

Series B in 2016
You.i TV is a software provider specializing in solutions for TV and media companies focused on creating cross-platform video applications. The company's enterprise development platform allows for the deployment of video apps across various devices, including mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and Smart TVs, using a single codebase. This approach streamlines the development process, enabling developers to implement app features and user experience modifications efficiently across multiple operating systems. By facilitating quicker deployment and enhancing viewer engagement, You.i TV empowers media companies to deliver tailored app experiences to their audiences.

Hulu

Funding Round in 2016
Hulu is an online video streaming service offering a library of television shows, clips, movies, and documentaries. It provides on-demand content and, through a subscription model, access to current and past seasons, original programming, and family-friendly options. The service supports viewing on Internet-connected televisions, Blu-ray players, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, mobile devices, tablets, and other connected platforms, and aggregates content from major networks and studios. Hulu is based in Santa Monica, California, and operates as a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The platform emphasizes a broad, curated catalog drawn from multiple content partners, delivering both mainstream titles and diverse content for broad audiences.

Bustle Digital Group

Series C in 2016
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.

Bustle Digital Group

Series B in 2014
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.

Bustle Digital Group

Series A in 2014
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.

We Heart It (WHI)

Venture Round in 2014
WHI, Inc. operates an image-based social networking platform designed for young people to visually express themselves, discover images and videos, and connect with audiences and brands globally. Founded in 2007 by Fabio Giolito, the platform initially emerged as a tool for his graphic design studies, allowing users to aggregate inspiring images. Officially launched in December 2007, the platform combines features similar to those of Pinterest and Tumblr, appealing to a youthful demographic seeking visual inspiration and social interaction. WHI, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bustle Digital Group

Series A in 2013
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.

Maker Studios

Series C in 2012
Maker Studios, established in 2009 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a media company that empowers artists to create, distribute, and monetize their original content on YouTube. It provides a comprehensive suite of services, including development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing, and merchandise support to its partners. Maker Studios is home to numerous prominent digital stars and content creators, making it a significant player in the online video landscape. It operates as a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

BNI Video

Venture Round in 2010
BNI Video is a software company founded in 2009 that specializes in developing tools and services for video service providers (VSPs) across the cable, telecommunications, and wireless sectors. The company's offerings include a video delivery platform that supports the deployment of next-generation applications, enabling VSPs to efficiently manage and deliver both linear and on-demand content. BNI Video's technology integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructures, allowing providers to enhance their video services with features such as social networking and search capabilities. This results in improved operational efficiency, expanded monetization opportunities, and richer consumer viewing experiences, making it easier for VSPs to navigate the competitive landscape of modern media consumption.

Shed Media

Acquisition in 2010
Shed Media is a creator and distributor of television content. The Group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment and history. Shed Media owns and fully exploits the rights to its extensive program library worldwide, through its in-house distribution company, Outright Distribution.

AdMeld

Series C in 2010
AdMeld is a technology company that specializes in optimizing advertising networks for online publishers. Founded by industry veterans, AdMeld offers a sophisticated platform that enables clients to manage their advertising inventory more effectively, thereby increasing revenue potential. The company's technology monitors client websites, selects the optimal mix of advertisements from various networks and demand sources, and consolidates data into a unified reporting interface. Additionally, AdMeld enforces business rules to prevent channel conflicts and inappropriate ads, ensuring that publishers maintain control over their brand and data. With a diverse clientele that includes prominent names such as Discovery Communications, FOX News, and Hearst Television, AdMeld operates from its headquarters in New York City, with additional offices in London, Berlin, San Francisco, and Toronto.

ScanScout

Series B in 2009
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that connects major advertisers with publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout enables them to generate significant revenue from their video content while ensuring a user-friendly monetization process. For advertisers, the company offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages effectively, thereby maximizing user engagement. Serving hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly, ScanScout ranks among the largest online video networks globally. The company is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Tumri

Venture Round in 2009
Tumri is an online advertising platform that developed an interactive display advertising system. The company provides dynamic media options that integrate and optimize media selection and acquisition within marketing campaigns, transforming display media into a real-time marketing channel to personalize and enhance campaign performance. It supports post-click landing page optimization and offers real-time marketing analytics to simplify campaign launches and reduce time-to-value for dynamic creative campaigns. Tumri's technology enables advertisers to craft targeted messages on-the-fly within ad experiences. The company was acquired by Collective in July 2011.

ScanScout

Series A in 2008
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that connects major advertisers with publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout enables them to generate significant revenue from their video content while ensuring a user-friendly monetization process. For advertisers, the company offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages effectively, thereby maximizing user engagement. Serving hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly, ScanScout ranks among the largest online video networks globally. The company is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Veoh Networks

Series D in 2008
Veoh Networks is an Internet TV service that empowers viewers to discover, watch, and personalize their online video experiences. By utilizing broadband connections, Veoh offers free access to a wide range of content, including popular shows from major networks and independent productions, as well as user-generated videos. The platform serves as an open space for over 100,000 content publishers, from established entertainment brands to independent creators, enabling them to connect with an audience of more than 28 million engaged viewers. Veoh's software, which can be installed on personal computers and Macs, allows users to enjoy television-quality, full-screen video. The company operates out of offices in San Diego and Los Angeles, staffed by a diverse team of professionals from various backgrounds in entertainment and technology. Veoh is privately held and backed by prominent investors in the technology and media sectors.

ScanScout

Venture Round in 2007
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that connects major advertisers with publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout enables them to generate significant revenue from their video content while ensuring a user-friendly monetization process. For advertisers, the company offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages effectively, thereby maximizing user engagement. Serving hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly, ScanScout ranks among the largest online video networks globally. The company is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.

BroadLogic Network Technologies

Venture Round in 2007
BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing and supplying video-processing mixed signal semiconductors for broadband network operators. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides essential technologies that enable services such as video-on-demand, digital video, voice, and high-speed data for consumers. Its flagship product, TeraPIX, is a multi-channel video processor that decodes digital video streams, facilitating both analog and digital service tiers. This technology allows cable-ready devices, including televisions and DVRs, to access a variety of programs. Additionally, BroadLogic develops Wideband Receivers for new subscriber devices and collaborates with key industry partners, enhancing its offerings for system operators and manufacturers. The company also maintains a development center in Beijing, China.

Ripe Digital Entertainment

Series B in 2006
Ripe Digital Entertainment (RDE) is a leader in Video On-Demand (VOD) digital entertainment and the first to develop a multi-platform video network. RDE aggregates and produces short-form video programming targeted at young adult audiences, with simultaneous distribution over cable, broadband, and wireless platforms. RDE pioneered "Connective Advertising (R)" to give marketers and viewers an enhanced video experience across all platforms. The Company is the first to sell television advertising on a cost per view basis, a model normally associated to Google on the Internet.

MediaVast

Series C in 2006
MediaVast provides visual content and related services to print and online media, advertising agencies, broadcast networks, mobile carriers, communication agencies, and other publishing enterprises. It offers a digital photo agency and wire service. The company also provides media companies with access to celebrity, music, and fashion photography. It also operates a stock photo agency that specializes in the licensing and syndication of celebrity portraiture. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Atlanta, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Hamburg, Shanghai, Madrid, and Amsterdam. As of April 25, 2007, MediaVast, Inc. is a subsidiary of Getty Images, Inc.

Veoh Networks

Series B in 2006
Veoh Networks is an Internet TV service that empowers viewers to discover, watch, and personalize their online video experiences. By utilizing broadband connections, Veoh offers free access to a wide range of content, including popular shows from major networks and independent productions, as well as user-generated videos. The platform serves as an open space for over 100,000 content publishers, from established entertainment brands to independent creators, enabling them to connect with an audience of more than 28 million engaged viewers. Veoh's software, which can be installed on personal computers and Macs, allows users to enjoy television-quality, full-screen video. The company operates out of offices in San Diego and Los Angeles, staffed by a diverse team of professionals from various backgrounds in entertainment and technology. Veoh is privately held and backed by prominent investors in the technology and media sectors.

Arroyo Video Solutions

Series B in 2005
Arroyo Video Solutions is a video on demand company based in the United States that specializes in developing innovative video platforms. These platforms enable operators to deliver a range of video applications effectively. The company was acquired by Cisco Systems on August 21, 2006, further enhancing its capabilities and reach within the video services market. Arroyo Video Solutions plays a significant role in streamlining the delivery of video content, catering to the growing demand for on-demand media services.

BroadLogic Network Technologies

Series C in 2004
BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing and supplying video-processing mixed signal semiconductors for broadband network operators. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides essential technologies that enable services such as video-on-demand, digital video, voice, and high-speed data for consumers. Its flagship product, TeraPIX, is a multi-channel video processor that decodes digital video streams, facilitating both analog and digital service tiers. This technology allows cable-ready devices, including televisions and DVRs, to access a variety of programs. Additionally, BroadLogic develops Wideband Receivers for new subscriber devices and collaborates with key industry partners, enhancing its offerings for system operators and manufacturers. The company also maintains a development center in Beijing, China.

Arroyo Video Solutions

Series A in 2004
Arroyo Video Solutions is a video on demand company based in the United States that specializes in developing innovative video platforms. These platforms enable operators to deliver a range of video applications effectively. The company was acquired by Cisco Systems on August 21, 2006, further enhancing its capabilities and reach within the video services market. Arroyo Video Solutions plays a significant role in streamlining the delivery of video content, catering to the growing demand for on-demand media services.

ContentGuard

Venture Round in 2004
ContentGuard is a company specializing in digital content protection, originating from research at Xerox. It offers innovative technologies designed to provide privacy and control over digital files, catering primarily to technology companies. With a focus on simplicity, ContentGuard enables users to easily secure and share their photos and documents without the need for complex sign-ups or passwords. The company's technology has been instrumental in safeguarding a variety of content, including Hollywood movies, music, and corporate documents, from unauthorized copying and distribution. By prioritizing user accessibility and content security, ContentGuard aims to ensure that individuals can confidently share their creations while maintaining control over their intellectual property.

MediaVast

Series B in 2003
MediaVast provides visual content and related services to print and online media, advertising agencies, broadcast networks, mobile carriers, communication agencies, and other publishing enterprises. It offers a digital photo agency and wire service. The company also provides media companies with access to celebrity, music, and fashion photography. It also operates a stock photo agency that specializes in the licensing and syndication of celebrity portraiture. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Atlanta, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Hamburg, Shanghai, Madrid, and Amsterdam. As of April 25, 2007, MediaVast, Inc. is a subsidiary of Getty Images, Inc.

Vindigo

Series C in 2002
Vindigo is one of the industry's leading mobile media companies. The company publishes and distributes mobile media through a network of partnerships that includes all tier-one U.S. wireless carriers, with combined reach of more than 140 million mobile subscribers. Vindigo sells mobile content including wallpaper, ringtones, local information, maps, news, entertainment and sports. Vindigo also provides a full suite of mobile marketing solutions to more than 100 advertisers including Cadillac and MasterCard. Vindigo is a wholly owned subsidiary of For-Side.com, one of the largest mobile media companies in the world. Vindigo understands the mobile user—and consumers love our products. Since 1999, millions of subscribers have downloaded our content, and Vindigo continues to deliver fun and easy-to-use mobile media services to consumers today. To learn more about how to add life to your phone, or how to extend your brand to mobile media, contact us today.

Streetmail.com

Venture Round in 2001
Streetmail.com is an online platform that specializes in email marketing by offering newsletter subscriptions to its users. With over ten years of experience, the company provides a range of newsletters that keep subscribers informed about local market news, community events, and other relevant topics. By featuring content curated from hometown voices, Streetmail.com aims to foster a connection between subscribers and their communities, presenting valuable information that enhances local engagement. Through its services, the company supports businesses and organizations in communicating effectively with their audience.

Lockstream

Series C in 2000
Digital rights management technology for content on mobile phones. Lockstream provided a content security platform for a variety of different computing environments, but its primary offering ended up being access control and rights management on mobile phones. This was primarily used to secure downloads of ringtones, music, and games.

Audiobasket

Series B in 2000
Audiobasket is a technology company that specializes in providing customized audio news and information for websites. By leveraging its proprietary technology, Audiobasket allows partner websites to curate a personalized selection of audio content from trusted global news sources. This enables visitors to access relevant audio programming at any time, enhancing their overall experience. The company focuses on keyword personalization, automatically processing audio news to deliver tailored news streams based on users' individual profiles and preferences. Audiobasket's innovative approach not only enriches the content offerings of partner sites but also aims to increase user engagement and loyalty through high-quality, continually updated audio programming.

PacketVideo

Series D in 2000
PacketVideo is a software company based in San Diego, California, specializing in wireless multimedia solutions. The company develops applications that facilitate the delivery of rich media services, including video playback, on mobile devices. Its flagship product, PV's Core, serves as a framework that simplifies the development of mobile multimedia applications across various networks and handsets. By focusing on enhancing the user experience in mobile media consumption, PacketVideo plays a significant role in the evolution of multimedia technology for mobile platforms.

eYada

Venture Round in 2000
eYada.com is a prominent internet entertainment company that attracts over one million users globally each month. Based in studios located in Manhattan, Los Angeles, and San Jose, eYada operates an all-talk radio network featuring three main channels: Entertainment, Sports, and Health & Fitness. The network offers a vibrant array of 19 shows and more than 200 hours of live, original programming each week. eYada is known for its engaging content, including candid interviews, spirited debates, and celebrity gossip, hosting a diverse lineup of high-profile guests such as Donald Trump, Mariah Carey, and Hugh Hefner. This dynamic approach to talk radio enables eYada to deliver entertaining and provocative content that resonates with a wide audience.
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