Los Angeles - HandHeld Entertainment (ZVUE), a Web entertainment network and maker of portable media players, laid off the staff at its eBaum's World video site last week, NewTeeVee reported, citing staff blog posts.

San Francisco - ZVUE Corporation (formerly HandHeld Entertainment), a provider of video entertainment sites and maker of a portable media player, announced on Thursday that it has completed its $17.5 million of video-sharing site eBaum's World, and raised $28.1 million in new financing.

San Francisco - Needing additional time to gain stockholder approval, HandHeld Entertainment said on Tuesday that it has extended by 31 days the closing date of its acquisition of eBaum's World.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of personal media players and operator of digital media content sites, said on Monday that it will repurchase up to 1 million of its outstanding shares under a new buyback program. All told, the San Francisco-based company hopes to repurchase about 6% of its shares over the next six months.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of portable media players and operator of entertainment websites, said on Thursday that it has launched ZVUE Networks, an online video ad network aimed at monetizing its library of pro and user-generated video content. The company claims that following its acquisition of eBaum's World, it expects to be the sixth-largest online video provider in the world, attracting more than 24 million daily unique visitors per month.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, an operator of entertainment sites and maker of portable media players, said on Wednesday that it has arranged for bridge financing of up to $5 million, from company co-founder Carl Page.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of portable media players and operator of entertainment websites, announced on Thursday that it will acquire eBaum's World, an entertainment site that offers user-generated videos, games, jokes, photos and other content, for $17.5 million.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a provider of personal media players and video download sites, said that it has bolstered its European presence by acquiring Holylemon.com, a provider of user-submitted and user-generated videos, pictures and games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Holylemon.com attracted more than 1.1 million unique visitors in March, including about a third from Europe.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of portable media players and operator of video download sites, said on Tuesday that it has acquired UnOriginal.co.uk for $500,000. The deal includes $250,000 in cash payable over the next 15 months and $250,000 in HandHeld stock. UnOriginal.co.uk is a site focused on user-generated videos, pictures and games optimized for searches. Launched in 2004, the site attracts close to 900,000 unique visitors a month and has had more than 82 million page views since its launch. It marks HandHeld's third acquisition in Europe, following its deals for Putfile.com in February and YourDailyMedia.com in December.

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of personal media players and operator of digital media content sites, said that it has received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market stating that it was out of compliance with a market rule for failing to file a required notice in timely fashion.