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Women's Blog Network BlogHer Lands $5 Million, NBCU Deal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 16, 2008 - 7:21am.

New York - BlogHer, an ad network and community of over 2,200 women's blogs, announced on Wednesday that it has received a $5 million second round investment from NBC Universal-affiliated (NYSE: GE) Peacock Equity and Venrock.

tags: Deals | Advertising | Blogs | TV | NBC Universal | iVillage | Publishing | Investments | Venrock | Blogher | Peacock Equity |

Electronic Arts to Provide Casual Games on Women's Site iVillage.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2007 - 5:52pm.

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with NBC Universal's iVillage women's entertainment company to create a co-branded casual games channel on iVillage.com. The site will feature titles from EA's Pogo.com, which counts 14 million monthly users and will become the exclusive casual games provider for iVillage.com's 16 million members.

tags: Games | Casual Games | NBC Universal | iVillage | Electronic Arts | Pogo |

One True Media to Power User-Generated Videos for NBC's "iVillage Live"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 3:05pm.
Redwood City, Calif. - User-generated media firm One True Media announced on Tuesday that it will power viewer video creation and submission for "iVillage Live," a new NBC Universal daytime talk show that will air online and on NBC and Bravo. The show will feature live chat, daily polls and comments, and video submissions from the viewing audience.
tags: Video | TV | NBC | iVillage | One True Media | UGC | Bravo |

Morning Links: July 11, 2006

Authored by Robert Spears on July 11, 2006 - 1:04am.
WSJ: Nielsen Plans to Track Viewership Of TV Commercials for First Time
LATimes: Senior EMI Executive Forced Out
AP: Google to Hire 1,000 in Michigan for AdWords Unit
News.com: Guba Inks Deal with Sony Pictures
Reuters: Media Firms Line Up for U.S. Wireless Auction
AP: Online Gambling Under Attack in Congress
WSJ: Time Warner Expects Offering AOL Free Will Be Costly
TR: How the "Microsoft iPod" Might Succeed
WSJ: Deborah Fine Tapped to Head iVillage
tags: Internet | Gambling | Career | Microsoft | Sony Pictures | AOL | Google | Nielsen | iVillage | EMI | GUBA |

NBC Universal Completes iVillage Acquisition; CEO Departs

Authored by Robert Spears on May 15, 2006 - 1:33pm.
New York - NBC Universal announced on Monday that it has completed its $600 million acquisition of women's Internet destination iVillage. The companies said that iVillage chairman and CEO Douglas McCormick will step down to pursue other interests, with NBC Universal to announce a replacement to head the company in the near future.
tags: Deals | People | Career | Acquisitions | NBC Universal | iVillage | Departures | Douglas McCormick |