Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Maven Networks, a provider of online video syndication, content management and advertising service, for $160 million. Founded in 2002, Cambridge, Mass.-based Maven currently manages online video for over 30 media companies, including Sony BMG, CBS Sports, Hearst, Gannett, Scripps Networks and the Financial Times.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a privately-held provider of technology for advertising on Internet video, is about to be acquired by Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) for about $150 million, according to published reports. Meanwhile, on Friday, Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) launched an unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV distribution services, said on Wednesday that cable TV network owner Scripps Networks (NYSE: SSP) will use its service to power its online video offerings. Maven's platform will be used to distribute video for the websites of HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living and other properties.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, said on Tuesday that it has signed a deal to provide online video advertising and player solutions for Gannett (NYSE: GCI), across the company's over 150 websites. Maven's Internet TV Platform will be used to deliver thousands of hours of ad-supported news video on sites such as USAToday.com.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, the provider of an Internet TV platform, announced on Monday that it has partnered with companies including Microsoft, DoubleClick, 24/7 Real Media, Ogilvy, Digitas, Scripps Network and Fox News Digital to form the Internet TV Advertising Forum, a trade group that will work to "define next-generation video advertising standards."

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet video content delivery technology, on Wednesday announced that Fox News has selected Maven to power all of its online video news channels. Maven's technology platform will support the delivery and "monetization" of thousands of hours of ad-supported news videos across Fox's online network and affiliate websites.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, said on Thursday that Sony BMG and FT.com will use its services to launch new consumer video offerings. Sony BMG will syndicate its Sony BMG Musicbox video player to hundreds of sites in up to 19 European countries, while the Financial Times will use Maven's platform to distribute all of its video content on FT.com.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, said on Wednesday that Gemstar-TV Guide will use its services to power its online video channels. Massachusetts-based Maven will work with TV Guide to launch broadband video for its over 300 dynamically-generated video players at TVGuide.com.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, said on Wednesday that Spanish-language media company Univision Online will use its services to power a new consumer Web video portal. Univision.com claims over 15 million unique monthly users.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV distribution services, announced on Monday that publisher Hearst magazines will use its service to launch 14 new Internet TV channels, for titles including Cosmopolitan, Esquire and Good Housekeeping. The free channels on Hearst's websites will feature original content like behind-the-scenes cover shoot videos with celebrities, product reviews from the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, and hair and makeup "how-to" clips from Seventeen.