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P2P Video Delivery Firm Kontiki Completes Split with VeriSign

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2008 - 10:14am.

Mountain View, Calif. - Kontiki, the developer of a managed peer delivery platform for video and digital content, said on Tuesday that it has completed its split from parent VeriSign.

Associated Press Sues News Aggregator Moreover Technologies

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2007 - 10:45am.

New York - The Associated Press has filed suit against Moreover Technologies, and parent company VeriSign, alleging the companies have engaged in copyright infringement and have misappropriated the news organization's trademarks.

New CBS Mobile Unit Launches Three Mobile Websites

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2007 - 10:30am.

Los Angeles - CBS Corporation, which yesterday announced the formation of a new wireless division, CBS Mobile, on Thursday launched three new mobile websites, including a mobile store that will sell games, video and ringtones.

VeriSign, Former MySpace Chairman to Promote .tv Domain for Video

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 12:54pm.

Mountain View, Calif. - Domain name registrar VeriSign announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media to market the .tv top-level domain name as the preferred address for rich media content.

News Corp. Pays $188 Million for Control of Mobile Firm Jamba

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 12, 2006 - 6:46pm.

Los Angeles - Media conglomerate News Corporation announced on Tuesday that it will pay $188 million for a controlling interest in VeriSign's mobile entertainment unit, Jamba, and combine it with Fox Mobile Entertainment. Lucy Hood, formerly president of Fox Mobile Entertainment, will become CEO of the joint venture, which will retain its Jamster brand in the U.S. and the Jamba brand worldwide. Founded in 2000, Jamba delivers mobile entertainment content including ringtones, music and video. The company will now power the MySpace Mobile store, and also distribute a mobile content subscription package for Fox's "The Simpsons," called the "Yellow Plan." "This is an important step in News Corp.'s strategy of becoming the world's leading digital media company," said News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin. "We're the most powerful media company on the web with Fox Interactive Media, our aggressive digital content deals have given consumers access to News Corp. programming on every conceivable platform."

VeriSign Acquires Mobile Content Publisher m-Qube for $250 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2006 - 7:55am.

Watertown, Mass. - m-Qube, a provider of mobile content, applications and messaging services, has agreed to be acquired for $250 million by VeriSign, a California-based provider of infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks. Mountain View, Calif.-based m-Qube is privately held and employs about 200 people in North America. Its customers include Sony Pictures, Major League Baseball Advanced Media, Reuters, and Telus Mobility, among others. The company's main investors include Bain Capital Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Globespan Capital Partners and Sigma Partners.

VeriSign to Acquire Austrian Mobile Entertainment Firm 3United

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2006 - 9:29am.

Mountain View, Calif. - VeriSign, a provider of infrastructure services for Internet and telecommunications networks, said on Thursday that it will acquire 3United, an Austria-based distributor of mobile entertainment content, for approximately $65.5 million. VeriSign said that the deal will expand its portfolio of content services for communications providers in Eastern Europe. 3United distributes mobile music services, games, ringtones and other content, and has offices in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia and the Ukraine. VeriSign said that it expects to close the deal by the end of the first quarter.

Thomson, VeriSign Partner on Secure E-Commerce Service for Music, Movies

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 23, 2004 - 4:27am.

Paris -- Thomson, a provider of video equipment to media and entertainment firms, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with VeriSign, a provider of e-commerce security software, to create an on-demand content authentication and authorization service to support the secure delivery of music, movies, games and other media over the Internet. The companies say they have already demonstrated the service with entertainment, telecom and technology firms and plan a commercial launch by mid-2005. Paris-based Thomson and Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign are also developing proprietary technology to provide secure authentication and authorization of digital content over home networks and devices like PCs, digital video recorders and recordable media. Yesterday, Thomson announced that it purchased a 33% stake in ContentGuard, a digital rights management joint venture with Microsoft and Time Warner.