New York - Global management consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Origin Digital, a provider of video capture, transformation and delivery services to content owners.

Los Angeles - Live Universe, the company started by MySpace founder Brad Greenspan, has acquired MeeVee, a provider of TV and online video listings, for an undisclosed sum, TechCrunch reports.

London - ROK Entertainment Group, a provider of mobile TV delivery technology, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Jalipo Ltd, a U.K. provider of IPTV services, through the issuance of 600,000 ROK shares in a transaction valued at about $16.8 million.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Four months after first announcing plans to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide (NASD: GMST), Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy technology and informational databases, said that shareholders from both companies have now approved the $2.3 billion deal.

Valley Stream, N.Y. - Zodiac Interactive, whose interactive TV software has garnered the company an Emmy award, announced on Wednesday that it has sold its Zodigo mobile content search engine through a management buy-out led by Matt Johnston, formerly Zodiac SVP of strategy and CEO of Zodigo.

Novato, Calif. - Sonic Solutions (NASD: SNIC), a provider of digital media software, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the assets of Simple Star, the developer of PhotoShow, an application that lets users create multimedia files from photos and videos.

Austin, Texas - Vignette, a provider of content management and other services to businesses, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Vidavee, a provider of white label video services, for $6.6 million.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) FOX Networks, the company's international ad network, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired a majority stake in Utarget, a European ad network that specializes in online video and counts over 600 U.K. websites among its members.

San Francisco - Seesmic, a provider of webcam video distribution services, announced on Friday that it has acquired Twhirl, an application that connects with Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku and other "microblogging" services.

Billerica, Mass. - Digimarc (NASD: DMRC), an Oregon-based provider of digital watermarking and other technologies, announced on Monday that it will sell its ID Systems business to L-1 Identity Solutions, for about $250 million.

Baltimore - Blogdigger, a search engine for blogs and syndicated content, said that it has been acquired by New York-based Odeo, which is rebuilding its podcast network to include both audio and video.

New York - ROO Group, a provider of online video broadcasting and related services, announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Kamera, a Sweden-based provider of technology that lets partners deliver IPTV channels over mobile and online networks.

London - ROK Entertainment Group, a provider of mobile video delivery services, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 51% controlling interest in Geniem, a Finland-based mobile and Web applications developer.

Manhattan Beach, Calif. - MaxxAthlete, an online social network and Internet broadcast network for youth sports, has raised $3 million of a $5 million first round of venture capital financing, from unnamed investors, VentureWire reports.

Moscow - The media division of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom will acquire RuTube, a Russia-based video-sharing site based that claims 5.5 million monthly visitors, for about $15 million, Russian News & Information Agency (RIA Novosti) reports.

Los Angeles - Break Media, the operator of male-focused entertainment site Break.com, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Wall Street Fighter, a business news and financial humor website with more than 500,000 unique monthly visitors.

Los Angeles - Confirming earlier rumors, video-sharing site Revver has been acquired by LiveUniverse, a company launched by former MySpace parent company Intermix Media's founder Brad Greenspan, according to reports from NewTeeVee and CNET News.com. While terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, News.com reported earlier this month that the struggling Revver -- which had seen the departure of all of its founders, and its staff cut in half -- was asking for only $300,000 to $500,000, plus the assumption of about $1 million in debt.

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.

San Francisco - Video-sharing site Revver, which has raised a total of $12.7 million in financing to date, is now reportedly seek a sale of the company with an asking price of just $300,000 to $500,000, plus assumption of about $1 million in debt, CNET News.com reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the negotiations. Former employees told CNET the company's staff has been more than halved over the last 18 months.

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.