acquisition

• AT&T Acquires The Chernin Group’s Stake In Otter Media In Reported $1 Billion Deal
• Viacom To Acquire Digital Media Company AwesomenessTV For Rumored Price “Below $300 Million”

  Viacom is said to have acquired the tween and teen-focused digital media company AwesomenessTV for a price of fewer than $300 million.

  
• Defy Media Sells Screen Junkies Brand To Online Encyclopedia Host ‘Fandom’

  “The future programming of the Screen Junkies brand requires increased focus and additional investment,” Defy Media said of the sale.

  
• Patreon To Launch Merch Service For Creators Following Acquisition Of Ecommerce Startup ‘Kit’

  The two companies are “inventing a way to fulfill automated ‘merch for membership' that will help creators stop stuffing envelopes and get back to full time creation,” Patreon said.

  
• AwesomenessTV Gets Into Newsletter Game With ‘Clover Letter’ Acquisition
• It’s Official: Viacom Announces Its Acquisition Of VidCon
• Viacom Will Reportedly Acquire Online Video Gathering VidCon
• Casey Neistat Steps Down From Beme, Which Will Cease To Exist Independently At CNN
• Viacom Ups Influencer Marketing Presence With Whosay Acquisition
• Europe’s RTL Group Increases Online Video Footprint With $14.9 Million Acquisition Of United Screens
• Musical.ly’s President Departs Company Following $800 Million Acquisition
• Group Nine Media Acquires Production Studio Jash