acquisition

• Maker Studios Acquires Social Media Agency Instafluence
• Vivendi Acquires Dailymotion For $241 Million

  French media conglomerate Vivendi has finished its acquisition of online video site Dailymotion for €217 million, the equivalent to roughly $241 million.

  
• Patreon Acquires Subbable, Offers $100,000 In Matching Contributions

  Patreon has acquired Hank and John Green's Subbable platform, which needed help after a change to Amazon's payment system threatened its viability.

  
• Zealot Acquires Digital Marketing Agency Threshold Interactive

  Zealot Networks has added digital marketing agency Threshold Interactive to its roster of companies.

  
• Twitter Acquires Social Media “Matchmaker” Niche For At Least $30 Million
• Zealot Gets Into Comedy, Acquires J.B. Smoove’s Converge Media Group
• Google, With Latest Acquisition, Moves Toward Kid-Friendly YouTube
• FremantleMedia Acquires Majority Stake In European MCN Divimove
• YouTube Analytics Platform Tubular Labs Acquires Online Video Marketing News Site ReelSEO
• Facebook Acquires QuickFire To Bolster Its Video Streaming Speeds
• YouTube Network Fullscreen To Acquire Rooster Teeth
• Amazon, Not YouTube, Will Buy Twitch For $970 Million