Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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GetGlue shears its Viggle relationship
Second screen apps start-up Viggle's plans to take over older and bigger second screen player GetGlue for $25 million and some stock has become, well, unglued.
GetGlue kills plan to merge with social TV rival Viggle
Less than two months after Viggle agreed to buy social TV rival GetGlue for $80 million in stock and cash, GetGlue founder Alex Iskold announced on Sunday that the company decided to scrap the deal.
Viggle, GetGlue abandon merger plans
Social TV application makers Viggle and GetGlue have called off their merger plans. The companies did not specify the rationale behind the decision; in a blog post announcing the decision, GetGlue founder and CEO Alex Iskold wrote "the two companies remain friendly."
Social TV can be fun for even the anti-social
Despite what many believe, I am not a troglodyte. I am technologically proficient--if not exactly cutting edge--and I can navigate my way around Facebook or Twitter if I need, or more importantly, want to.
Viggle acquires GetGlue
Consolidation is often a sign that a market segment is flourishing and, more importantly, that fewer players can make the space more viable. That business model is apparently at work in the fledgling social TV space, where Viggle has agreed to acquire GetGlue.
Social TV consolidation: Viggle agrees to buy GetGlue for nearly $80M
In what may set off a wave of consolidation in the social TV sector, Viggle struck a deal to buy rival second-screen application provider GetGlue for nearly $80 million in stock and cash.
GetGlue raises $12M in financing; Time Warner increases investment
Social TV startup GetGlue said it raised $12 million in financing that includes additional funds from previous investor Time Warner ( NYSE: TWX ). The round of financing was led by Rho Ventures, and
Miso raises $4M from Google, Hearst; social TV provider eyes cable deals
Miso, the social TV platform provider that has deals with DirecTV ( Nasdaq: DTV ) and AT&T's ( NYSE: T ) U-verse TV, said it raised $4 million in financing from Khosla Ventures, Google Ventures (
Can cable take the lead on social TV?
Of all the cool technology demos I saw this week at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta , the one I've been thinking the most about is the social TV demonstration Motorola Mobility ( NYSE: MMI ) had at
DirecTV teams with social TV firm GetGlue
DirecTV ( Nasdaq: DTV ) struck a deal with social TV firm GetGlue which will allow its satellite TV subscribers to channel surf based on programs their friends are watching.
GetGlue's iPhone
