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Federated Media Acquires Online Group Management Tool BigTent
Digital media and advertising company Federated Media Publishing has acquired BigTent, a platform that enables local school, community and other shared-interest groups to connect online. Terms of the acquisition were…
Digg Nabs Federated Media's Chief Revenue Officer, Chas Edwards
High profile advertising network Federated Media’s Chief Revenue Officer Chas Edwards has resigned, we’ve confirmed, and will shortly be taking a job at Digg with the same title. Thomas Shin,…
John Battelle Starts Searching For His Replacement At FM Publishing
Federated Media Publishing is looking for a new leader. In a blog post today, founder John Battelle says after four years he is conducting an executive search to find somebody…
Celebrity Baby Blog is Acquired: People.com's Gain Is FM Publishing's Loss
It’s nice to see blogs growing up, even if they are about babies. People.com has bought Celebrity Baby Blog, a fast-growing blog started four years ago by Danielle Friedland. She…
Blodget Says Facebook Is Only Worth $9 Billion, Hypothetically Speaking
Putting a value on private companies is hard enough for insiders and venture capitalists who have full access to the company’s financial statements. When outsiders try to do it, even…
Federated Media's $50 Million C-Round Confirmed—No Plans to Buy Up Blog Partners
After turning down a $100 million buyout offer, Federated Media Publishing has opted instead to raise $50 million in a C round led by Oak Investment Partners. As was reported…
Federated Media Raising More Money, Looking to Sell
There’s a ton of interesting data included in a new MergerMarket interview with Federated Media Publishing COO Jason Weisberger. The report itself is proprietary research, although a copy was forwarded…
FM Publishing Raises Series A Round
FM Publishing announced a $2.2 million Series A round of financing, led by JP Morgan Partners. Previous investors also participated – Omidyar Network, The New York Times, Mitchell Kapor, Andrew…