The Electronic Frontier Foundation urged a federal appeals court last week to throw out broadcasters’ case against Aereo, the streaming TV company from NY-based Internet conglomerate IAC. According to CNET, Mitch Stoltz, EFF staff attorney, said Aereo’s streaming service does not violate [Full Story…]
Brooklyn Startup Partners With IAC to Challenge Amazon
September 19, 2012 at 11:21 am
Brooklyn based electronic book publisher, Atavist, is partnering with Brightline, a new book publishing venture that was formed by IAC's Barry Diller as well as Scott Rudin, a film and theater producer. The partnership creates a new force in the rapidly changing digital book market, which is [Full Story…]
IAC Picks Up Another Dating Website
September 6, 2012 at 8:11 am
NY Internet company IAC has acquired a new website, DateHookup.com. This is IAC’s third online dating acquisition, in addition to Match.com and OKCupid. IAC, run by media mogul Barry Diller, did not disclose the purchase price. DateHookup.com has more than one million unique visitors a month [Full Story…]
IAC Bids $300 Million for About.com
August 22, 2012 at 9:40 am
NY Internet company IAC has submitted an offer of over $300 million to buy About.com from The New York Times, according to Reuters. This offer comes after the recent bid of $270M that the Times Co. received from Answers.com. It has been speculated that IAC would likely look to combine About.com [Full Story…]
Aereo Prevails in Copyright Suit Against Broadcasters
July 15, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Aereo, the Barry-Diller/IAC backed broadband subscription service, was sued by broadcasters for copyright violations not long after the service launched earlier this year. Users would pay Aereo for a monthly subscription to wireless broadband service, but broadcasters sued Aereo because they felt [Full Story…]
Barry Diller Looks to Reinvent TV…Again
May 16, 2012 at 8:11 am
After starting his career in the mail room at the William Morris Agency, then going on to work at ABC, where he masterminded the "Movie of the Week" program. Barry Diller led Paramount Pictures and created the TV network Fox with Rupert Murdoch. According to recent profile in New York Magazine, [Full Story…]
#FacebookIPO the Talk of Internet Week NY #IWNY
May 15, 2012 at 10:54 am
With Facebook's upcoming IPO this Friday, several Internet Week NY attendees weighed in -- including IAC chairman and senior executive Barry Diller, who said to Adweek, “I wouldn’t pay attention to [the stock] for several years.” But not everyone shares Diller's wait-and-see [Full Story…]
IAC’s Diller to Testify on Aereo to US Senate
April 24, 2012 at 8:12 am
Barry Diller is planning to speak to congress today at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing about the future of online video.. More specifically, he plans to pitch the IAC backed Aereo, which allows content delivery from Internet to tablets to TV. Many implications have been made by [Full Story…]
Broadcasters Sue Aereo Over New Mobile Broadcast Service
March 2, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Several major broadcasters are suing Aereo to prevent the upcoming launch of its subscription service that allows users to watch broadcast TV on mobile devices. According to Multichannel News, two lawsuits, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY, allege violations of [Full Story…]
Is IAC Looking to Sell Part of Vimeo?
February 8, 2012 at 1:01 pm
NY-based IAC is reportedly looking to sell half of the video sharing site Vimeo, an article based on a report in PandoDaily, Social Times reported. Sources familiar with the situation reportedly say that IAC is pairing a spinoff of Vimeo with a $50 million round of funding. Social Times says that [Full Story…]
Vimeo Gets First Revamp Since 2007
January 25, 2012 at 4:07 pm
NY-based, IAC owned Vimeo unveiled recently its first design revamp since 2007. The new look is aimed at improving the "discoverability" of its content and also will make the site run faster. Users can now receive recommendations for related videos based on "likes" and other algorithms and can [Full Story…]
Vimeo Maintains its Roots Amidst Competitive Digital Video Space
December 4, 2011 at 2:02 pm
With the digital industry continuing to thrive, major companies, including YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu have heavily invested in professional content in order to retain their competitive stature. According to Adweek, NY-based (IAC owned) Vimeo is counting on its audience to grow and is steadfastly [Full Story…]
Vimeo Rises to 150,000 Paying Subscribers
November 11, 2011 at 9:36 am
The online video-sharing website, Vimeo, which is part of NY-based IAC, has recently announced growth to 150,000 paying subscribers during a recent quarterly earnings call. Despite the remaining disparity between Vimeo and market-leader YouTube, IAC chairman Barry Diller notes that these two [Full Story…]
College Humor Makes the Most of “Jake and Amir”
August 25, 2011 at 5:04 pm
After website College Humor was acquired by IAC in 2006, staff writers Amir Blumenfeld and Jake Hurwitz started experimenting with making original funny videos. The highly popular duo now holds the 7th most viewed YouTube channel, with episodes shot at College Humor's NY offices. College [Full Story…]
Vimeo Expands to Offer Pro Services for Businesses
August 2, 2011 at 9:18 am
Vimeo, a higher-quality video hosting site primarily for semi-professional producers (owned by NY-based IAC), is expanding to allow commercial uses by small and medium-sized businesses. The service is offering a new Vimeo Pro product, priced at $199 per year, taking on other, more expensive, [Full Story…]
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