SoundCloud closes $169.5M Series F funding round led by Raine Group and Temasek to stay afloat; former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces Alex Ljung as CEO
LOS ANGELES — SoundCloud has gotten … Adam Rowe / TechCo : SoundCloud Closed the Funding It Needs to Stay Alive Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Investors rescue embattled SoundCloud with $170 million ...
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $2.79B, vs. $2.76B expected, and total streaming subs grew 5.2M to 104M, vs. 3.2M expected; stock up 10%+
For Q2, revenue and operating income were right on forecast. Ben Popper / The Verge : Netflix posts strong earnings and takes aim at traditional movie theaters Michelle Castillo / CNBC : Why Netflix's...
Sources: SoftBank is considering renewing T-Mobile US merger talks in April, may cede control of Sprint
and the shares are exploding Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : SoftBank Willing to Cede Control of Sprint in Potential Merger with T-Mobile Eric Abent / SlashGear : T-Mobile, Sprint merger may have SoftBa...
AT&T Q4 revenue slips to $41.8B from $42.1B a year earlier, missing expectations, as online video service DirecTV Now adds 200K+ subscribers vs. 61K expected
AT&T posted a revenue decline … Christine Wang / CNBC : AT&T earnings: 66 cents per share adjusted, in line with analyst expectations David Lieberman / Deadline : AT&T Points To DirecTV Now Subs In Q4...
Gawker.com announces it will shut down next week, after nearly 14 years of operation
Or was it Nick Denton? Hulk Hogan? Peter Thiel? New York Times : Farhad's and Mike's Week in Tech: Ride-Hailing News Owns the Road Will Oremus / Slate : Who's Left to Embarrass Silicon Valley Now Th...
Sources: Verizon and others are expected to bid $2B to $3B for Yahoo's core business, less than $4B to $8B figure reported earlier
Friday, May 20 Maya Kosoff / Vanity Fair : Bids for Yahoo Are Way Lower than Expected Martha DeGrasse / RCR Wireless News : Yahoo bids, Frontier refunds, 5G predictions ... 5 things to know today Etha...
Sources: Verizon plans to make bid for Yahoo's core business; Google is also considering a bid
Friday, April 8 Tjfang / CBS San Francisco : Verizon, Google Reportedly Planning To Bid On Yahoo Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Verizon and Google lead prospective Yahoo buyer pack, as AT&T backs dow...
How FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan to open the cable box could affect strategies of tech firms like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others
but not all — of your cable boxes Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : Cable lobby is really mad about FCC's set-top box competition plan Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo : The FCC's Plan to Fix Cable Boxes Will Sa...
Cablevision acquired by European telecom company Altice for $17.7B including debt
Update Liana B. Baker / Reuters : Cablevision to be bought by Altice for $17.7 billion, including debt - source Cynthia Littleton / Variety : Cablevision to Be Sold to France's Altice for $17.7 Billio...
AT&T announces its first wireless phone and DirecTV bundle, available August 10 for $200
David Lieberman / Deadline :