News Nov 21st, 2018

Marketing software InfluencerDB picks up Lumio Analytics

InfluencerDB will also take on Lumio co-founder as its new VP of product

• acquisitions
• influencerdb
• Lumio Analytics

Job News Oct 16th, 2018

Doing Things Media snaps up Instagram meme star HoodClips

The Atlanta-based Instagram network now has a collective following of 30 million

• Instagram
• acquisitions
• memes

News Oct 4th, 2018

Tencent invests $318m in Chinese video-sharing company Bilibili

Publisher acquires 12.3 per cent of shares in a company that dabbles in running League of Legends and Overwatch esports teams

• acquisitions
• China
• Investment

News Mar 26th, 2018

Snapchat could be readying games platform after PlayCanvas development engine acquisition

Tech could power AR features or instant games-type service

• Snapchat
• acquisitions
• Snap
• HTML5
• Cloud
• Game Engine

News Mar 9th, 2018

Influencer-led DoubleJump Games acquires mobile Canadian developer TinyMob

Further acquisitions and publishing deals on the cards

• mobile games
• acquisitions

News Feb 16th, 2018

Viacom acquires online video conference VidCon

Media conglomerate picks up gathering of YouTube stars and fans as it looks to expand into the influencer space

• acquisitions
• events

News Jan 9th, 2018

Viacom buys influencer-marketing agency WhoSay

Companies have already worked on more than 50 campaigns together

• acquisitions

News Dec 20th, 2017

Musical.ly launches $50m fund to support ‘muser’ influencers

New Creator Fund will cover educational grants and technology innovations for $800m app's community

• acquisitions

News Nov 13th, 2017

Bytedance buys Musical.ly app for more than $800m

Social music app and its community of influencers acquired by Chinese tech firm

• Musical.ly
• acquisitions
• Bytedance
• China

News Nov 8th, 2017

Tencent acquires 12% stake in Snapchat owner

"We have long been inspired by the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of Tencent"

• Snapchat
• acquisitions

News Sep 28th, 2017

Vimeo buys Livestream and plans new push with live video

But can it really rival Twitch and YouTube for influencers' time and brands' budgets?

• livestreaming
• Vimeo
• Livestream
• acquisitions