American media conglomerate SFX Entertaiment added New York-based electronic music events ticketing service Flavorus for an undisclosed amount as part of its goal to build a new ticketing business model.
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US payments firm Oink creates a way for parents to control kids' in-app purchases
Hermosa Beach, US-based payments firm Oink found a way to let parents monitor and control their kids' in-app purchases by linking a credit card to their accounts and letting them set a purchase limit for a specified length of time.
Warren Buffet wins $1B bet on Quicken Loans Inc NCAA contest
Warren Buffet emerged as the winner on the bet he made on a Quicken Loans Inc contest that no individual would be able to correctly predict the winner of each game in the NCAA men's basketball tourney, Bloomberg reported.
One World Doll Project secures $500K from unnamed private equity firm based in New Mexico
The One World Doll Project, a subsidiary of One World Holdings Inc, secured a capital infusion of $500,000 from a New Mexico-based private equity investor, a statement about the funding said.
American LEGO rental startup Pley closes $6.75M in Series A round
San Jose, California-based LEGO rental startup Pley closed $6.75 million in its Series A funding round led by Allegro Venture Partners to fuel its product, workforce, and international expansion efforts.
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Northern Ireland-based energy investor Tom O'Gorman bought the Blarney Golf Resort in Co Cork for €2.5 million (£2 million) and confirmed that the company will continue operate as usual.
After 14 years of service in Microsoft, Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten will be departing and heading over to Sonos to take the same position for an unspecified reason.
GSN Games has finally completed its acquisition of Bingo Bash maker Bash Gaming, a games platform based in India, for about $165 million, sources confirmed to TechCrunch.
Palo Alto, US-based video discovery startup Boxfish bagged $7 million in a Series B funding round led by Atlantic Bridge to beef up its workforce and expand into new markets.
San Francisco's Kontangent+PlayHaven rebrand as Upsight to integrate game analytics and monetization
San Francisco, US-based firm Kontangent+PlayHaven, a company that resulted from a merger three months ago, is rebranding as Upsight to create a single platform that integrates both game analytics and monetization.
Santa Monica, US-based media entertainment firm Content Media Corp acquired Beijing, China-based producer Alive Group for an undisclosed amount to gain access to the booming Chinese market.
San Francisco, US-based Flash game development and monetization platfrom Mochi Media will shut down on March 31, 2013 as it no longer has a solid future with Flash games.
After gaining popularity last week for its easy-to-use movie streaming interface and being shut down shortly after that, Buenos Aires, Argentina-based app Popcorn is being revived by torrent site YTS.
Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen told Rolling Stone he is thinking of bringing back the game but that won't be easy because of a clause in Apple's developer agreement, VentureBeat reported.
