Yahoo to acquire Musicmatch for &#36;160m
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MacCentral - Yahoo! Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to acquire online music service Musicmatch Inc. in a cash deal valued at US&#36;160 million. It's Yahoo's maneuver to become a player in the online digital music download world, currently dominated by Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, and populated by a variety of other competitors including Napster, Microsoft's MSN Music, Wal-Mart and others.
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Technology giant Microsoft Corp   said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Internet  media company Yahoo Inc  for $44.6 billion in cash and  stock.
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Yahoo Inc has agreed to distribute an  online music performance series through a high-definition  channel from Viacom Inc&#39;s MTV, the New York Post reported in  its online edition on Thursday.
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Yahoo said it will pay $350 million in a cash and stock deal to acquire the makers of âopen sourceâ e-mail and collaboration software.
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Undeterred by the threat of a hostile takeover, slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.
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Web portal Yahoo Inc is in early  discussions with major record labels to offer an online music  service, the Associated Press reported.
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Yahoo! has announced that it will acquire digital music company Musicmatch for $160 million in cash. With the addition of Musicmatch's Jukebox service to its portfolio, the move will help Yahoo! establish itself in the online music market currently dominated by Apple's iTunes.
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Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Musicmatch Inc. for about $160 million in cash, marking the portal&#39;s first major push into the crowded online music market.
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Music publishers and U.S. commercial radio station owners said on Monday they had agreed to a new &#36;1.7 billion deal to cover licensing rights for music played over radio airwaves or via radio station Web sites.
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Internet media company Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it is adding media-playing features, large file transfers, new languages and other tools to its instant messaging service.
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Yahoo is selling its digital music subscription service to Rhapsody America - a partnership of Real Networks and MTV Networks - as it revamps its music strategy. Yahoo Music will continue to offer music videos, Internet radio and music downloads. But customers of its monthly Yahoo Music Unlimited service will be migrated to Rhapsody. No firm timetable has been set. Yahoo, which expects the deal to close by the middle of year, did not disclose terms.
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Yahoo! Inc., owner of the world&#39;s most-visited Internet site, will buy Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million to spur sales of music downloads and compete with rivals including Apple Computer Inc.
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RealNetworks finds a partner in Yahoo! Music.
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Internet portal Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Web-based digital music and software provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in cash, in a deal which will supplement the offerings of Launch, Yahoo's digital music site.  -AP
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Internet company Yahoo! Inc. said Tuesday it will buy privately held music software company Musicmatch Inc. for about $160 million in a bid to bolster its online music services.
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Internet portal Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Web-based digital music and software provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in cash, in a deal which will supplement the offerings of Launch, Yahoo&#39;s digital music site.
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Microsoft offers to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn in cash and shares.