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Google Rumored to Buy Brightcove For $500-$700 Million

• staunch 17y ago
  Tagged: rumor, linkbait, misleading.
• mrshoe 17y ago
  While this is nothing more than a dubious rumor at this point, it still adds to my growing sense that acquisitions in the valley are inclining right now. In recent days we've seen FriendFeed, Mint, Omniture, and reCAPTCHA acquired by large companies. Is this a real trend or does it just feel like one?
  • zaidf 17y ago
    Last 30 days have seen incredible M&A activity!
  • jacquesm 17y ago
    I read that as: "the prices are becoming more realistic" or "we are at the bottom" alternatively.
• mattmaroon 17y ago
  Brightcove is impressive. They've managed to actually find a way to profit off of online video, something even YouTube probably has not. I imagine Google has worked out a significantly lower cost-basis for delivery too, which would increase their margins significantly.
• radley 17y ago
  Confirmed to be false... http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2009/09/confirmed-google-rumor-false-not-acquiring-brightcove.html http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/200...