8 posts and columns on 5min

Arianna Huffington on Her New AOL Job: "I Want to Stay Here Forever"

in Media on February 7, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

“I want this to be the last act of my life,” says AOL’s new content boss. CEO Tim Armstrong’s translation: It’s a “multiyear contract”

AOL Boasts About Its Supersized Video Offering, and Puts Ran Harnevo in Charge

in Media on November 23, 2010 at 9:59 am PT

A couple of months ago AOL laid out $65 million for video distributor 5Min Media. What did it get for its money? A lot of video! And a new executive, too.

Tim Armstrong on AOL's Turnaround: Wait Until Next Year

in Media on November 3, 2010 at 6:46 am PT

The AOL CEO says he can go head-to-head with Google and Facebook, one day. But he says his company won’t be moving at the same speed as the rest of the Web ad business until the second half of 2011. Will Wall Street wait?

With a Big Push From Apple, HTML5 Video Wins the Web (But Not Completely)

in Media on October 27, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

No one seems to spend much time talking about the HTML5 vs. Flash video face-off anymore. For good reason: There’s not much to debate anymore.

AOL Officially Adds 5Min to Its Roster. Next?

in Media on September 28, 2010 at 6:25 am PT

Here’s the official press release announcing AOL’s acquisition of 5Min Media. Sources familiar with the transaction tell me it’s an all-cash deal at the high end of the $50 million to $65 million range I reported earlier today. So let’s call it $65 million.

Exclusive: Here's a Deal That Is Happening–AOL Buying Web Video Distributor 5Min

in Media on September 27, 2010 at 9:02 pm PT

Here’s a deal we can confirm: AOL is buying Web video distributor 5Min Media–to fill in a big piece of the video strategy that CEO Tim Armstrong alluded to earlier this month. The price is between $50 million and $65 million, and sources say AOL plans to announce the deal Tuesday morning.

A Web Video Divorce: “Lonelygirl” Creators Eqal Break Up With Spark Capital

in Media on March 29, 2010 at 12:35 pm PT

Eqal, the Web video start-up best known for the “lonelygirl15″ series, has handed back the money it raised from its primary investor, Spark Capital. This sounds alarming, but you can think of it as an amicable divorce: Spark gets back all of its bubble-era investment and Eqal gets to keep going, with fresh money from new and existing investors.

Another Bet on Video: How-To Start-Up 5min Raises $7.5 Million

in Media on July 23, 2009 at 6:43 am PT

Web video companies that wanted to take on YouTube are having a very hard time. But Web video isn’t going away, either, and there has to be some way to make it work for users, publishers and investors. Right? Hence, another round of funding for 5min, a video start-up that just raised a $7.5 million B round. New investor Globespan Capital Partners led the round, and Spark Capital, the VC shop that has made several video bets (along with a big one in Twitter) made a second investment.
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