3 posts and columns on quarterly filing

Google's 2010 M&A Bill: $1.6 Billion and Counting

in Media on October 29, 2010 at 2:25 pm PT

Google has spent at least $1.6 billion buying 40 companies during the first nine months of 2010. If you assume the previously announced ITA deal goes through this year, you can tack on another $700 million.

ComScore’s Gift to Web Publishers: (Almost) Free Traffic [UPDATED]

in Media on January 22, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Web publishers love to grouse about comScore’s traffic estimates. But many of them are much happier these days: A new measurement system is giving some sites a dramatic boost in Web visitors.
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Dish’s Tivo Bill: $328 Million and Counting

in Media on November 9, 2009 at 6:27 am PT

You think you’re paying too much for cable TV? Check out this nugget, buried in satellite TV provider Dish Networks’ quarterly filing: The company has spent $328 million in its legal battle against Tivo this year, and that bill could keep growing.