The New York Times teams up with FiveThirtyEight blogger Nate Silver

Popular polling aggregation site FiveThirtyEight.com will be relaunched under the New York Times umbrella, blogger Nate Silver announced today. The site rose to prominence during elections in 2008 when Silver posted several very accurate predictions. Silver says the ... continue

Gawker: Avid Life Media bids $20m for PerezHilton.com

Avid Life Media, the parent company of esteemed web properties like HotorNot.com, Mancrunch and married-people dating site Ashley Madison, has put in a $20m bid for PerezHilton.com, Gawker has verified. The company, who is said to have paid ... continue

Mail.com acquires Deadline Hollywood, $10-$15m price claims ORLY?

Mail.com media has acquired Nikki Finke's Hollywood news blog Deadline Hollywood for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Finke retains editorial control, and the site will add new writers. Mail.com may not be as well known as a ... continue