InterActiveCorp News

IAC/InterActiveCorp senior vice president of M&A and finance Joey Levin is taking over as chief executive of the company's Mindspark Interactive Network.

It looks like acquisitive IAC/InterActiveCorp could be gearing up to undo its largest buy ever, Ask.com. At least Barry Diller's opening remarks during IAC's conference call last week seem to indicate a desire to explore the possibility.

Liberty Media Corp, the media conglomerate controlled by John Malone, on Monday posted an increase in aggregate operating profit across its three units.

A defunct navigation company called WebMap Technologies is suing 15 different major companies in what might be the most bloated and fatuous IP lawsuit in recent memory.

Bone-headed patent lawsuit number 573482: a company called WebMap Technologies is suing a host of technology companies over an online map patent that was issued over 5 years ago, reports Law360 .

The initial public offering market continues to get stronger. Venture capitalists investing in fledgling businesses are not the only ones with billions of dollars to spend.

Earnings Info : Earnings dropped 14%. MHP earned $1.07 a share compared to $1.23 in the same year ago period.

Barry Dillera s IAC/InterActiveCorp racked up its second profitable quarter in a row Tuesday, despite a decline in advertising.

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Microsoft Seen as Diller's Best Bet for Ask.com Microsoft Corp is viewed as the most likely buyer or partner for IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com if CEO Barry Diller decides to throw in the towel on the struggling search engine.

Oct. 27, 2009, 4:08 PM 723 What's next for Interactive Corp. ? More Daily Beast and less Ask.com, says Barry Diller.

Cox Communications Inc. may soon have some extra travel money in its pocket as the auction for its Travel Channel Media cable network approaches a finale.

InterActiveCorp CEO Barry Diller indicated Tuesday that the company is looking for a potential buyer for its Ask.com search engine.

Yahoo Inc said it has fixed various shortcomings that have plagued the Internet company in recent years and touted its large online audience and ties to advertisers as keys to its comeback.

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IAC/InteractiveCorp CEO Barry Diller is bullish on content production for the growing Internet and traditional broadcast television models.

Microsoft Corp is viewed as the most likely buyer or partner for IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com if CEO Barry Diller decides to throw in the towel on the struggling search engine.

Besides being hampered by weakness in the online advertising market, IAC/InterActiveCorp's Web-based city guide, Citysearch, is facing increasing competition from a rising tide of social review and recommendation sites.

Barry Diller may be about to hang a 'for sale' on Ask.com, saying on Tuesday that his search advertising business could be open to a takeover given the competition it faces from Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

IAC/InterActiveCorp, which runs Match.com, Ask.com and other Web sites, said Tuesday that asset sales helped it profit in the third quarter while advertising revenue continued to slump.