Staci D. Kramer
Jul 1, 2010 8:25 PM
What is it with Disney (NYSE: DIS) and summer game deals? Three years ago, Disney Interactive acquired sought-after virtual world Club Penguin for $350 million, looking for a path into a growing online game area. Now, for an undisclosed sum, it’s picked up Tapulous, the profitable developer of some of…
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Staci D. Kramer
Tricia Duryee
Jul 1, 2010 2:34 PM
It’s official: as we confirmed earlier, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has acquired iPhone game and app developer Taplulous and is bringing the entire team in-house. Co-Founders Bart Decrem and Andrew Lacy will be SVPs at Disney Interactive Media Group and oversee DIMG’s mobile group, with Decrem, who has been Tapulous CEO,…
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David Kaplan
Jun 4, 2010 8:32 AM
As part of Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.‘s efforts to expand its mobile reach beyond iTunes, the company is partnering with iPhone and iPod touch gamer Tapulous to promote and sell its artists’ songs. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The agreement follows a similar deal…
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Robert Andrews
Jan 24, 2010 9:11 AM
iPhone app piracy may have cost Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) an estimated $450 million (really?) - but mobile pirates may also provide app developers with a rich new income stream, according to a fascinating insight from the stage at the Midem music conference in Cannes… Rhythm game Tap Tap Revenge saw…
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Matt Kapko
Dec 4, 2008 2:59 AM
If you tend to be a Grinch when the holidays roll around, maybe Weezer can help bring you some holiday cheer and put you back into the spirit of things. The band just recorded six Christmas song classics that will be the hallmark of a new iPhone application from Tapulous,…
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