TechCrunch » Atom-Entertainment http://www.techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:17:31 +0000 en hourly 1 Viacom to buy Atom Entertainment http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/09/viacom-to-buy-owner-of-atom-entertainment/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/09/viacom-to-buy-owner-of-atom-entertainment/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:19:48 +0000 Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/09/viacom-to-buy-owner-of-atom-entertainment/ San Francisco’s Atom Entertainment is about to be purchased by media giant Viacom, the Wall St. Journal reports. Atom Entertainment is home to Atom Films, a site that highlights short films, and the ShockWave series of game sites.

The price is rumored to be $200 million; Valleywag reported on the WSJ story first. Viacom was rumored yesterday to be interested in purchasing social networking site Bebo, possibly for a staggering sum. Bebo plus Atom under the Viacom umbrella could pose a formidable challenge to MySpace.

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