TV guide and discovery company i.TV has acquired second-screen and entertainment check-in service GetGlue. The goal is to create a more powerful, leading-edge second screen and social TV platform for both consumers and end-users.
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but GetGlue will retain its office in New York City and continue to operate its own app
“For GetGlue users, it will be business as usual,” i.TV CEO Brad Pelo said
This is the second time GetGlue has been approached for acquisition. In November 2012, social startup Viggle announced its intention to acquire GetGlue for a mix of stock and cash. Two months later, the deal fell through with GetGlue moving forward as an independent company. Read more…
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