Digital Media

In recent years,  DeSilva+Phillips' Digital Media and Technology group has concluded transactions involving content/social media (Ripple6, Mediabistro, Answerology and Visionary Networks), digital ad networks (Dedicated Marketing Solutions), digital advertising agencies (Special Ops Media, Story Worldwide and TDA Group) digital advertising and rich media technologies (Falk AG, SQAD and Wrapsidy) and digital lead generation (FranchiseGator, Beauty Schools Directory, All Star Directories).

From the first years of the Internet, DeSilva+Phillips' partners and
managing directors have been M&A advisors as well as pioneer entrepreneurs and executives. Our Digital Media and Technology Group serves the entire marketplace for electronic content and distribution in its many — and still-evolving — forms: from web-based publications to specialized search engines, from business information services to gaming, mobile, and rich media. 

The Digital Media and Technology Group's partners and managing directors also work closely with marketing applications, including Generation 3 direct marketers, lead-generation, search and vertical search, as well as with a broad range of the firms that are reshaping and redefining online advertising.

FEATURED Digital Media DEALS

  • January 2010

    Questia Media, Inc., a leading educational resource provider with the world’s largest online liberal arts library, has been acquired by Gale, part of Cengage Learning.

    Gale, part of Cengage Learning

  • April 2009

    Microsoft Corporation has sold its Franchise Gator subsidiary to Landmark Interactive.

    Landmark Interactive

  • November 2008

    Ripple6, Inc., a leading provider of social media services and technology, has been sold to Gannett Co., Inc.

    Gannett Co.

  • Pulvermedia

    October 2008

    Pulvermedia

    Pulvermedia, a media company which produced the VON conference, has sold certain assets to Virgo Publishing, a B2B information services company.

    Virgo Publishing

  • April 2008

    Special Ops Media, a full-service interactive agency, has been sold to LBI International AB, the global marketing and technology agency headquartered in Stockholm.

    LBi International AB

  • April 2008

    SQAD, Inc., the de facto standard for tracking and forecasting TV, radio, and web media costs, has acquired Wrapsidy, LLC, the leading provider of ratings-analysis software to the broadcast industry.

    Wrapsidy

  • March 2008

    Answerology, a pioneer of the online Q&A, peer-to-peer advice community, has been sold to Hearst Corporation.

    Hearst Corporation

  • March 2008

    The TDA Group, a custom publisher/ integrated marketing communications firm for the global IT industry, was sold to CyberMedia, India's largest specialty media house and premier technology media company.

    CyberMedia

Reports

  • Martha Stewart discusses Twitter for media companies

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News

  • Ad Age

    Consolidation Unlikely This Year for Mobile Ad Networks, says Jay MacDonald, other industry experts

    10/12/2009

    By Rita Chang

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  • USA Today

    Martha Stewart to speak at DeSilva+Phillips Future of Celebrity Media Conference

    5/5/2009

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OUR Digital Media TEAM

Jay MacDonald

Partner

Jay MacDonald heads our Digital Media and Technology practice. View Bio