The daily fantasy sports platforms, which counts Alphabet, Comcast, Time Warner, Fox and Kraft Group among their investors, have withdrawn from merger plans agreed in November.

Roku, which first considered a flotation almost three years ago, is said to have hired underwriters for an initial public offering that could value it at up to $1bn.

Nelnet, which backed the sports video analysis platform's last round in 2015, has joined its fellow series A investors to add another $30m in funding.

Nickelodeon, DMG Entertainment, Cali Group and Axiomatic took part in a series C round that lifted the eSports promoter's overall equity funding to $26m.

The internal incubator enables employees to pitch a business idea and, if successful, will have six months to work on the project full time and prove its viability.

Existing investors Amazon and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments returned for a round that took Clique Media Group's total funding to $28m.

Online video producer Yinhekuyu Media has raised $29.4m in a series B round that included Youku Tudou, one of the Alibaba subsidiaries with which it will partner for new shows.

Legend Capital has led a series A round for publishing-focused media company Dook Book that reportedly valued it at approximately $295m.