The Verizon Media Tech Venture Studio will work with 10 startups developing disruptive digital entertainment and media technology.

Investment firm Eldridge Industries has led a round that increased the corporate-backed daily fantasy sports company's overall funding to about $630m.

Astremedia, RTL Germany and German Media Pool have taken stakes in the Channel 4-backed recruitment platform in return for advertising space.

The streaming service plans a quick geographic expansion after closing funding from Liberty Global, Sky, new strategic partner Zain and founding partners Evolution Media and Catcha.

The mass media company has announced a startup assistance plan called LIFT (ie. Leveraging Innovation For Tomorrow) Labs for Entrepreneurs.

Hip hop media company Mass Appeal has secured $6m in a series A round led by UMG that included Evolution Media, MediaLink and Macro.

Liberty Global and Zain joined existing backers Sky, Catcha and Evolution Media Capital to provide $90m that will help the streaming service expand into Africa and the Middle East.

A Ping An subsidiary has led a series C round for the livestreaming platform developer that valued it at $400m and took its total funding to $180m.

The visual media company has sold an additional 30 million shares to close an offering that provided exits to Yahoo, Tencent and Alibaba.