M&A in the online media sector was driven by both B2B and consumer media transactions, according to the report. For B2B in the fourth quarter, KnowledgeStorm was sold to TechTarget for $58 million--while on the consumer side,iParenting was sold to The Walt Disney Company, Spectrum Equity Investors acquired The Generations Network for $300 million, and HowStuffWorks was acquired by Discovery Communications for $250 million.
--Gavin O'Malley