Comments on: Roo Buys Wurld Media for $10M

By: Loose Threads: Roo, Vator, Wappy.to « NewTeeVee

Loose Threads: Roo, Vator, Wappy.to « NewTeeVee — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:27:35 +0000

[...] the troubled online video service provider, is moving on from its Wurld Media debacle. After buying peer-to-peer provider Wurld for $4.3 million a year ago, seeing its executives face multiple lawsuits, and laying off its workforce, Roo announced last [...]

By: Messy Times at Roo Group « NewTeeVee

Messy Times at Roo Group « NewTeeVee — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:57:15 +0000

[...] in February, Roo bought peer-to-peer software maker Wurld Media, another company that’s mired in controversy. [...]

By: Wurld Media Execs Face Tax Fraud Charges « NewTeeVee

Wurld Media Execs Face Tax Fraud Charges « NewTeeVee — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:00:16 +0000

[...] Wurld Media Execs Face Tax Fraud Charges Two Wurld Media executives were arraigned on felony and misdemeanor charges including grand larceny, money laundering, falsifying business records, failure to pay benefits, and failure to withhold income taxes in Sarasota Springs on Friday, according to the local paper, the Glens Falls Post-Star. Wurld Media is a peer-to-peer company that Roo Group bought for $10 million in February. [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:20:40 +0000

It will be interesting to see how Bittorrent will go in this space seeing they have essentially the same product as Peer Impact with the same partners , with no revenue sharing .