[November 25, 2009] MSNBC Interactive acquires @BreakingNews Tweet Nov 25, 2009 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) -- MSNBC Interactive News LLC has acquired @BreakingNews (BreakingNewsOn), a provider of live breaking news and developing stories, from Twitter, Inc. All the companies are based in the US. Twitter is an operator of a social networking and micro-blogging website, while MSNBC Interactive is a provider of breaking news and original journalism on the internet. Deal Type Acquisition Sub-Category Asset Purchase Deal Status Completed: 2009-11-24 Deal Participants Target (Company) Twitter, Inc. - BreakingNews Acquirer (Company) MSNBC Interactive News LLC Vendor (Company) Twitter, Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]