Acquisition History / Google / Widevine Technologies

Google Acquires Widevine Technologies

Announced December 3, 2010

What happened

Widevine Technologies was a drm business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google TV.

Google's acquisition history

82nd of 269 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

66 of 269 Google deals

Google's average disclosed price

$1.20B

Google's largest disclosed deal

Wiz ($32B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2010

115 across all acquirers

Google in DRM

1 acquisition

When did Google acquire Widevine Technologies?

Google acquired Widevine Technologies on December 3, 2010. This was Google's 82nd publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.

How much did Google pay for Widevine Technologies?

The price Google paid for Widevine Technologies was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Widevine Technologies do?

Widevine Technologies was a drm business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as Google TV.

What other DRM companies has Google acquired?

Widevine Technologies is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in DRM so far.