DealBook: Shares of Twitter-Like Weibo Surge on Opening Day, as China I.P.O.s Mount

The rise in shares in both Weibo, a Chinese microblogging service, and Sabre, a technology services provider, came after they scaled back the sizes of their offerings.



DealBook: James Murdoch Joins Board of Advertising Start-Up

The appointment comes as True[X], a venture capital-backed start-up, refreshes its board, bringing in industry expertise as it grows.



DealBook: Bitcoin’s Mysterious Creator Is Said to Be Identified

An article about a man in Southern California named Satoshi Nakamoto has prompted many enthusiasts to question whether the right person had been identified as the creator of the virtual currency Bitcoin.

    



DealBook: Maker of Candy Crush Files for an I.P.O.

King Digital Entertainment, the maker of the addictive puzzle game Candy Crush Saga, filed on Tuesday to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

    



DealBook: Industry Shifts May Aid Comcast in Takeover Bid

Comcast’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable comes at a moment of seismic change in the television industry, as growing numbers choose Internet streaming over cable service.

    



DealBook: Charter’s Bid for a Deal in Cable Heats Up

In its most aggressive move yet to take over Time Warner Cable, Charter is proposing a full slate of directors to its target’s board.

    



DealBook: Wall Street Sees Hollywood as a Gateway to Sports and Entertainment

Newer deals, such as those between Silver Lake and William Morris Endeavor and IMG, show that investors are set on remaking the talent business industry, while expanding its size and scope.

    



DealBook: William Morris Likely Top Bidder for Sports Agency

Backed by Silver Lake, its private equity investor of less than two years, William Morris Endeavor plans to offer more than $2 billion for IMG, according to people briefed on the matter.

    



DealBook: Chernin Invests in Anime Streaming Company

The investment firm owned by Peter Chernin, the former News Corporation executive, acquired a majority stake in Crunchyroll, which streams Japanese anime over the Internet.

    



DealBook: Bloomberg to Increase Oversight After Privacy Lapses

Two separate but related reports found that the company’s journalists had access to information about clients through a number of channels that those clients did not know about.

    



DealBook: Losing Ground on Nook, Barnes & Noble Ceases Its Own Manufacture of Color Versions

Barnes & Noble reported a bigger loss for the fiscal fourth quarter than analysts expected, and conceded that its Nook cannot compete with other color e-readers.

    

DealBook: Gannett to Buy Belo TV Stations, Continuing to Diversify Holdings

The Gannett Company agreed to buy the Belo Corporation for about $1.5 billion in cash, in a deal that almost doubles Gannett’s television operations.

    

DealBook: Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in Nook

Microsoft is said to have offered to take over the Nook unit’s e-books and devices operations, but it is unclear whether there are any current talks on a possible deal.