{"id":13131,"date":"2017-09-15T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=13131"},"modified":"2017-09-15T15:11:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:11:44","slug":"livexlive-double-acquiring-slacker-radio-snap-interactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/livexlive-double-acquiring-slacker-radio-snap-interactive\/","title":{"rendered":"LiveXLive double down, acquiring Slacker Radio and Snap Interactive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Just days after LiveXLive bought Snap Interactive they&#8217;ve gone and purchased Slacker Radio to combine resources and assert their relevance.<\/h4>\n<p>On Monday LiveXLive media started their work week by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/livexlive-media-to-acquire-snap-interactive-300516882.html\">acquiring video streaming company Snap Interactive<\/a>. 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