Waterfront Media Adds Revolution Health Network in Merger; Will Challenge WebMD

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News On October 3, 2008, Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media announced a merger deal that will enable Waterfront Media, a publisher that owns several health Web sites, to challenge WebMD for market dominance in the on-line health information sector. The deal is valued at $300 million, but terms were not disclosed. The combined company will operate under the Waterfront Media name. Waterfront Media operates the Everyday Health Network; after the merger, the new company will have 24 sites. Waterfront Media is the largest privately held on-line health company in . . .