IAC Announces Extension of Google Relationship

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) today announced that it has entered into a new agreement with Google which will extend their long-term relationship through March 2020.  The new agreement will take effect on April 1, 2016 (following expiration of the current services agreement in place between the parties) and run through March 31, 2020. 

Under the new agreement, Google will continue to provide IAC and its affiliate partners with sponsored listings and other search-related services for display on both desktop and mobile platforms.  The new agreement is largely exclusive with respect to desktop platforms, with economics for IAC consistent with the current arrangement between the parties. With respect to mobile platforms, the arrangement is non-exclusive, but at a lower revenue share for IAC. 

"I'm extremely pleased to announce the extension of our 14-year relationship with Google," said Joey Levin, CEO of IAC.  "We've generated nearly $10 billion in revenue to date through the life of our partnership, and this extension makes clear that we have plenty more to deliver.  Google's search and search advertising products remain the strongest in the world, and we believe that this renewal puts us in a solid position for the years ahead."

About IAC
IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) is a leading media and Internet company. It is organized into four segments: Match Group, which includes dating and education businesses with brands such as Match, OkCupid, Tinder and The Princeton Review; Search & Applications, which includes brands such as About.com, Ask.com, Dictionary.com and Investopedia; Media, which consists of businesses such as Vimeo, Electus, The Daily Beast and CollegeHumor; and eCommerce, which includes HomeAdvisor and ShoeBuy. IAC's brands and products are among the most recognized in the world reaching users in over 200 countries. IAC is headquartered in New York City and has offices worldwide.

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