History
IAC has always been at the crossroads of ecommerce, media and the Internet, investing strategically and opportunistically in our companies to provide long term value for shareholders, while creating products that enhance customer experience. Since inception, IAC has spawned six independent publicly traded companies - Expedia, TripAdvisor, HSN, Tree, Interval, and Live Nation (formerly Ticketmaster). The company continues to be at the forefront of New York tech, investing in start ups, acquiring companies, and continuing to develop products organically.
Major Milestone Timeline
2013
- January
2012
- October
- September
- September
- August
- August
- July
- February
2011
- October
- September
- August
- May
- March
- February
- February
IAC's The Daily Beast completes deal with Newsweek, forming The Newsweek/Daily Beast company LLC. (announced 11/10)
2010
- December
Greg Blatt is named CEO of IAC. Barry Diller is named Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC. - DecemberLiberty Media exchanges equity stake in IAC for a combination of operating assets including Evite and Gifts.com
- July
- June
- June
- May
- May
- February
- FebruaryMatch.com and Meetic launch a joint venture in Latin America
- January
2009
- July
IAC announces a new partnership with Ben Silverman to launch Electus, a next-generation multi-media studio - July
- July
- JuneIAC contributes the assets of Very Short List (VSL) to a joint venture with the Observer Media Group
- April
- March
- February
IAC and Match.com partner with Meetic in an agreement for Meetic to acquire Match.com's European operations in exchange for an approximate 27% stake in the France-based company - February
IAC Appoints Greg Blatt as CEO of Match.com. Gregg Winiarski is named SVP, General Counsel of IAC - January
IAC Consumer Applications and Portals changes its name to Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. - January
- January
IAC completes the sale of ReserveAmerica - January
IAC completes the sale of 23/6
2008
- December
- October
IAC and ServiceMagic acquire a majority stake in The Koening Company (which owns 123Devis.com and 123GetAQuote.co.uk) and acquires Travaux.com from Groupe CyberArchi therefore launching ServiceMagic Europe in conjunction with ServiceMagic International - October
IAC launches The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news and commentary, culture and entertainment, in partnership with Tina Brown - AugustIAC completes the spin-offs of HSN, Inc. (HSNI), Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (IILG), Ticketmaster (TKTM) and Tree.com (TREE) - (announced 11/07)
- July
IAC launches Life123.com - June
- May
- January
2007
- September
- JuneIAC completes the sale of Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG to KarstadtQuelle AG (announced 5/07)
- March
2006
- November
IAC completes the sale of PRC to an entity owned by Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC (announced 11/06) - August
- May
- February
2005
- September
- August
- August
- July
- June
- June
- April
- March
- February
- January
2004
- DecemberIAC acquires Home Loan Center (announced 9/04)
- September
- August
- July
InterActiveCorp renamed IAC/InterActiveCorp - April
- March
2003
- December
IAC acquires RealEstate.com and GetSmart (announced 10/03) - November
- August
- August
- June
- June
- April
- March
- January
2002
- September
USAI acquires Interval International (announced 5/02) - MayUSAI acquires TV Travel Group (announced 2/02)
- May
USAI contributes USA Entertainment to Vivendi Universal Entertainment, a joint venture controlled by Vivendi; USA Networks, Inc. is renamed USA Interactive (announced 12/01) - February
USAI acquires a controlling interest in Expedia (announced 7/01)
2001
- August
USAI completes sale of USA Broadcasting to Univision (announced 12/00) - January
Ticketmaster combines with TMCS (announced 11/00)
2000
- AprilUSAI acquires Precision Response Corporation (announced 1/00)
- February
USAI two-for-one stock split on February 24 - FebruaryHotel Reservations Network (later renamed Hotels.com) completes IPO
1999
- SeptemberTMCS acquires the Sidewalk city guides from Microsoft (announced 7/99)
- June
TMCS acquires Match.com - MayUSAI acquires Hotel Reservations Network (later renamed Hotels.com) (announced 7/99)
1998
- DecemberTicketmaster Online-CitySearch Inc. (TMCS) completes IPO (merged 9/98)
- September
Ticketmaster Online merges with CitySearch (announced 8/98) - MayUSAI acquires remaining interest in Ticketmaster from public
- MarchUSAI two-for-one stock split on March 26
- February
HSN, inc. acquires USA Network, SCI FI, and Universal domestic TV (renamed Studios USA) from Seagram; HSN, inc. renamed USA Networks, Inc. (USAI) (announced 10/97)
1997
- JulyHSN, inc. acquires 50% of Ticketmaster Group, Inc. from Paul Allen (announced 5/97)
1996
- December
Silver King, Home Shopping Network, and Savoy Pictures Entertainment merge; Silver King Communications, Inc. is renamed HSN, Inc.
1995
- August
Barry Diller is named Chairman and CEO of Silver King Communications, Inc.