Davis Polk advised Fandango on its acquisitions of Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes from Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. As part of the transaction, Warner Bros. Entertainment will take a minority ownership stake in Fandango and serve as an ongoing strategic partner.

Fandango, a unit of NBCUniversal, is the leading provider of online and mobile movie tickets in the United States. Flixster, a leading platform for discovering, collecting and watching movies, is one of the most downloaded entertainment mobile apps. Rotten Tomatoes is an online aggregator of theatrical and in-home movie and TV reviews from critics and fans.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner William H. Aaronson and associate John B. Weinstein. Partner Avishai Shachar and associate Patrick E. Sigmon provided tax advice. Partner Arthur J. Burke provided antitrust and competition advice. Associate Michelle Gross provided intellectual property and technology advice. Counsel Cynthia Akard provided executive compensation advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York and Northern California offices.

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