Roll Call: March 11, 2008

Here are the latest rumors and news to kick off your Tuesday morning.

Online campaign management software Eyeblaster is going public for $115 million, and cancer diagnostics Bostwick Laboratories is planning a $100 million IPO, The New York Times reports.

Negotiations to invest in AEG Live have stalled, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Deal has been closely following the discussions between Cablevision Systems Corp. and IAC/InterActiveCorp 's Ticketmaster.

NBC Universal is not for sale, GE CEO Jeff Immelt said, PaidContent reports.

AOL's president Curt Viebranz was fired, and Silicon Alley Insider has the story.

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. was slapped with a shareholder lawsuit related to its rejection of an unsolicited offer by rival Electronic Arts Inc., The Wall Street Journal reports. Read the backstory here.

GE Energy Financial Services is investing $5 billion outside the U.S. by 2010, Reuters reports.

Hulu, a free online site where you can watch ad-sponsored TV shows, launches Tuesday, according to GigaOm.

Iomega Corp. rejected a proposal by EMC Corp. to acquire it for $178 million, The Wall Street Journal reports.

- Maria Woehr

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