(Reuters) -Baidu ( BIDU ) said on Tuesday it has acquired social media firm JOYY's ( YY ) live-streaming business in mainland China for about $2.1 billion, as the search engine giant looks to diversify its revenue stream.
U.S.-listed shares of JOYY ( YY ) jumped 6%, while Baidu ( BIDU ) was up about 1% in premarket trading.
Baidu ( BIDU ) had proposed to acquire JOYY's ( YY ) live-streaming business called as YY Live in 2020 for $3.6 billion. The deal was terminated in January last year after the conditions for closing was not fully met by the end of 2023.