Social TV startup GetGlue CEO Alex Iskold made the announcement Monday morning via his Twitter account. According to the announcement, “Viggle will pay $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares of stock for GetGlue.”
Gannett’s NBC affiliate is the first station to work with the TV check-in service GetGlue. Viewers can now check into 11Alive newscasts via GetGlue’s mobile apps or 11Alive.com.