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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu has acquired the assets of The Video Genome Project (aka Structured Data Intelligence), a developer of software and data being used to personalize content recommendations for video. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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MAY 17, 2013

The latest company considering a bid for Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is El Segundo-based DirecTV , according to reports Friday afternoon. A report from Reuters says DirecTV is just one of a number of companies considering a bid for Hulu. hulu directv merger acquisition exit content video streaming'

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu announced late Thursday that it is selling its Japanese business to Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV). Hulu had only launched services in Japan three years ago, in September of 2011. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

AT&T is looking to possibly sell its 10 percent stake in Los Angeles-based television streaming service Hulu , as part of its plan on digesting Time Warner. According to At&T CFO John Stephens, the company may sell of its 10 percent stake in Hulu as part of a larger sale of "non-core" assets after it paid $85.4

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JUNE 3, 2013

Bidding for Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is heating up, with the latest numbers being leaked on a deal saying that the company has received three bids worth at least $1 billion. Hulu is being advised by Guggenheim Partners in an auction of the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A report, from Variety, says that Disney is looking to buy AT&T 's stake in Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu. According to the report, Disney is seeking to purchase the portion of Hulu which is owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia unit. No deal has been reached or announced yet. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 28, 2013

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu is entertaining offers from at least five different bidders, according to a report over the weekend, including one that values Hulu at between $600M to $800M. hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

A report Monday says that satellite television provider DirecTV has finally made a bid for Los Angeles online video company Hulu , and that Time Warner Cable is also mulling an offer, according to Bloomberg Monday. Hulu has been on the market for months, with DirecTV looking at Hulu since at least mid-May.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The studio owners of Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu are looking to sell the streaming site (again), according to rumors yesterday, as News Corporation and Walt Disney continue to struggle over what to do with the site. It's not the first time Hulu has been shopped by its owners. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online video streaming site, is apparently in efforts to file for an IPO, as a long line of Southern California firms heads towards the public markets. According to a report in the New York Times, Hulu is in discussions with investment bankers about pursuing an IPO in the fall. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based television streaming site Hulu expects to make $240M in 2010, according to Jason Kilar, the firm's CEO. Hulu is one of the many companies in Southern California rumored to be prepping for an IPO; the revelation of the company's financials might indicate the firm is nearing a filing. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2011

A report Friday from the Los Angeles Times says that Google is in preliminary talks to buy Los Angeles-based Hulu. According to the LA Times--citing "people familiar with the situtation"--Hulu has also been shopped to Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.

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JULY 22, 2011

In the latest rumor swirling around Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu , a number of reports last night say that Apple Computer is now bidding for the firm. So far, Hulu apparently has been shopped to Yahoo, AT&T, Microsoft, and Google. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

The owners of Los Angeles-based video site Hulu have dropped plans to sell the business, according to a statement released by Hulu late Thursday evening. According to News Corporation, Providence Equity Partners, The Walt Disney Company, and Hulu's management team, the firm has decided to terminate the Hulu sale process.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

More rumors have emerged around possible IPO plans for Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online video streaming site backed by the major entertainment studios. Rumors of a Hulu IPO have been swirling around since August. Rumors of a Hulu IPO have been swirling around since August. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, is dropping its plans to pursue an IPO, according to a report today from from the WSJ. Hulu had been among the Southern California companies looking to file an IPO. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2012

A report today from Bloomberg says that Providence Equity Partners , the private equity firm which owns part of Los Angeles-based Hulu , is selling its stake to the firm's other owners in a deal valuing the firm at about $2 billion. Hulu's other owners are Walt Disney Co., No details on the deal have been announced.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Further details on the potential sale of Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu continue to emerge, with the firm reportedly retaining investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to represent it in a sale. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based OpenX appears to be continuing to bolster its executive ranks--and a possible IPO bid--with the naming of Tom Fuelling, the former CFO of Hulu, as its Chief Financial Officer this morning. openx fuelling hulu executive merger acquisition' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Los angeles-based sell-side advertising platform operator Magnite announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire SpotX, a video advertising platform provider, in a deal worth $1.17 billion in cash and stock. Magnite is acquiring SpotX from RTL Group. Magnite is led by President and CEO Michael Barrett.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based game developer > SGN announced this morning that it has named Josh Yguado as President of the company. He also served at Fox, serving as Vice President of Business Development, where SGN said he worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie streaming service FandangoNOW , the recently launched on-demand video service from Fandango, is now included on the VIZIO SmartCast app, the two companies said this morning. FandangoNOW launched in March of 2016, and came out of the acquisition of on-demand movie service M-GO in January.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

which has most of its employees in Westlake Village; Los Angeles-based Gamefly ; City of Industry-based NewEgg ; San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies ; and Thousand Oaks-basd Nexsan. Tags: southern california initial public offering exit merger acquisition.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. Broadcom Powering New Mac Wireless. Surf Air Gets First Aircraft. Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Additionally, we will see the tides shift in storytelling within mobile games, with a focus on creators out of Los Angeles. Among other work there, Josh helped Fox in its acquisition of MySpace, its creation of Hulu and its launch of new television networks. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.

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JUNE 13, 2019

In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. Every single TV service online, from Hulu, to Netflix, and on requires people to search and find content, and really makes people work.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Hulu is the leading player for streaming television. Frankly, I’m surprised Netflix doesn’t buy Hulu. In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios).

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. Daniel Altman: For us, it's about user acquisition, and working on the technology. We spoke with Daniel Altman, the CEO of the company, to learn more. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2018

You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” Does it surprise you that the fastest-growing “unicorn” was launched in Los Angeles and not San Francisco? But it is even more rare for a company to do that while also scaling its revenue at such an impressive clip and with no paid customer acquisition. Brand matters.

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