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Hulu Sells Off Japanese Business

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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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Google Reportedly In Talks To Buy Hulu

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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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OpenX Names Fuelling CFO

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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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Magnite Acquires SpotX For $1.17 Billion

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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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What You Missed On Your Holiday Vacation, SoCal Technology Edition

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Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). 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.

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Reflections on 2016: Josh Yguado, Jam City

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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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Decoding The Science Behind The Laughs, With Daniel Altman of Laffster

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In the case of Los Angeles-based Laffster (www.laffster.com), you apply software algorithms, science, and research to figure it all out. They're not ill informed, they're just short on time and think the news networks are biased. Daniel Altman: For us, it's about user acquisition, and working on the technology.

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