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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Hollywood Heavyweights: Jack Epps, Jr., Hollywood Heavyweights: James Caan, Scott Caan, Robert Duvall, and Mark Rydell. Hollywood Heavyweights: Colin Firth, Werner Herzog, Tim Delaney, Neil Labute, Paul Schrader. Tags: online film content hollywood writer filmmaker competition amazon filmaka openfilm poptent.

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles- and New York-based My Damn Channel, a producer of online, original video, has bolstered its executive ranks, hiring on a new Vice President of Advertising Strategy & Partnerships for the firm. Suhaila was most recently Director of Brand Strategy at NBC Universal Digital Studio, where she developed original content for NBCU.

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JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 The Interactive Advertising Bureau defined a set of rich media units rooted in familiar ad sizes and called them Rising Stars. The company is privately held and has received no venture funding to date.

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JULY 27, 2015

One of the side effects of the war over Flash, has been with advertisers--particularly in Hollywood--who rely on Flash to help display their advertising banners and video to users. Matt Cooper: What we're really trying to do, is reshape the advertising space. We've figured out how to take the banner into 2016 and beyond.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork , the brand advertising network and operator of SocialVibe, said this morning that it has named Chris Rooke as SVP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. Tags: publishing hollywood content executive advertising internet socialvibe svnetwork. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2013

As creators, developers, and hackers, we love a good challenge and even more so with time restrictions. The West Hollywood based team over at Talenthouse feels the same way. Talenthouse will be opening up their platform containing over 20 million pieces of creative to assist participants in their development. It’s our fuel.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Music Prodigy.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Los Angeles-based Zync Music , a music licensing startup focused on placement of music in film, advertising, movie trailers, games, and elsewhere, has become part of Round Hill Music , the two said Thursday. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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MAY 13, 2010

Hulu also said it is continuing to use Flash on its player, and will "continue to monitor developments on HTML5," saying the new standard "doesn't yet meet all of our customers' needs." Tags: html5 hollywood movie content television streaming video hulu. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2012

. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. Kindling’s: L.A. Geeks Unite. To start: Hackathon.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

The two said that the UTA will help Tongal develop deeper relationships with studios, networks, digital publishers, advertising agencies and brand marketers, and also provide Tongal access to additional talent. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Tongal offers up an online platform which helps brands, studios, and creators develop video content, including advertising and short films; the company says that it now has powered more than 1,000 campaigns. Malko was previously CMO of digital marketing agency 360i. She has also served at The Associated Press and Massive Incorporated.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

We haven't done any paid marketing or advertising, but more and more companies are finding us, and our business has started developing. We were fortunate to be approached to provide mobile EV charging for Jaguar, and have developed that solution, and it's now a big part of our business. It's been an exciting two years.

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JUNE 20, 2014

By “vertical production” I meant that many online video production companies will have a strong vertical focus that will help them win the battle to sign up talent, build stronger & more loyal audiences and align with stronger advertiser relationships because they serve more endemic audiences. Congrats, Team MiTú.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Developments like live streaming, social media and more have made the stars of today more relatable and more easily reachable than those of yesteryear. The easiest example to grasp is arguably the Kardashian family. “With Popbase, we are giving them a chance to gamify and monetize their YouTube content and personality.”

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JUNE 29, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the Internet advertising network run by Tim Vanderhook, has released further details on the company's acquisition of Myspace , saying that Justin Timberlake is taking an ownership stake and major role in the acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2018

The account “hack” was architected by brud as part of an ongoing virtual reality drama playing out on Instagram and other social media platforms between avatars it had developed, all designed to attract media attention, according to people with knowledge of brud and its plans. It worked. . “[Manufacturing] social influence.”

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This year's fest has expanded to included panels on how to grow your startup internationally, maintain your company culture, manage developers in multiple countries, and reach mainstream audiences using TV advertising combined with digital. In the first phase of many industries, you have an explosion of new ideas and companies.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Sara Bordo: My co-founder, Brad Sexton and I, both come from the Hollywood studio world. We spoke with Sara Bordo , the firm's founder and CEO, about the company.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Nick Higgins: Adconion was founded six years ago as an advertising network. We put it all together, for consumers, for platform, and for brand advertisers to connect with their consumers. Nick Higgins: Besides the fact that our CEO likes to surf and ski, we've got a deep focus on Hollywood and content. Why the expansion here?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The convergence of the Internet and the entertainment business has made Los Angeles a hotbed of activity in the online entertainment industry, attracting companies from all over the country interested in connecting Hollywood with the Internet. We sell advertising and have been very fortunate to have the best brands advertise on our network.

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MAY 7, 2012

This fest will include panels, workshops, cocktails and keynotes for startups, content creators, developers, social media marketers, designers, entrepreneurs, and more. Design/Dev Hub (Launchpad LA) : Design + developers, UI, UX panels. Advertising : Agencies rock digital, TBA. Advertising : Agencies rock digital, TBA.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. It was a mixture of mobile and device-centric and Internet development.

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JUNE 11, 2012

TALK NYC Heads to SOHO House, Bringing Madison Avenue to West Hollywood on June 13, 2012. State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology.

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JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. That was my first time in buying and selling of digital advertising. That's when the light bulb went off. So how far along are you on this now? Finally, how are you funding the company?

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

We also talk about creating things specifically for the web, how to distribute on the web, and how to build a revenue stream aside from advertising revenue. He's been working Hollywood, too, and is a real Cinderella story. I cofounded the company with a partner of mine, and we went to film school together.

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APRIL 24, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Your Software Development Partner. Advertisers. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Technology.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

In July of 2017, we started to develop the app, and we had our pilot from September 2017 to December 2017, and went live in March of 2018. That was my first time in buying and selling of digital advertising. That's when the light bulb went off. So how far along are you on this now? Finally, how are you funding the company?

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JANUARY 18, 2019

We haven't done any paid marketing or advertising, but more and more companies are finding us, and our business has started developing. We were fortunate to be approached to provide mobile EV charging for Jaguar, and have developed that solution, and it's now a big part of our business. It's been an exciting two years.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

But you must work hard to develop alternate distribution at websites like Yahoo!, You also need to develop an O&O (your own websites) strategy. The benefit of networks is that you can hand curate the videos that run in the network providing higher-quality, better control and more brand-safe content for advertisers.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Your Software Development Partner. Advertisers. Tags: socaltech advertising sponsor. Interesting in reaching Southern California's high tech industry? Email us at info@socaltech.com.

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MARCH 23, 2017

San Diego-based TVPage , a startup developing cloud-based technology for monetizing video content, said on Thursday that it has added Greg Silverman as an investor in a recent $3M funding round. Silverman is the former president of Warner Bros.

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MAY 10, 2012

Beer and his co-founder saw that promising, talented actors and actresses did not have a good way to truly break into the industry, and decided to combine the world of digital video with Hollywood to give some of that talent a chance to break into the industry through his new startup, StarCast Auditions (www.starcastauditions.com).

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JULY 1, 2010

-Money to be used for hiring and additional product development. A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Competitors: Gowalla.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

To help it along, we developed some software which makes it easy to create a mobile experience, which corresponds to a QR code you can place on any, real world object. The objects we are focused on are out-of-home advertising. That's the big opportunity for us, out of home advertising, to make it engaging, and ultimately, measurable.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

digiday:APPS * December 10th * The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. During this high-level event, Top Brand Marketers, Agency Executives, Publishers, and App Developers will come together to discuss and explore how brands can harness the power of the billion dollar app boom. Win a ticket to digiday:APPS.

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