TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

PortalOne Arcade has been running in a closed beta since last year, and the company is running a sign-up list for those interested to try it out, but what the team has built and its plans for the future are enough to be attracting some very big names. PortalOne is building its business in the midst of a perfect storm.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

We caught up with Lee Essner , the President of Jukin Media, to learn more about how the company thinks it has figured out how to make a business round viral videos. We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We find the content they want, and we user our technology and people to service the show.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement. Hollywood, the founders felt, was the best place to nurture that talent, according to interviews with the founders conducted at the company’s last demo day. ” Writers need to submit an idea and a writing sample from today through July 6. .

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based Exploding Kittens , the developer of the popular card game of the same name, has raised another $30M in funding, the company said on Thursday. The company said the financing will help finance continued growth. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In a world of digital video, whats the best way to distribute and monetize that streaming video content? San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. FastSoft has been targeting companies in the e-commerce, social networking, digital content, and software-as-a-service markets with its products. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

This Ain''t Your Daddy''s Music Company. Our artists, our labels, they all own 100% of their IP. We''re working with them exclusively on YouTube, to better monetize their content, whether that is through their own channel and official videos or third party content. How do you monetize this content?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sophoi , a developer of media IP mananagement software, has been acquired by Oracle, Oracle said Monday. Sophoi's product was used for intellectual property management at media and entertainment companies. Tags: sophoi oracle merger acquisition software content hollywood intellectual property.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? Andrew Stalbow: What we''re seeing, is audiences have shifted very fast from traditional content like media, televisions, and movie theaters, and have moved to mobile very quickly.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2009

San Diego-based Verimatrix reported this week that the firm is deploying its content security technology in Mexico, as part of an install at cable operator Cablemas. According to Verimatrix, its products are being used as part of a enhanced digital cable service, over an advanced DVB-C/IP/DOCSIS network. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD said today that it has reinforced its global IP protection, after a number of patent wins. The company called its competitors "unethical copycat infringers" whose businesses models are "built on copying" RealD's technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Along with Greycroft Partners we were the first investors in Maker Studios 3 years ago when the company had no revenue and limited infrastructure. If you’re thinking about building an online video network today you need to think about: Producing your own content (not just aggregating). But the best MCNs are so much more.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) EdgeCast has scored a big win, with Deutsche Telekom, the firms are set to announce today. The new CDN service is targeted at video, audio, content publishers, gaming companies, advertisers and others with need for streaming video delivery or web content acceleration.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We spoke with Jim Franklin , the firm's CEO, to hear more about how the company went from an accelerator startup at TechStars just a few years ago, to now more than 100 employees spread across offices in Boulder; Colorado, Anaheim, California; Frankfurt; London, and elsewhere, to tackle the problems of transactional email.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2009

According to Mzima, it has expanded its IP network into to colocation facilities in Amsterdam, operated by TelecityGroup. The firm said the new connections bring the number of facilities connected into its network to over 40, across North America, Europe, and Asia. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

Sophisticated digital consumer devices such as the iPod, Xbox, Archos PMP, and Mobile Smartphones along with the broadband networks that connect themhave quickly moved the distribution of content to the digital world. An entirely new industry is being formed.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2010

One of the questions we get most from entrepreneurs is how companies reach an exit event, and the thinking that goes into acquisitions. In the process of doing that, it became apparent that there were lots of synergies between the companies, and more opportunities to work more closely together. You'd mentioned you had some investors?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

According to THQ, it has split its remaining IP into six lots, including Darksiders; Red Faction; Homeworld; MX; a batch of other owned software including Big Beach Sports, Destroy All Humans!, The company said biders have until April 1st to submit a bid and other documentation. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

We caught up with Shiraz to learn more about the company's origins from within Dreamworks Animation, and what it's hoping to bring to a location near you soon. We have an expert team, marrying world-class IP from Hollywood, and videogames and bringing that into this new format. We're an entertainment company.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

There are other things I've done, and I started a company recently and own a bunch of Twitter IP, but Youtube is a big part of it, and really lets me reach other people and affect other lives. I love running and fitness, and I've used Famebit, where they have had a juice cleanse company come out. I just started doing this.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media? What are the risks and rewards?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2014

In practice, lots of companies in the startup world use them to apply to ANY information deemed to be sensitive. Signaling — An NDA puts other parties on notice that your IP is valuable, not lightly shared, and that you intend to defend it and your business. That said, NDAs should never take the place of solid IP protection.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. A bank can help you balance fund raising with running your company. We discussed: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Great companies are comprised of great individual point people or functional leaders. There are plenty of great leaders who work really hard and work for big companies. And we’re lucky because they deliver many of the great products, services and content that we consume in our lives every day. Appetite for risk.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

For our readers who haven't yet heard of your company, what's the idea behind StarGreetz? Eric Frankel: StarGreetz is a digital media content company, that allows brands to stand out in a very cluttered marketplace. How did the company come about? Finally, what are the next steps for the company?

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Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

We've been steeped in mobile content development and publishing. I was one of the early folks there that came on and was there as the company grew. But, what I think has happened is you see a lot of companies that have really gone after that corporate market. We ended up developing products for 120 carriers in 40 countries.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 29, 2010

Think Marc Benioff is content with being a billionaire? Take it from Leo “The Lip&# – “nice guys finish last.&# Steve Jobs isn’t a “nice guy.” We were considering funding one of the players in the category – call them Company A. I knew the CEO of one of their competitors – Company B.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

We spoke with Yan Hui, the firm's founder and CEO, to learn more about the company. What's the story behind how your company came about? However, TI is a silicon company, and they are not focused on software. Has it been difficult being a software company in a hardware world? Thanks for the time today.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Southern California companies are fundamentally part of e-sports, and both of those companies have become multi-billion dollar companies. This is a way to be a player in that space, and work with everybody�the other team owners, the leagues and publishers, the IP holders, and the e-sports community�to create that.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

requestUri; $uriParts = parse_url($absoluteUri); $requestScript = $PHP_SELF; $httpResponseCode = NULL; Block rogue bots You don’t want to waste resources by serving your valuable content to useless bots. from the IP address range 65.52.0.0 Other rogue bots identify themselves by IP addy, user agent, and/or referrer.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

What's the new company all about? Kelly Tompkins: I have done six online travel companies. We've developed a very advanced, voice-over-IP telephony network, which allows outside travel agents to do all of our customer service on commissions, which keeps our fixed costs down, and allows us to scale to thousands of inquiries a day.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

Concurrently, Scot also sees an overall pullback on original IP’s. These same companies who are making huge bets on taking tv/online properties are also looking for new ways to increase their marketing budgets. According to Daniel, their company viewpoint is that there’s a lot of money in social gaming.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The main things I like to look at are new versus return visitors, top content pages, what pages are causing bounces, etc. Content creation? Block IP address. Block IP address. Block IP address. Block IP address. Block IP address. System performance and uptime. User acquisition via each method you use.

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