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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ , and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), said this morning they are in a new marketing agreement. The two companies said that WWE-branded video games developed by THQ will be integrated into events, pay-per view and television sponsorships, magazines, and other WWE properties. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based online entertainment, music, and advertising firm BuzzMedia is no more: it's just rebranded itself SpinMedia. The publisher, which owns such brands as Celebuzz, Sterogeom, Idolator, JustJared, and many other music-related sites, acquired longtime music magazine Spin back in July of last year.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based digital media and entertainment publisher BUZZMEDIA announced this morning that it has acquired venerable SPIN Media , the publisher of Spin Magazine, the 25 year old brand known for its coverage of music and culture. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the companies.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based entertainment trade publication Variety has decided to put the firm's content behind a pay wall, telling its readers today that it will start restricting access to its articles to print and digital subscribers, starting Thursday. The publication said the move is part of a revamp of its subscription structure.

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Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment (eight seconds.). Over the years, advertising money is being moved from display ads in magazines and newspapers to social network sites where people with eyeballs have migrated.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Phil Kelly: We''re an interactive, mobile magazine, which I think is probably the best way to describe it. What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. consolidating magazine mobile yapert interview kelly phil'

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2013

If you think about the amount of media and engagement our clients have driven in print, in digital, and through different magazines, it''s a huge amount. These days, they''re now generating more and more of their own content, often on their phones. We want our content everywhere a fan is, so they can find that content everywhere.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2012

BUZZMEDIA operates a large stable of entertainment-related brands, including SPIN, Celebuzz, Stereogum, Videogum, Buzznet, TheSuperficial, and many others. The firm said the expansion of its staff will further expand the brands. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Rachel Payne: FEM is a video discovery platform that provides quality, relevant video recommendations for any website, app, or content network that is seeking to drive more engagement around video. I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. magazine, for example.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment. Over the years, advertising money is being moved from display ads in magazines and newspapers to social network sites where people with eyeballs have migrated.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator. (www.buzzmedia.com). The firm is backed by Quadrangle Capital Partners.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In the quest to own the world of Internet content, there has been a huge amount of focus given to the world of consumer Internet content. For that reason, more and more content is going online. However, as these are relatively niche focuses, it's difficult for those content providers--often times bloggers--to build an audience.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

According to the firms, the new, stand-alone site will also be featured throughout the MSN network, and is designed to have the look and feel of a magazine. BermanBraun Interactive--the production firm founded by Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun--has deals with MSN, NBC Universal, and Pepsi to develop online entertainment properties.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2013

In addition, they have also managed to secure deals that syndicate their content to other health and hip-hop related sites. After watching Paul Wall and Fat Joe, I wanted to see who this was making creating this positive stir in the hip-hop community, and why Entrepreneur Magazine called Feel Rich one of the most innovative companies.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Other than the occasional NBA game, he consumes his video content via our iPad and Xbox. Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. He is not alone.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

It’s fun social entertainment that without words helps me feel connected to people that I’m close to or whom I want to follow. It’s the new magazine. Using the fashion-sharing example, imagine turning your shared fashion photos into beautiful magazine-like collages that can be scrolled through, Pinterest style.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

in 2004, we purchased Buoyweather.com, moved it into our setup, weather department, and marketing department, and in 2005, we added much more multimedia news and entertainment to Surfline. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal. You also bought a surfing magazine at one point, didn't you?

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Variety has been covering entertainment and Hollywood news since 1905. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

from university professors, to VCs, to entertainers, the bankers, to other entrepreneurs, and that''s what the media picked up on.". Magazine ended up doing a cover story on Kyle and I called, An American Start-Up. (At this point) the Mouse Driver Insider Newsletter was really inspiring folks. February of 2001, Inc.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.”

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” Perhaps one of the reasons it took 20 years for the commercial web to monetize images is because matching images with content is a very difficult. Matching ads to content is what they do. from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

I have run newspapers, magazines, and websites and I have written for them all. We are content agnostic. If you were writing something for Rolling Stone and it happens to appear in the magazine first, but you are also going to appear online. You will find more people doing limited edition magazines that are brand enforcers.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Peter Shankman – PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking”, and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective”. Mitch Joel – Marketing Magazine dubbed him the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and called him, “one of North America’s leading digital visionaries.”

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

from university professors, to VCs, to entertainers, the bankers, to other entrepreneurs, and that''s what the media picked up on.". Magazine ended up doing a cover story on Kyle and I called, An American Start-Up. (At this point) the Mouse Driver Insider Newsletter was really inspiring folks. February of 2001, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

As tablets are replacing magazines on your coffee table, and smart-phones are replacing portable computers, you need to make sure that your content is able to be viewed, shared, and bought on the new mobile devices. Responsive web technology that re-sizes text and images to fit any screen is the norm with new websites. Gamification.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We said to the studios--you have this amazing content, why not let us clip it all up, find the best moments in film, and allow users to post those to their blogs and Facebook pages, and let us create curated channels on the web? It seems most venture investors have been very shy about investing in Hollywood content related ventures.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 24, 2010

In the early 1960s, conventional wisdom in the music industry did not lend itself to a systematic manner of evaluating creative content. Gordy’s inspiration for Motown’s unique quality control process was the Lincoln-Mercury assembly line, where he worked prior to becoming an entertainment entrepreneur.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. Twiistup 007 Speaker List: Peter Guber. Bambi Francisco.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” The apps can stream video, audio, news feeds, Twitter, Facebook, sell digital content, physical merchandise, and much more. ” Court also likes the Red Sox.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. magazine and the LA Business Journal. On the other hand, Rosenblatt is one of the biggest reasons why I think Silicon Beach is the future of the entertainment industry in the United States. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization Apps, content, mobile. . Pedro Galván, Software Guru magazine. As the technologies aimed at aiding online video distribution expand, both content creators and adve. Entrepreneurism / Monetization content strategy, workshop. .

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

If you ask me, I think it’s one of the companies that has led and will continue to lead the transformation of media from a lethargic print-based (newspapers, magazines) and linear based (TV) format into the most successful digital media brand of the next decade. An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

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