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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Culver City-based M-GO (www.mgo.com) thinks so, with its own twist on providing content to consumers. John Batter: One of the first decisions we made, was about the type of content we wanted to offer. We wanted to offer premium content, and the freshest content, with first availability. What''s the story behind M-GO?

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JULY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Whip Media Group , a developer of software used by the entertainment industry to manage content, said that Shout! is using its products to streamline and monetize their transactional digital sales, and to provide real-time performance data to partners. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 6, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models. TCOSC Digital Media Society. Speakers: Richard Berger, Sr.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticket and entertainment site, reported Tuesday that it is seeing a surge in sales of tickets via mobile phone. The firm said it saw a 60 percent, year-over-year increase in Thanksgiving holiday weekend ticket sales on mobile devices through the site. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Thursday, November 4, 2010 -- Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? Every aspect of the business of entertainment media and other content providers, and their traditional sources of revenue, are under assault by disruptive business models. TCOSC Digital Media Society. See [link].

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment. Sales of headsets in the fourth quarter of 2018 topped 1 million for the first time and new, low cost all-in-one models may further move the needle on adoption.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Irvine-based videogame maker Blizzard Entertainment sold 1 million copies of its new title, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the firm said, in its first 24 hours of availability. The title first went on sale at midnight on July 27th, in a global launch which included versions in 11 different languages. Blizzard said it sold more than 1.5

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. If Playhouse facilitates a sale, the app gets a cut of the transaction. Right now, the videos in the beta version of the app are curated by Playhouse, but in the future, Perelman wants Playhouse to host more user-generated content.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment released its latest sales numbers for its new title, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm yesterday, saying that it has sold more than 4.7 The firm said that sets a new record for monthly PC-game sales. The firm did not say what kind of financial impact those sales have had on the firm.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Activision has released the results of the launch of its latest Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: Black Ops III , last weekend, saying that the title saw $550 million in sales worldwide.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s One after another, tech and entertainment companies – and hybrids of the two – have taken root here. commercial real estate market.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

Join us tonight live at 8pm PST from UCLA Korn Hall for Digital LA’s Branded Entertainment panel right here on TechZulu. They’ll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment. Matt McMahon, Fox Digital Entertainment, VP Mobile.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

If you have your eyes and ears open, you can discover sales lessons in unexpected places, including the cable TV show, Say Yes To The Dress. I do not consume much TV content, other than cable news. There are a number of solid sales techniques on display by the Say Yes team. Startup sales require high velocity.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Fullscreen , the online entertainment video site headed by George Strompolos, announced this morning that it has raised a round of Series A funding. According to FullScreen, the new funding will go towards domestic and intentional expansion, in the areas of technology, audience development and sales. billion monthly views. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 21, 2012

We’ll discuss how content studios are monetizing this content via advertising, sponsorship, show integration and more. Content partners include Discovery, CBS, Time Inc., Rachael Wexler, Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP, digital entertainment lawyer. Scheduled Speakers Include.

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JULY 1, 2014

The company said that it has named Daniel Batista, as VP, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Business Development; Cesar Martinez as VP, Sales & Branded Entertainment; and Jeff Mayo as SVP, Business & Revenue Operations. mitu executive content youtube channel media latino hispanic hollywood livenation machinima'

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

According to Wave, it has launched a new, mulkti-channel virtual entertainment platform, specifically allowing artists to perform live for fans in online games, social networks, live-streaming channels, or entertainment networks. Image: one of the virtual concerts enabled by Wave's technology.) READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

According to the company--led by Daniel Altmann--it is now expanding into other entertainment verticals, with the aim of connecting artists and fans with projects and causes. accelerator muckerlab crowd crowdsource crowdsourcing streaming video content comedy rename laffster cogo' Cogo is part of the MuckerLab startup accelerator.

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MAY 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based Machinima , the online video entertainment firm focused on computer gamers, said Monday that it has raised $35M in a financing round. Machinima said the new funding will go towards content and global sales operations, international expansion, distribution strategies, and product and technology initiatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

Marketing media content from real customers in real time is now commonplace via sites like Yelp, Foursquare, and online reviews. These usually provide a customer’s first impression of your offering, and should not be blatantly self-promotional, but instead informative, educational, and even entertaining. Long-term sales.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

So here are the top 8 tips from 2 successful brands on what we can do to create engaging content and market our brands using YouTube as our platform. we needed to have loud content.” Jeffrey Harmon, CMO of Orabrush and Orapup. Orapup Sold $1 Million In Merchandise Before Going Into Production.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The research organization CIRP announced in August that sales of smart speakers had exceeded 50 million, with sales expected to grow 48% over the following twelve months. The evolution of home entertainment offers numerous opportunities for startups to leverage the new and innovative ways consumers are digesting audio content.

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JULY 18, 2013

The company said it will use the funding for continued platform expansion and sales and marketing. music entertainment brand celebrity publishing content capital venture magazine mobile yapert' The firm currently has an iOS app , and an Android app in beta. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Selectable Media , a digital advertising firm which lets users unlock digital content in exchange for interacting with brand advertising, said today that it has expanded to Los Angeles, as part of a growth in its footprint. The expansion came alongside the opening of a new office in Chicago.

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JULY 1, 2010

Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment said last night that it has launched a closed beta test of its new expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm. Blizzard said its last two expansions to World of Warcraft "shattered" PC game sales records on release. Tags: blizzard mmorpg world warcraft cataclysm beta videogame content.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Qualcomm said it is suspending direct consumer sales of devices, and will continue maintaining the service until Spring 2011. Tags: qualcomm television content streaming media layoffs entertainment jobs employment. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Front Page Editorial Director--as its Vice President, Content and Programming, and named David Cohn--formerly of Askmen and Crave Online--as Executive Vice President, Sales. According to Ranker, it has named Inger Lund Carter--formerly Yahoo! Cohn will be based in New York, at a new office for the company. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Fountain Valley-based memory maker Kingston Technology , and Paramount Digital Entertainment said Monday afternoon that the two are in a deal to deliver full-length, motion pictures on Kingston's flash memory products. Kingston said it will be bundling Paramount content on its full line of USB drives and Flash memory cards.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Beverly Hills- and Berlin, Germany-based Fox Mobile Group , which offers mobile content distribution and mobile entertainment products, has been sold to Jesta Group , Jesta said Wednesday. on the sale. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jesta said Fox Mobile Group will become part of Jesta Mobile Holdings.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. To a content provider, that's something you have to pay attention to. That is amazing.

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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. What is FEM?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The newest Call of Duty title went on sale on November 13th. The firm said it believes that the launch will be the biggest entertainment launch of the year, given those estimates. Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing is estimating a sell-through of more than $500M in the first 24 hours of launching Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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Technology Council

MARCH 31, 2009

The Technology Council of Southern California and TechEmpower are happy to announce the launch of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content. I joined about a year ago--a bunch of us did--and looked at where Sidebar was as it was gearing up for a full consumer launch of its personalized content portal. What is Sidebar all about?

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MAY 26, 2009

The firm said that Guthrie--who was responsible for the firm's North American sales, distribution, and marketing--is pursuing another opportunity. THQ is a developer of interactive games and other entertainment software. Tags: executive vice president publishing content videogame. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Irvine-based game developer Blizzard Entertainment reports this morning that its newest title, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, has sold 3.3 The firm said the sales record makes it the fastest-selling PC game of all time, beating its prior record of 2.8 million copies through its first 24 hours of release.

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