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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The company said the layoffs come as part of an "increased commitment to premium programming". The layoff is not the first for Machinima, which also cut around 10 percent of its staff back in December. machinima venture capital content youtube network hollywood layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Blippar developed image recognition and augmented reality apps, which pulled interactive content from publications, brands, and objects, and had counted such brands as Anheuser Busch, General Mills, Heinz, and Conde Nast as customers.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

demand media layoff jobs employment richard rosenblatt turnover content' According to the report , the cuts included Chief Innovation Officer Byron Reese, and were a result of the abrupt resignation of CEO Richard Rosenblatt last week. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

huffingtonpost video streaming livestream talk television content hollywood huffpo live layoff jobs' The move apparently came as HuffingtonPOst is shifting its HuffPo Live focus to international markets. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Santa Monica-based Demand Media is continuing to see a steep drop in revenues from its content and media efforts, reporting Thursday afternoon that it had $15.9M in revenues from its Content & Media segments, compared with $33.6M in the same quarter in 2014. No other details on that staff reduction were announced by the company.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

News of the layoffs first trickled out via Twitter from many of the firm's former employees. Los Angeles-based Machinima has been one of the most highly watched of a crop of local companies tackling creating and distributing content on YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2013

Although the layoff at Zynga does put a lot of talent on the market, Dewolfe said that it won''t be accelerating its rate of hiring. zynga layoff jobs employment hiring videogame content game social mobile' SGN also said that it plans to acquire a number of shops that have spun off from Zynga. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2013

zynga cuts layoffs employment jobs angeles content videogame video mobile social' . $39 million to $28.5 million, and that it is expected booking to be in the "lower half" of its outlook range. Zynga blamed the cuts and losses on "underperforming" games. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

ManiaTV is a producer of original online content, which it distributes entirely online. Tags: employment merger layoff hollywood content acquisition entertainment maniatv. The Deal said Revision3 is rumored to be a possible buyer for the firm. The firm moved here in 2007 from Denver.

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MAY 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based 60Frames , an online entertainment studio developing professionally produced, online content, has reportedly shut down , according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tags: 60frames online entertainment content hollywood studio layoff shutdown. 60Frames had raised $3.5M 60Frames had raised $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2012

The unexpectedly higher results are welcome news at the videogame maker, which has been in the throes of layoffs and restructuring since last year.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

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APRIL 28, 2009

Hollywood-based Buzz Media the venture backed content, media, and community site, has made more cuts , this time at the firm's Idolator blog. Tags: buzz media buzznet employment jobs layoff blog blogging idolator music content. Buzznet bought music blog Idolator in April of last year. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

It won’t be long before another round of layoffs comes, and these new tools will create new jobs to fill the gap. There are thirty billion pieces of content shared on Facebook each month. We bypass the middle person for services and information. We are learning to use new tools. of our nation’s use of electricity.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Amid rumors for weeks that Los Angeles-based MySpace has been planning massive layoffs, the firm said today that it is cutting 47 percent of its staff globally, or roughly 400 employees.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Agoura Hills-based THQ , a developer and publisher of video games, said Wednesday that it is making "additional cost reduction actions" which includes the layoff of approximately 600 people, or 24 percent of the company's workforce. Tags: employment jobs layoff video content game. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Virtual reality studio and content producer Jaunt --which has a virtual reality content development effort in Los Angeles--said on Monday that it is "winding down" a number of its virtual reality products and content services, and switching its focus to augmented reality.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The layoffs come after the firm missed Wall Street estimates, with revenues of $404.4M. Agoura-based THQ said Thursday that it is chopping 240 jobs as part of a "realignment" of its organization, as it exits the kids licensed video game market.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

If true, the layoffs would not be a surprise for the firm, which said just last week that it would be paring its efforts in kids games, completely exiting the area to focus instead on its core gamers. According to reports on gaming sites, the cuts are expected to be announced along with THQ's earnings tomorrow.

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MARCH 5, 2009

The firm was in the business of creating original web content and video shows, and had been looking to find a buyer for the firm in the last few weeks. Tags: jobs employment layoff video comerica content maniatv shutdown. Los Angeles-based ManiaTV has shut its doors, after failing to find a buyer, according to the firm.

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JULY 29, 2009

The quarter, which ended June 30th, reversed a string of big losses and declines for the company over the last year, which resulted in major layoffs and studio closures at the firm in November and February. Tags: videogame video game content. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Exactly what that means--the implication is a major realignment or layoff at the company--has not yet become apparent. THQ said in a statement, released to multiple gaming outlets, that it had has not cancelled its 2014 line-up" although it has "dramatically reduced our commitment to the kids' boxed games sector." READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

In 2017, TechCrunch reported that Whisper underwent significant layoffs to stave off collapse and put the company on a path to profitability. People familiar with the company said at the time that it was seeing gross revenues of roughly $1 million and was going to hit $12.5 million in revenue for that calendar year.

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JULY 2, 2012

THQ has been suffering in recent months, having completely cut its efforts to compete in the kids' game segment, announcing multiple layoffs, and most recently delaying its latest Saints Row release--all of which has been reflected in the company's stock price. per share, minimum bid price required by the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

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APRIL 2, 2009

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Machinima first started developing its gaming-related content back around 2008, and helped usher in a healthy investment market for multi-channel-networks, companies which aggregated multiple YouTube creators and channels into a single media company. Machinima had been acquired by Warner Bros.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Should we cut costs, do layoffs, close divisions and focus scare resources on fewer projects? We do lunch where everybody has a casual conversation followed by 6 hours of content and discussion. (this requires a strong knowledge of market data, employee performance, company performance relative to market and available resources?—?cash

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JULY 28, 2017

Venice, California-based Whisper , which operates an app and website that lets users share anonymous thoughts--and combines that with other content--has reportedly laid off 20 percent of its staff, or 14 out of its 71 employees, according to a report on Friday. Whisper, led by Michael Hayward, has raised $61M in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

The layoffs occurred yesterday, when employees were notified of the move. Veoh said that the firm, although doing well financially, could not predict how soft the online advertising market will become, given the economic challenges of today.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Culver City-based Fourth Wall Studios , a developer of interactive content backed by LA billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has laid off the majority of its staff, and stopped production, according to a report from the LA Times.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Google said last week that it had made significant changes to its algorithm to downgrade what it considered low-quality pages, which was expected to hit "content farms". The move also includes a suspension of Mahalo's Guides program, which solicited content from freelancers. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the online content and information site run by Jason Calacanis, has laid off 25 percent of its employees, according to a report today. AllThingsD, which confirmed the cuts with President Jason Rapp, said the move is part of a shift to product online videos. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Hollywood-based, music-related blog and content firm Buzznet has reportedly cut employees, according to a report from Digital Music News. According to the publication, citing a representative of the firm, Buzznet has eliminated 10 employees, from a total of 89 staff. This publication has not yet confirmed the cuts with the firm.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Uber developed software used to upload, organize, and share content through a free web site; the site also provided photo galleries, slide shows, videos, and blogs. According to the firm's web site, as of September 29, the firm's investors have decided to stop supporting the site, and the company has closed its doors. READ MORE>>

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Josh Stomel: We're seeing more and more layoffs every day. So, it's safe to say, there will be more resumes, more content, and more organic traffic to our site, which in turn will provide us with a profitable business, since we're monetizing from ads. The good news, is a product like ResumeBucket actually grows in this economy.

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