TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based TicketWeb , the self service ticketing arm of Ticketmaster , announced this morning that it has acquired event marketing software developer Strobe Labs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which develops artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software to help quantify the amount of exposure sponsors are getting from sports sponsorships, has tapped a veteran of ESPN as its newest executive. According to GumGum Sports, it has named Tori Stevens as Senior Vice President of Customer Success.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 7, 2009

This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies. They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Triton Digital says it has been integrated with and has been re-selling Omny Studio's software since 2017. Omny Studio's customers include Cumulus Media, Entercom, Mediacorp, Southern Cross Austereo, Corus Entertainment, Mashable, Arabian Radio Network, Mamamia, along with others. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What does Chrome River's software do? With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP.

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2013

San Diego-based enterprise tag management software provider Tealium said this week that it has partnred with Splunk , a developer of IT log monitoring software. tealium enterprise software management splunk market reporting analysis' Splunk previously had relied on server log data only for collecting visitor information.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of security software for video service providers, set top-box providers, and others, has been acquired by French company Inside Secure , according to Inside Secure. Inside Secure paid $138.1M in cash, plus up to $9.8M in escrow to cover potential post-closing adjustments and earnout.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

According to the newly formed company, it completed all three of those mergers earlier in 2018, and now has a customer base of 175 enterprises. The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Osurv , a developer of mobile survey software, announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Singapore private equity investor Tan Capital Partners. The company said its tools are used by such brands as Caesars Entertainment and Casio to collect and analyze data from their customers, in real time.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based content and rights management software developer FilmTrack said late Tuesday that it is backing a new metadata standard for the media and entertainment industry. FilmTrack said it has linked with EIDR, an organization developing a new content identifier system for the movie and television industry. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale tablet provider Appetize said today that it has linked up with payment gateway provider FreedomPay, to offer up PCI-validated, encrypted payment protection for its customers. Appetize is led by Max Roper.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops rights and content management software for the entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a debt funding round, the company said this week. According to the company, its customers now include CBS, HBO, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol, National Geographic, eOne and Miramax.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of tag management software headed by Ali Behnam, has raised $15.6M Tealium is a developer of software used for "tag management" on company web and e-commerce sites, and counts such clients as Petco, Lenovo, A+E, Mattel, Fox Networks, NOkia, Urban Outfitters, and Sony Online Entertainment as customers.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

Daniel Kim and Jay Lee, the two founders of AuditBoard , a Los Angeles-based provider of a risk and compliance software service for large businesses, grew up middle school friends in Cerritos, Calif. I couldn’t believe there wasn’t a software for compliance and risk,” Lee said.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2012

Calabasas-based SpotlightTMS , the startup providing software to manage sports and entertainment tickets and seats owned by corporations, has signed on another event venue, the company said this week. SpotlightTMS develops software used to analyze and manage allocation of tickets to events at venues, particularly for corporate suites.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Many businesses--particularly in sports, entertainment, and retail--don't have a very good idea of the demographics of their clientele. How can you get a better handle of who your customers are, by using technology? That software determines, anonymously, gender, age, ethnicity, as well as the mood of each person.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

Traditional venture capitalists may have made it rain on expensive Hollywood studios that were promising virtual reality would be the future of entertainment and social networking (given coronavirus fears, it may yet be), but Talespin and others like it are focused on much more mundane goals.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

Calabasas-based SpotlightTMS , the developer of luxury suite and corporate ticket management software, announced today that it has rolled out its software on Salesforce.com's AppExchange. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2011

Spotlight , the venture backed provider of software-as-a-service for managing sports and entertainment tickets, said this week that it has moved from Woodland Hills to Calabasas, in expectation of growth in its staffing. Spotlight's software is used to automate corporate ticket management by corporations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

With the speed of change and volume of market feedback today, as well as the advances in machine learning, Amazon, Alibaba, and others have proven the value of software driven strategy decisions. Only smart software can plow through the volume of live data, recognizing trends, customers, and match offerings to reality.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

Total Immersion, which powers "augmented reality" software which can use real-life video to trigger interactive software, said it is previewing its first commercial application using markerless tracking--on a Google Android mobile phone--at the show. Tags: total immersion augmented reality software tracking ctia. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2016

All In Media has offices in London and Sydney, and was founded in 2007; the companies said its customers include Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Bauer Media Group, Nova Entertainment, NRK, Primedia, Radioplayer, RTE Radio, Southern Cross Austereo and Wireless Group. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

With over a decade in leadership roles at high-performing SaaS companies like Salesforce and Smartrecruiters, I think it would be a challenge to find anyone in SoCal with stronger operating chops for B2B software companies. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Juan Bruce: What we are doing at Epoxy, is we develop software tools for online video channels, allowing them to connect with their audiences where they audience connects most, which is social media. As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Appetize is backed by the Guggenheim, the 49ers Family Office, WME SVP of Music Marc Geiger, Roar Entertainment and others; the company recently announced deals with Live Nation and the Sacramento Kings, and is part of the Dodgers Accelerator. We listened to our customers and what they needed, and observed their operations.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Over the 6 hour day, each panel will be made up of thought leaders in the hardware and software space. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Apps & Software Business Entertainment Entrepreneurship Events Gadgets Gaming iPhone Marketing REACH Startups TechZulu Chevy Gadget Review General Motors GM IndieGoGo'

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. Darren Marble: I spent the last ten years in enterprise sales, selling enterprise software and services to Fortune 500 companies. What's your background?

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Rather than enhancing the offering you have, develop and offer new products that capitalize on the customers that you already know well. Since these usually require a large investment, and more time, including customer education, they need to be started while your current business is still healthy.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 9, 2014

Now developers can build Android apps with AT&T Labs and AT&T Foundry to let customers better interact with their televisions from a smartphone, tablet or other such mobile devices. ” Developed by Splitmo , this game can accommodate up to eight players and is free for all AT&T U-Verse TV & Internet customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2013

We here at TechZulu put our heads together with the people at Talenthouse to bring you an exciting weekend of hacking, music, food, art, and Hollywood quality entertainment. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Brands choose Talenthouse to engage in a dialogue with consumers in an entertaining, relevant and credible context.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Can software algorithms help drive more user engagement and video views for publishers? I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice. One of our customers is Inc. magazine, for example.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM). Mr. Csathy’s career spans Internet, music, motion pictures/video, live entertainment, and technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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Eric Greenspan

APRIL 12, 2013

At the Wizard, classes are offered for: computers, software, tablets, phones, setup on stereo receivers, DVDs, cabling, and even how to make a patch cable. Best Buy customers and the rest of us need education. They struggled and made some poor customer service choices that led us to worry about their future. Per course: $9.99.

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