socalTECH

MAY 19, 2015

On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, whether that's a food order or something you forgot to pick up from home. Bryson Strauss: We are an on-demand delivery service. I'm also an entertainment and music writer.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Specifically, a source close to TikTok has confirmed to TechCrunch that this Merlin deal covers its upcoming music subscription service Resso.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2020

The company said it has lifted those speed restrictions, due to growing demand for applications including video-conferencing and high-definition video streaming. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , a provider of advertising services and technology for the online radio streaming, digital audio and podcasting markets, has acquired Omny Studio , a developer of a podcast and on-demand audio publishing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

In an interesting shift of its strategy, Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the provider of in-flight broadband systems for the commercial airline industry, said this week that it will offer up its new, wireless video-on-demand (VOD) service to airlines--even if they don't want to tap into the firm's satellite broadband wireless services.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Mediamorph is a provider of entertainment content distribution and tracking services. Rosenblatt was previously CEO of Demand Media, and also had been Chairman of MySpace. Financial details of the acquisition wer e not announced. TV Time is led by longtime Southern California technology veteran Richard Rosenblatt.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Given its home in Los Angeles, the company is also placing bets around the rise of e-sports and gaming as a new pillar of entertainment and it’s looking abroad at opportunities in India, according to Mandal and managing partner, Jamie Montgomery. “We are three to four years into a 20-year cycle,” says Montgomery.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2012

Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the provider of in-flight broadband equipment, announced today that it has linked with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) in an in-flight live streaming television and on-demand video entertainment effort. Row 44 is providing its in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment to the commercial airline market.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2015

Both Netflix , which has a substantial operation in Los Angeles, and Los Angeles-based Hulu are both considering an expansion into the hotel entertainment market, in a test with Marriott International , according to a report this morning. netflix hulu marriott streaming video television demand' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the developer of in-flight wireless broadband access equipment, has inked a deal to stream in-flight video on demand from Disney , Warner Bros. The deal comes just a couple of weeks after a deal announced with MLB to stream live games via the in-flight broadband service. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

One of the on-demand, parking services that serves Los Angeles Zirx , said this morning that it is specifically looking to solve those issues for companies, with the launch of a new service. In fact, at least two of ZIRX's initial customers for the on-demand parking--Live Nation and Insomiac--are in the LA area.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based health startup Heal (www.getheal.com") has come up with its solution to that problem--a smartphone app driven service, which lets you schedule an on-demand, in-home visit with a doctor, who makes a housecall in less than 60 minutes. The doctors on our service love the idea of seeing their patients in a different way.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Location-based information service Foursquare said on Monday that it has opened up its first office in Los Angeles, in Playa Vista. According to Foursquare, the new office will help it meet explosion in demand, in part due to local local automotive, entertainment, CPG and QSR customers.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is aiming to boost digital streaming and downloading of its content, through a new program the firm announced this morning. The entertainment firm, which is a subsidairy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/News Corp.,

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm confirmed Tuesday evening that it is considering shutting down its FLO TV, mobile television service, after reports that the firm is planning to shut off the service. Qualcomm said it is suspending direct consumer sales of devices, and will continue maintaining the service until Spring 2011. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Row 44 , the provider of in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment systems based in Westlake Village, reported Wednesday that it has surpassed 350 aircraft installations of its system. Row 44's systems used a satellite network to connect users in-flight with the Internet, and also include entertainment and video on demand and streaming services.

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socalTECH

APRIL 9, 2013

Westlake Village-based in-flight Wi-Fi equipment provider Row 44 , which is now a subsidiary of Global Eagle Entertainment, reported this morning that it has deployed its systems on 60 Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800''s. The provider of satellite-based Wi-Fi services said its systems are now installed on nearly 500 aircraft.

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socalTECH

JULY 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based VUBIQUITY , a provider of content monetization technology and services for the entertainment and media industry, has teamed up with movie and TV service Rotten Tomatoes , the two said yesterday.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

Amazon.com has been muscling its way into the business of Hollywood a lot recently--particularly with its local Amazon Studios effort here to produce its own content and series--all to bolster its online video streaming service, Amazon Instant Video. The new set-top box is apparently being developed by Amazon division Lab126.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based RazorGator , which operates an online site for buying tickets to sports and entertainment events, reports today that it has inked an agreement with Amazon, to feature its concert ticket selection in Amazon's new Concert Tickets Boutique. RazorGator operates a service which helps consumers get access to high-demand events.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Beverly Hills-based Myspace , the online entertainment site now owned by Specific Media, said this morning that it has released a new music player. The site said its new Myspace Music Player will provide free, unlimited on-demand listening, personalized radio, search, as well as sharing features on both Myspace and Facebook.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2011

Hosting provider Internap Network Services said this week that it will open up a new data center in Los Angeles. Internap cited "explosive growth" and demand from Los Angeles entertainment, aerospace, technology, petroleum and finance companies, which it says has outstripped limited data center supply here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The founder explains that the product or service is so “buzz-worthy” that the merits will spread rapidly through word-of-mouth only, meaning people loving it and recommending it to their friends. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before. Develop viral content. Seed viral activity.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

Who is the ideal audience for this service--studios, independents, others? Darren Marble: I spent the last ten years in enterprise sales, selling enterprise software and services to Fortune 500 companies. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. My co-founder, Taylor Mcpartland, is the entertainment guy.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

This enabled many aspects of the dark side to emerge (fraud, invasion of privacy, fake news, denial of service, etc.). Private firms like AOL, CompuServe and Earthlink would soon charge monthly fees for access, turning the service from a public good into a private enterprise. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 23, 2012

BMW is already piloting the service in San Francisco at 14 ParkNow locations close to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), Muni (San Francisco Municipal Railway) and bike-sharing stations, as well as at San Francisco International Airport, Oakland International Airport and in Palo Alto. BMW also explained their car sharing service DriveNow.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks.

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Berkonomics

JULY 6, 2012

Product marketing materials, user manuals, service manuals, sales guides, and catalogs all must migrate to the web to cut the use of paper and make them. Can a software product be delivered as a service “on demand,” saving hardware and human error in updates? Dave’s book: Positioning.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2009

According to RazorGator, it will use the new round of funding for "aggressive expansion" of its ticketing service. RazorGator operates a service which helps sports and entertainment fans get access to high-demand events. The funding had been disclosed earlier this week, but not confirmed by the company until today.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

According to Equinix, the expansion of its colocation and network exchange services here is a result of demand from entertainment and digital media companies. Colocation provider Equinix announced today that it has opened up a new, $95M data center located in El Segundo, the firm's fourth in the L.A.

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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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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

The second part of our app is Know It, which is a video on demand platform. They can then make money from that video-on-demand, and people can pay them to watch that content. You just need to use our app, and you'll make money from all of those recommendations.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Marina Del Rey-based Internet video-on-demand firm CinemaNow has been acquired by Sonic Solutions, Sonic said late Wednesday afternoon. CinemaNow had recently been moving away from its consumer Internet business, and attempting to establish partnerships to connect its services to consumer electronics devices and the living room.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

This is driving massive demand for new digital content distribution networks, in addition to an entirely new ecosystem of business and technology relationships. The competition is drawing players from diverse marketsincluding digital media, internet services, and Telecom/IP communications companies. See [link] (more).

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