TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. ” In terms of capitalization, no other mobile gaming studio comes close.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Climbing the ranks for our Los Angeles, CA region, Mobile Therapy was one of two semifinal winners. If they come out on top, Mobile Therapy can expect prizes and support from Tech Wildcatters, 500Startups, Consumer Electronics Association, Crowdfunder, Techstars, American Airlines, and more!

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JANUARY 19, 2017

To help fix that, the startup has created a mobile app to guide people through their strengths, interests, key skills, and more to guide them along the way to a career they'll love. Deborah Ramo: It's interesting, but my background is actually in the entertainment world. What is your app all about? How did this start?

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Santa Monica-based Vertical Networks , a "mobile-first" content studio which was backed by Snap , has been acquired by New York-based entertainment and sports media company Whistle. According to Whistle, the acquisition will help its expand its lifestyle video content efforts. Vertical Networks was founded by Elisabeth Murdoch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Per a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2021

TiMi Studios, one of the world’s most lucrative game makers and is part of Tencent’s gargantuan digital entertainment empire, said Thursday that it has struck a strategic partnership with Xbox. Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile.

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JULY 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com is bolstering its executive team today, saying it has named two new VPs to help drive growth at the company. According to ScoreBig, it saw 600 percent revenue growth in 2012, and the expansion will help grow the company further.

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JULY 11, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City said this morning that it has officially launched a new "bubble shooter" game, Snoopy Pop , which features characters from the Peanuts and Snoopy. The game is free to play, and runs both on iOS and Android. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vyu , which is developing a personalized, mobile entertainment guide service, said this morning that it has raised $825,000 in a seed funding round. The company says its service helps viewers follow, share and discover TV and video via their mobile devices. The startup, led by Ahmed Nassef. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Fast growing, Los Angeles-based mobile games and entertainment developer Scopely is in a big expansion, and has agreed to lease another 60,000 square feet of office space in Culver City, according to the company's broker, CBRE.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based mobile game studio Jam City is continuing to enhance its popular game title, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery , saying this morning that it is launching a new "side quest" within the game, called the Celestial Ball. The new adventure will focus on "The Celestial Ball", a social event focused on a virtual formal dance.

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JULY 7, 2014

Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>.

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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. We want to build a product for the next generation that wants to be mobile, video driven, exciting and fun.”. It’s not too outlandish a claim, seeing as “House Hunters” has been on TV since 1999.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our interview this morning is with Joel Milne , the CEO of Los Angeles-based RepairSmith (www.repairsmith.com), a startup offering up mobile automobile repair. I spent the last seven years running a company called ScoreBig, a LA-based tech startup in the live entertainment space. RepairSmith is backed by Daimler AG.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile entertainment and gaming developer Jam City said today that it is getting behind an effort to encourage its users to register to vote in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, through a joint effort with nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization When We All Vote.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. The game is based on Fox Digital Entertainment’s new computer animated film, The Book of Life , and launched for the iOS with an Android and Facebook version in the works.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. Helmed by Tom Wright and financed by Elisabeth Murdoch (through her Freelands Ventures fund, which Wright also managed) and Snap, the company was one of the early entrants to raise cash as a production studio for mobile content.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

We look forward to working with the talented Jam City team in Toronto as we supercharge the live operations of Bingo Pop and develop innovative new titles and mobile entertainment experiences.”

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JULY 26, 2013

According to Tealium, the move helps Splunk Enterprise customers pull visitor interaction data from websites, mobile web, and native mobile applications into Splunk''s log analysis tools. Splunk previously had relied on server log data only for collecting visitor information. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2014

Jordan was most recently Strategic Account Director, Media & Entertainment, for Networked Insights. uSamp said Jordan will help it expand its online and mobile panel products. He also has served at Troy Research and other companies. READ MORE>>. usamp executive vice president'

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2013

Traveling has changed so much, especially with the help of a smartphone. With tens of thousands of apps available for helping you travel, costs can range from free to up to $9.99. To help your kid be on good behavior, the Beep & Boop app is there to help. Great to find all the attractions with or without the kids.

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APRIL 6, 2015

How do you combine the world of online and mobile apps with the world of community and political decisions and discourse? A lot of the story from AllSay, is the desire to help people understand the issues around what affects them. That might be NFL rules, that might be your kids'' curriculum at school, and we''ll help you do that.

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JULY 19, 2012

A mobile app new project by a local, Los Angeles team has taken to Kickstarter to help fund its efforts to create an animated, interactive caveman for your iPhone and iPad. The team includes entertainment and tech vets who have worked on computer games from Activision, animation from Dreamworks and Disney, and who have worked at Yahoo!

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Description: Ground Control is developing "voice-activated entertainment experiences" and interactive audio technology tied into well-known personalities across entertainment, sports, politics, music and beyond. Serial Entrepreneur: Mike Macadaan, formerly of Fox Interactive, former Chief Creative Officer at MySpace. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

GSN Games--which is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and DIRECTV--was previously known as WorldWinner.com. The company said the move will strengthen its portfolio of games, and also help it bolster the scale of its titles, reach new players, and improve its user acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based Chideo , the new startup which combines charity, videos, interactive voting, and more to help celebrities raise money for their charities, has recruited an advisory board with a long list of notable names. The board will help provide "expert knowledge" in their fields to the company, according to Chideo. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Flipagram--whose tools help users share quick, mobile photo and video slideshows--said One Direction's new single, "Perfect", from One Direction's new album Made In The A.M., Los Angeles-based social sharing service Flipagram is powering the release of a new single from the band One Direction , which was released on Firday.

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OCTOBER 28, 2014

As part of the funding, George Kliavkoff of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication joins the company''s board. ScoreBig helps sports teams, live event venues, and others sell unsold tickets using a reverse auction. The funding goes towards expansion of online and mobile products, strategic partnerships, and for marketing.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

Atari , the interactive entertainment and licensing firm which owns the rights to the various Atari games developed over the years, said this week that it has bolstered its executive staff in Los Angeles. Pacheco has served at Vivendi Games Mobile, JAMDAT, and Sprint. Berkley Corp., The firm's headquarters is in France, with U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The goal is to help the YouTubers build sustainable and scalable online businesses. The firm’s hypothesis is that digitally savvy, mobile-first content creators are big money makers, or will be 10 years down the line — hence the fund’s name. . What’s in it for Next 10?

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. “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.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.”

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Smith was previously at Amazon Media Group, working with IMDb, Amazon, Mobile and Kindle with entertainment accounts. Moviepilot is headed by Tobi Bauckhage, and was started in Germany; the firm took $7M in May to help it expand and build its office here in Los Angeles.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bccthis , a developer of messaging software which helps users add more information to their group emails, said Monday that it has added support from Gmail to its product. Bccthis is headed by Dave Waldman, formerly an executive at Twistbox Entertainment, Eyematic Interfaces, and Amp'd Mobile. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Los Angeles-based IMDbPro , the subsidiary of Amazon.com which offers up information to entertainment professionals--and which is linked to popular movie information site IMDb --says it has launched a brand new app for Android. According to IMDbPro, the new app allows its members to access its information on the go.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2011

These days we rarely find startups or mobile applications being built to focus on the progression of a children abilities for learning and their growth of a wider knowledge based from a younger age. Go Go Mongo, steps into that realm and has helped children learn about healthy eating. As English was their second language (ESL).

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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