Hollywood Software Firms Merge
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 17, 2020
Burbank-based Entertainment Partners has acquired Culver City-based software developer SyncOnSet Technologies Inc.
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L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 17, 2020
Burbank-based Entertainment Partners has acquired Culver City-based software developer SyncOnSet Technologies Inc.
socalTECH
MAY 3, 2018
Los Angeles-based TicketOS , a developer of a software platform that helps organizations automate the management of such entertainment assets as corporate entertainment suite inventory, entertainment and sports tickets, corporate hospitality, and other assets, has been acquired by Miami-based Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG).
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socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2015
Burbank-based Enntertainment Partners , a provider of payroll an dproduction management services for the entertainment industry, and Ease Enertainment Services , a provider of technology to the industry, said Thursday that Entertainment Partners will acquire Ease. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the provider of cloud-based business and telephony services, said today that it has acquired IGN Entertainment , the video game, entertainment, and men's lifestyle publisher, via is Ziff Davis subsidiary. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
AUGUST 31, 2016
Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. Global Eagle Entertainment, Cricket Australia, CBS Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television Studios, and many others.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Calabasas-based software developer Final Draft , which develops screenwriting software, has been acquired by Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services. Cast & Crew said the buy will help expand its suite of technology solutions. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.
socalTECH
APRIL 14, 2016
Los Angeles-based cloud software developer BeBop Technology , which provides software for the media and entertainment industry, said today that it has expanded its operations in both Canada and Europe. BeBop Technology, led by Bruck K. Long, develops cloud-based software for handling post production.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 2, 2021
As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. .” Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
NBCUniversal and Comcast is planning a technology hackathon this weekend in Universal City, in hopes of tapping local technology innovators to apply their technology know-how to the media business. software hollywood media tech city universal hackathon technology comcast nbcuniversal' READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2017
Los Angeles- and Austin-based VRMedia Technology said on yesterday that it has launched, as a joint venture between MC Capital Advisors/Media Content Capital, and virtual reality and computer graphics filmmaker Greg Passmore , and his company, PassmoreVR.
socalTECH
MARCH 18, 2015
San Diego-based Adtile Technologies has launched a new software product, which the company says allows smartphone users to experience virtual reality without special goggles or hardware. The company said the new product is aimed at the publishing, fashion, real estate, retail, entertainment, automotive, science and other industries.
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.
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2010
Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a publicly held developer of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired Character-FX , a firm which develops avatar creation technology. Riggs has worked at Luma Pictures, Digital Domain, and Threshold Entertainment. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
MARCH 5, 2018
Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics says it has officially launched its burger flipping robot, "Flippy", at CaliBurger's Pasadena location--and, separately, has inked a partnership to bring its robotics technology to the sports and entertainment venue market.
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.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 7, 2019
El Segundo-based The OIX , a fintech company that is developing tax credit and incentives management software, has named technology startup veteran Laurence Sotsky as its new CEO, according to the company. Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 7, 2019
El Segundo-based The OIX , a fintech company that is developing tax credit and incentives management software, has named technology startup veteran Laurence Sotsky as its new CEO, according to the company. Sotsky was most recently head of venture-backed, mobile application development startup Hopscotch. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Burbank-based BlueFocus , a provider of digital technology, hardware and software to Hollywood, said on Monday that it has acquired The Master QC Group LLC , a provider of file-based master quality control for Hollywood studios and production houses. Financial details of the buy were not announced. BlueFocus is led by Ceo Paulette E.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) software for enterprise customers such as stadiums and other venues, has named a trio of new executives, as it continues to grow its business. Avakian joined Appetize earlier this year, according to the company.
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.
socalTECH
APRIL 17, 2018
San Diego-based business intelligence software developer VizExplorer announced this morning that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The company's software is currently used primarily by casinos. Size of the new investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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>>.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -- The Art, Technology, and Business of 3D. The CE and distribution industries have similarly spent generations developing products and resources to connect consumers to entertainment and to each other.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.
socalTECH
JULY 15, 2010
Despite a perpetual belief that the presence of both high tech companies and Hollywood should be spawning out hundreds of entertainment and technology related startups, it actually happens much less than one might think. What do industrial equipment and tooling have to do with Hollywood and technology?
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 24, 2019
It’s another indicator that the Los Angeles technology ecosystem is coming of age, but also a sign that March’s core investment strategies — to invest in companies applying artificial intelligence to business use cases and investing in the next wave transforming computing infrastructure — are paying off.
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. Hardware makers have invested billions to improve the technology, and they’d like that money to not go to waste.
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. READ MORE>>.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming. Josh Yguado - President SGN.
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?
socalTECH
APRIL 1, 2014
San Diego-based DivX , the developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology has been acquired by private equity firms Parallax Capital Partners and StepStone Group , the companies said yesterday, in a deal worth $75M in cash plus earnout. rovi divx mainconcept entertainment software merger acquisition private equity'
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2018
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. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JANUARY 23, 2013
In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. Walter Grieves: We have 20 percent entertainment and about 50 percent tech startups. Digital content is the software of Los Angeles.
socalTECH
APRIL 11, 2018
The most active area for LA area seed investments was in media, entertainment, and gaming, with software-as-a-service businesses also bringing in significant seed funding. That said, the quarter-to-quarter results were down 21 percent from what had been an extremely robust Q4. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2013
Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking.
socalTECH
JUNE 11, 2013
Metacloud offers up software to help businesses and enterprise deploy their own, OpenStack-based enterprise cloud. The upgraded software is based on OpenStack Grizzly. metacloud openstack enterprise saas software cloud deployment' Opencloud is led by Sean Lynch. READ MORE>>.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 24, 2013
A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming. Josh Yguado - President SGN.
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 3, 2020
That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did — and it just raised $15 million to grow its business. . Farmers is an investor in Talespin, as is the corporate training and talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand, and the hardware manufacturer HTC.
socalTECH
JULY 19, 2017
Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , the developer of personalized advertising technology which incorporates a viewer's name and other personal information into video and interactive ads, is powering a new campaign for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the upcoming Smurfs: The Lost Village release.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2012
HARDATA , a developer of workflow management software for the broadcast and entertainment industry, has set up shop in Thousand Oaks, and hired a new President and CEO. The Argentina-based software developer said it has named Philip B. Cox has previously served at such firms as CalAmp, Signal Technology COrp.
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 6, 2014
Not only can wearable technology make our lives easier, but it can also help to make the lives of many with illnesses or disabilities more comfortable and productive. Let’s take a look at a few of the most anticipated smart devices changing the way we use technology. Google Glass. Oculus Rift. Bands and Wearable Monitors.
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 31, 2014
The event attracted over 500 distinguished attendees from around the world in the digital media and technology industry including advertising, media, data, eCommerce, software, social and gaming. The event also showcased a variety of promising startups from digital media, mobile, cloud, entertainment, advertising, and eCommerce.
socalTECH
AUGUST 23, 2017
LA's technology startup industry has saw a surge in new companies and efforts from its serial entrepreneurs in the last few months. 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.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 27, 2011
San Diego-based Websense is taking aim at all of those time-wasting, viral videos your employees have been forwarding around, with its security software.
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