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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. The company explained that it would be integrating BuzzLabs' technology into its platform over the next three to six months.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

What do you get when you combine a technology investment demo day with a Hollywood-style story pitch session? It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. at the intersection of technology and media. READ MORE>>.

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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. All of the major internet-age media companies had their own mobile strategies. ” . .

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2017

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. Donut Media is venture backed by Techstars Ventures, 3311 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and professional driver Ryan Tuerck. What is Donut Media?

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience. where we were helping to figure out the digital side of the company.

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APRIL 23, 2013

The world of media is in the midst of a major transition, where radio and television are no longer the powers they used to be--and there''s a clear shift towards some unknown future online. Unfortunately for the rest of media, it''s also allowed us to be honest with our audience, which they are not doing much at all. Just do it.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

If you wanted to find someone who truly understands the convergence of the media and technology, you need to go no further than Peter Csathy , the CEO of newly launched CREATV Media (www.creatv.media). Peter Csathy: CREATV Media is a very different kind of firm. I came to Manatt to build digital media companies.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

If you''re a large, Hollywood studio, how do you tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community? to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Fullscreen, AwesomenessTV, BroadbandTV, BentPixels, Whistle Sports, The BPM Network, The DanceOn Network, GTChannel, INDMUSIC and others, to help them measure, manage, and monetize the social footprint of their creators. marketing platform tools social hollywood content youtube downey team epoxy' s Downey Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media said this week that it has released a new, smart TV app, which runs on Apple TV, Roku And Samsung TV. The company said the upgraded app allows users on those platforms to listen to and watch m usic and pop culture entertainment. The company said it plans to release an Amazon Fire app soon, as well.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television? We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. As it turns out, as we thought about that, we started looking for partners to help us build a platform. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman: Gotcast is the largest online interactive casting platform. But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. I got to talking with Will Schroter, who was an old business associate of mine and old friend, and we thought it could be very interesting to create a place where Hollywood could reach out to find people.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. hours of TV / day.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based MovieCoin , a blockchain startup which says it is developing a platform to help investors finance major motion pictures using tokens, has named Jeff Ivers as its Chief Operating Officer. Ivers was previously COO, CFO and EVP of Business Affairs and M&A at Participant Media.

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MAY 17, 2017

Ted Dhanik is co-founder and CEO of West Hollywood-based engage: BDR (www.engagebdr.com), which recently just launched an influencer marketing platform aimed at Instagram.users. I hate to say it, but influencers, who really are the ones driving volume, traffic, and revenues, are not being treated well by the platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I Danielle Bernstein is just 27 years old, but she’s been running her own business for 10 years.

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JUNE 15, 2017

Our interview this morning is with Milana Rabkin , co-founder of Stem , a new startup which is developing a financial application which helps musicians and other content creators automate payments to members of their creative team. Milana Rabkin: As a platform, we work on a consensus model. Currently, that's music and online video.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). Build platform services that provide more value to our startups than just money (putting our fees into our ecosystem and not just our pockets). It would be out of sync. You can follow Hamet on Twitter here.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

One of the side effects of the war over Flash, has been with advertisers--particularly in Hollywood--who rely on Flash to help display their advertising banners and video to users. We make websites, and we make banners, primarily for the entertainment industry and Hollywood. It worked so well, Hollywood abandoned the 40K format.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Sara Bordo: My co-founder, Brad Sexton and I, both come from the Hollywood studio world. My first studio role was in digital media at Paramount Pictures.

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AUGUST 29, 2014

For example, if you are watching the World Cup streaming from ESPN or your favorite WB show, you can grab your favorite moments and share them across any medium, whether that''s a chat platform, Snapchat, or anywhere. Mauhan Zonozzy: Our end user is the consumer, but our customers are media companies. Is your product available yet?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. TV of the future will not always have linear stories. think Apple. and again here.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Los Angeles investment firm The Chernin Group , the media holding and investment group founded by Peter Chernin, has made an investment in European online video company Base79. Base79 helps video rights holders and producers distribute their brands and content through YouTube and other platforms. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2011

A trio of United Talent Agency execs said Friday that they have launched a new, media company focused on the intersection of Internet and entertainment. The firm said it will work with creative talent to "produce television formats with a web sensibility" and also help develop digital platforms into TV and digital projects.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. The company combines high-quality information about genetics, with tools that use family health history to help identify personal disease risk. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? Tobi Bauckhage: We are a movie recommendation and discovery platform. We really help them understand what their audience is all about. What is the idea behind Moviepilot?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc. From haptic platforms and motion floors that simulate the ability to walk around a space, the location based experience will offer a more fully immersive platform that can lend itself to more interesting narratives, says Bennett.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. What's the idea behind Topspin Media? We really want to help those artists earn a living. Topspin is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2013

Nick Tran, Social Media Director for Taco Bell said, “The new entertainment for teens is YouTube. These fans have a personal relationship with the stars unlike traditional Hollywood. The conference is primarily targeted to people with a passion for the YouTube platform. If they are gonna be there we want to be there as well.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media. Want control?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The company is employing a network of documentary filmmakers and high quality, Hollywood production capability here in Los Angeles to produce small business videos in HD for the web and YouTube. Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons. Sam Rogoway. Yes, that's definitely one of the reasons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media. Want control?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Sellbot, an e-commerce platform for sellers made by USC graduates Michael and Payam Ahdoot, took home the grand prize of $25,000. Sellbot helps online sellers sell through multiple platforms. iScout makes meaning out of football data to help teams make good playmaking and recruiting choices.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hollywood and Silicon Valley converged over coffee at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in West Los Angeles for the Digital Hollywood conference to find out what studios and techies are all buzzing about. The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech.

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