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JUNE 27, 2014

Santa Monica-based Spanish language media company Entravision Communications --which owns television, radio, and online media focused on the Latino market--said earlier this week that it has acquired online advertising company Pulpo Media. Siemer & Associates said it advised Pulpo Media in the deal.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Santa MOnica-based Demand Media made a surprise move this morning, saying it has appointed former Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty as its new CEO--and also acquiring Moriarty''s startup, Saatchi Art. According to Demand Media, it paid $17M for Saatchi Art, in a mix of cash and stock, in a deal which will add revenues of $0.5M

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Santa Monica-based interactive video technology developer Fuisz Media and IP licensing firm Intellectual Ventures said yesterday that the two are in a intellectual property licensing agreement. recognition video licensing patent ventures intellectual media fuisz' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2015

Santa Monica-based Fuisz Media , which develops interactive video technology, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Evolution Media Partners. Ross Levinsohn and Ian Doddy have both joined Fuisz Media's board with the funding.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Check out some of the recent positions posted to socalTECH's Job Board in recent days: Senior PHP Developer , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Director of Research & Analytics , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group. Senior Web Developer Software Engineer , Santa Monica, Cars.com. Send them our way!

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JULY 22, 2014

El Segundo-based Pk4 Media , which develops adveriting technology, said this morning that it has acquired Santa Monica-based Prosperio , a developer of a programmatic direct platform for the display and video ad market. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. Prosperio was part of LaunchpadLA. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Earlier this week, Deloitte released its latest list of the top 500 growing technology companies, in its 2012 Technology Fast 500. The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Computers/peripherals 237% Santa Ana Ayman S. 6225% San Diego Kevin C.

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JUNE 19, 2013

The event is harnessing the startup energy in Santa Monica, and features all across town, at ROC , Cross Campus , the Viceroy , Santa Monica Place , and elsewhere. Disclaimer: socalTECH is a media sponsor of Silicon Beach Fest). The festival even includes a number of beach events on Saturday. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Santa Monica-based NextCar, the newest automotive-focused startup led by startup veteran Scott Painter, is gearing up for the launch of the company, saying this week that it has named a senior management team.

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MAY 22, 2015

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has had another shuffle in its executive ranks, saying late Thursday that it has named Brian Pike, currently its Chief Technology Officer, to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Pike had joined Demand Media in November of 2014 from Rubicon Project, where he also served as CTO.

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MAY 1, 2014

Santa Monica-based movie and entertainment company Lionsgate said late Wednesday that it is expanding into a new line of business, and has launched a new, interactive and game arm. He also had been at Creative Artists Agency, Walt Disney, and Bellrock Media. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Andrew Blackmon Co-Founder and Co-CEO and talk about The Black Tux, why entrepreneurship, building a company from a personal experience, Los Angeles over New York, and the challenge of logistics and technology. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising exchange operator, is powering female content network Glam Media , Glam Media said Tuesday. Glam Media said it is using REVV Connect, Rubicon Project's real time advertising trading platform as part of an invite-only, premium ad marketplace.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Looking to attract more consumers interested in learning more about technology, Santa Monica-based eHow , the online how-to site run by Demand Media, said today that it has launched a new Tech Channel as part of the site.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has linked up with Healthline , a provider of health information and technology, in a digital advertising partnership. demand media healthline health healthy advertising online livestrong' Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

The surge of technology, advertising, and media companies flocking to Silicon Beach has meant a huge win for real estate investors, particularly in Playa Vista, according to a report today. real estate investment playa vista west angeles realestate technology media growth jobs' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2013

Silicon Beach--the self-appointed name that has been used to describe many parts of Southern California''s tech community, but which has seemed to have centered itself over Santa Monica and surrounding towns--has no shortage of events and conferences. Last year''s event attracted more than 2,000 attendees. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Santa Monica-based contextual advertising technology developer GumGum says it has acquired JustPremium, a rich media and video ad marketplace in Europe. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. JustPremium is based in Amsterdam, and has approximately 150 employees.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said today in an S-1 filing that it expects its IPO to be between $14.00 Demand Media runs such sites as LiveStrong and eHow, along with a network of other media and content focused sites. and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which helps advertising agencies measure the media value of sponsorships of sporting events using computer vision technology, has agreed to provide media valuation for the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, being held later this year. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Silicon Valley Bank is big supporter and has been a sponsor of socaltech for many, many years. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Santa Monica-based TV Time , a developer of an app which lets users report information about their engagement with TVs and movies, has acquired New York City-based Mediamorph , according to the two companies. TV Time is led by longtime Southern California technology veteran Richard Rosenblatt. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has launched a brand new effort on eHow , which will connect users with experts in one-on-one, online consultations. Wish you could find an expert to help you across any part of your life? eHow said questions will be answered for an average of $19.99

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APRIL 10, 2018

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which is using computer vision technology for sports media valuation, said Monday that it has named a former NBC and ESPN executive as its new VP of Sales. Partilla also served at Disney, ESPN Media, and X Games. GumGum Sports said Partilla will be based in Denver. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online content publishing empire of Richard Rosenblatt, has tapped Joost --now owned by Adconian--for its pre-roll advertising inventory. Tags: demand media joost advertising video. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Santa Monica-based ad technology developer GumGum --which injects contextually relevant ads into images on publishers' websites, said today that it has signed a renewed partnership with Wenner Media, the publisher of Rolling Stone , Us Weekly and Men's Journal.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based Culture Genesis , the venture-backed "digital studio" funded by Mucker Capital, betaworks, plus actor T.I., Grand Hustle founder Jason Geter, and NBA star Baron Davis, has acquired All Def , the media and content company which was founded in 2013 by hip-hop's Russell Simmons. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Peter Gotcher , the Chairman and co-founder of Santa Monica-based music startup Topspin Media , has scored an Emmy award, for his work in co-founding firm Digidesign. Tags: peter gotcher digidesign topspin media emmy academy television arts sciences. The Philo T. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter rental startup Bird has backed off on legal threats against a local, LA journalist, Cory Doctorow, after widespread outroar over what was perceived as a censorship threat , saying that the company's legal team "overreached" in issuing a takedown letter. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Santa Monica-based Atom Tickets has promoted Allison Checci to the post of Chief Operating Officer (COO), the company said late Tuesday.

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges also previously has served at Bain & Company, Accenture.com, and Ogilvy & Mather.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , the arm of GumGum which develops technology to measure the social media value of sponsorships for sports teams, says it has just signed the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets as a new customer. Financial details of the win were not announced. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Santa Monica-based Leaf Group , the publicly traded consumer Internet company best known for running such sites as Saatchi Art, Society6, EHow, and Livestrong, said it is looking to offer and sell approximately $22M in shares of its common stock. Leaf Group was last known as Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based Freenfly , a startup that helps brands tap into a network of content creators and brand advocates on social media, has raised $8.5M Greenfly says the new funding will go towards technology, user acquisition, marketing initiatives, and new hires. in a Series B funding, the company said today. in funding.

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JUNE 6, 2018

The company said it is opening up a nine new centers, including one in Hollywood and one in Santa Monica, as a result of that earlier funding. The VOID says its centers include everything from virtual reality to "multi-sensory effects" for interactive entertainment and storytelling. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2016

Santa Monica-based rich media advertising technology developer Jetpack is expanding in New York, saying this week that it has opened up a new office New York City, and hired a new VP in the location. Jetpack's founders were previously at Spin Media/Buzznet. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Santa Monica-babsed Tyffon , a developer of immersive entertainment technology started in Japan, said this morning that it has raised $2.17M in a funding round, to set up its first location in Los Angeles. media and entertainment companies to bring "brands, content, characters and intellectual property to life".

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