article thumbnail

Mighty Oak Entertainment Gets Investment

socalTECH

Los Angeles- and Atlanta-based Mighty Oak Entertainment , which produces sports clips for traditional, digital, and streaming, has received an investment from former MGM Television President John Bryan and entrepreneur and KDOCTV (Los Angeles) owner Bert Ellis, Jr., Mighty Oak Entertainment is best known for its "Whacked Out Sports" clips.

article thumbnail

Pluggedin Media Looks For Buyer

socalTECH

The firm's chairman, Brett O'Brien, told socalTECH that, contrary to other reports, the firm is not shutting down, but that they are in the process of selling the company. "We O'Brien is one of the co-founders of Xdrive, which was sold to AOL in 2005. O'Brien said, in explaining the move. READ MORE>>.

Media 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Pluggedin Media Looks For Buyer

socalTECH

The firm's chairman, Brett O'Brien, told socalTECH that, contrary to other reports, the firm is not shutting down, but that they are in the process of selling the company. "We O'Brien is one of the co-founders of Xdrive, which was sold to AOL in 2005. O'Brien said, in explaining the move. READ MORE>>.

Media 100
article thumbnail

Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

socalTECH

Silicon Valley Bank is big supporter and has been a sponsor of socaltech for many, many years. Given the concentration of SoCal companies in entertainment and consumer-focused tech, where revenue often comes early in a company's life, entrepreneurs should expect investors to scrutinize initial revenue traction.

article thumbnail

Interview with Kanaan Jemili, uCast Global

socalTECH

As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. In 2004 and 2005, I was at DivX in San Diego, and I was head of product there. It turned out that media, entertainment, and digital media is a very good place to be. I had built an audio company before.

Content 113
article thumbnail

How Addroid Is Hoping To Solve The Ad Industry's Flash Problem, with Matt Cooper

socalTECH

I started a company, Neoganda, in the digital advertising area in 2005. We make websites, and we make banners, primarily for the entertainment industry and Hollywood. What's unique about what entertainment companies are looking for in mobile ads? Matt Cooper: It was a classic, scratch-your-own-itch product.

Hollywood 100
article thumbnail

StoryBots And The Future of Learning,With Gregg Spiridellis, JibJab

socalTECH

It might look a little bit like StoryBots (www.storybots.com), the new kids educational and entertainment service just launched by JibJab (www.jibjab.com). Gregg Spiridellis: We were producing viral video hits in 2005. What would Sesame Street look like, if it was created in the world of smartphones, tablets, and YouTube?

Content 224