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Pluto TV Acquired By Viacom For $340M

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According to Viacom, the acquisition will help it with "key strategic priorities", including expanding its presence across next-generation distribution platforms and growing its advanced advertising business. 1, Scripps Network Interactive, Prizker Group, and individuals like Ross Levinsohn, Ken Parks, and Stephane Kurgan.

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The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube

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Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media.

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LA Tech Success | SGN to Assemble ‘All Star Team’

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Luckily, the LA Tech scene is helping to establish a new post-recession era, evidenced by SGN’s (Social Gaming Network) acquisition of San Diego-based developer Mob Science and their current projection of $50 Million for the year of 2013. The post LA Tech Success | SGN to Assemble ‘All Star Team’ appeared first on TechZulu.

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Expanding Games Portfolio & Development Team | SGN Acquires Mob Science

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With the E3 Expo wrapping up, SGN announced early this morning the acquisition of Mob Science further expanding its game portfolio and development team. SGN is the priemere cross-platform mobile game developer founded by MySpace Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe, delivering highly entertaining and engaging titles to millions of users around the world.

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Adam Chapnick Looks Forward to a New Future with AssetAvenue

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If you already heard of the name, then you already know why the acquisition is such a big deal. Adam is the very mind behind many of the business developments and the growth of Indiegogo into one of the most premier crowdfunding platforms. The company was founded by David Manshoory in December 2013.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

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Date : Thursday, October 24, 2013. At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). Event Details: Where : Cross Campus 820 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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Flipagram: Using Photos And Music To Create A Viral Machine, with Farhad Mohit

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By then, it was obvious that the original thesis behind the acquisition by Scripps was just not there. In 2012, we decided to pivot again, aiming at the same group of consumers, turning into Cheers, a positive social network, kind of the opposite of gripe. They wanted to milk it for what they bought, rather than build into the future.

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