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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Santa Monica-based Vertical Networks , a "mobile-first" content studio which was backed by Snap , has been acquired by New York-based entertainment and sports media company Whistle. According to Whistle, the acquisition will help its expand its lifestyle video content efforts. Vertical Networks was founded by Elisabeth Murdoch.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sherman Oaks-based BEN Group , a company which places brands into influencer, streaming, TV, music, and film content, said on Monday morning that it has acquired TubeBuddy , a platform which helps YouTube creators optimize their audience and channel growth. TubeBuddy was founded in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based ZEFR has sold its rights management and content-flagging assets--RightsID and ChannelID--to Vobile Group , a provider of video content protection, measurement, and monetization, in a deal worth $90M, the two companies annoucned late Thursday. It sold that business, Movieclips.com, in 2014, to Fandango.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014. Google worked with the company to open source the system, which Google and Imageworks have scaled to up to 150,000 cores.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Has it been a really, really, really long week at your current company? Colony Logic is a Los Angeles-based platform technology company that simplifies the overly complex world of profitably selling and supporting Digital products. Does Friday seem like it''s still a week away? Maybe it''s time for a change! Join today!

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JANUARY 13, 2014

AT&T held their 6th annual developers summit in Las Vegas this year at CES 2014. From enterprise brands down to small business, companies now have an option to pick up the bill for wireless data and sponsored content whether it be video, apps or other such services. Good things coming from AT&T in 2014.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

The email recounts some of the company’s recent mistakes, including prioritizing strategic projects that “distracted” the company from its core beauty business and that executives “got ahead of ourselves on hiring.”. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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MARCH 25, 2014

As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. Erin Korogosky – Beckon , Performance management for marketing companies.

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JULY 23, 2018

Snapchat had launched the peer-to-peer payment service in conjunction with Square back in 2014. The payment feature proved not to be as popular as alternatives such as Venmo, and multiple companies--including Apple and Google--have also been active in the peer-to-peer payment area. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based Hulu released some new numbers on the use of the company''s streaming video today, saying that it has set new records for revenue, video streaming, and subscribers to Hulu Plus. hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2014

Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Blizzard said late Tuesday that it saw better than expected financial results for the first quarter of 2014. The company reported net revenues of $1.111 billion, compared with an earlier expectation of only $885M in sales. billion in sales. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen announced plans to launch its own, subscription video-on-demand service on Wednesday, with plans to show both its own original and third party content. Fullscreen was acquired by Chernin Group and AT&T in September of 2014, and since then has been busy buying up other, online video and streaming companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. At the time I pointed out: “If I had realized exits almost certainly it would be because I invested in a company that failed. Lemons ripen early, great companies take time.” 5 years ago. ” Still. Since then?

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

But last August 28, 2014 seemed like a dawning of a new era in the Twitter world as Ian Chan, Twitter’s engineer, announces that the tool is available for just about anyone who wants to utilize it. Why does twitter analytics considered as the “Holy Grail” for every content marketer? But what does this mean for marketers?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Los Angeles-based 3D theater projection company RealD said late Monday that it has started a process to review "strategic alternatives" for the company, and hired investment banking firm Moelis & Company LLC as a financial advisor. The announcement ccame as the company reported a loss of $11.3M on revenues of $32.6M

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said Monday afternoon that it has lost its CFO, Mel Tang, who the company said will depart at the end of the year. The announcement was made as Demand Media reported its third quarter 2014 results. The company also reported a net loss of $223.8M, compared with a loss a year ago of $10.4M.

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MARCH 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Memorang , the developer of a flash-card based, study tool to help people study for such things as the MCAT, GRE, NBME, and a host of other tests, has raised $500,000 in a funding round, the company is announcing this morning. Both of the two joined startup accelerator MuckerLab in 2014, where they launched Memorang.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

The Walt Disney Company said Tuesday that it is running another, startup accelerator class, as part of the Disney Accelerator program in Burbank, and is now accepting applications for a class of another, ten startups for the program. Disney said that so far, of its prior 2014 class, one company--SnowShoe--raised $2.2M

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JUNE 13, 2019

We caught up with Pluto TV's co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Ilya Pozin , to hear about how the company started, and its path to acquisitionas well as to get some tips on startup success. I had always kind of been a computer nerd, and had been starting companies in high school. That's the idea that sparked Pluto TV.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Well, you can--if you are the winner of an auction of some of the contents of the $70 million house he moved into in Beverly Hills. Persson bought the Beverly Hills mansion back in December of 2014, although Persson has complained rather publicly about how becoming a billionaire has made him unhappy. The sale ends January 31st.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies in Germany, Volfoni and CinemaNext , allegig the two are infringing on a number of its patents. The company asserts the companies have infringed on patents covering its light-doubling 3D cinema system technology.

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MARCH 6, 2015

The announcement came as part of Demand Media''s quarterly results announcement, where the company reported 2014 revenues of $172.4M. Sean Moriarty, who is now heading up Demand Media, said the company saw strong growth in its marketplace businesses, including Society6 and Saatchi Art.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Round sizes of > $100 million or more now account for 47% of all VC dollars (62% if you count rounds > $50 million) This has made venture capital significantly more valuable for VCs and LPs who invest in the best companies As part of our study we noticed a trend many have spotted but few have explained?—?why

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JUNE 13, 2017

The company said it has begun taking pre-orders for the title. Destiny 2 is a sequel to Destiny, a first person-action game which was released in September of 2014. Los Angeles-based Activision Publishing , and game studio Bungie said late Monday evening that they have an early ship date for Destiny 2. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 14, 2024

With 42% of US companies currently owned by females, the business landscape has become a lot more equitable in recent decades. She’s Connected by AT&T For: Small women-owned businesses Grantor: AT&T Amount: $50,000 She’s Connected by AT&T is a female-focused grant program provided by US telecoms company AT&T.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2014

How much will social media fame cost you in 2014? Not surprisingly, Steve''s tagline for his PR firm is "Content Is The Currency Of The Social Web." Content matters, not puffery. . Thus, in 2014, accrue your social media status the old-fashioned way - earn it. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

Culver City-based Enplug (www.enplug.com) is looking to change those one way digital displays into social, interactive content. We spoke with CEO and co-founder Nanxi Liu about the company''s software. We want our software to get you to be more engaged with the content on those displays. What''s the story behind the company?

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Fandango has been quite an acquisitive company, recently acquiring and re-launching movies on demand service M-GO , acquiring Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes , the acquisition of Ingresso.com , not to mention the 2014 acquisition of LA's MovieClips. Fandango said the buy doubles its reach in Latin America. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Rumors have been swirling around Agoura Hills-based THQ since this weekend, when a gaming industry analyst, Peter Skerritt, reported that the videogame maker was either looking for a buyer or shutting down its videogame development efforts, cancelling its 2014 lineup. as part of an "ongoing review" of its business. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Zealot Networks already owned a majority of AdRev, having acquired that stake in 2014 for $20M. Born said he is no longer CEO of the company, but continues on as an Advisor to Zealot. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 22, 2015

The company said the lawsuit was filed with the Paris First Instance Court, and covers European patent. That patent was issued in ovember of 2014. RealD did not name the manufacturer and cinema operator. 2067066, entitled "Polarization Conversion Systems for Stereoscopic Projection". READ MORE>>.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 1, 2013

The conference once was held in Monterey, California, then lately Long Beach and in 2014 it’s moving to Vancouver, Canada. TEDActive happened in Aspen, most recently in Palm Springs (La Quinta this year) and in 2014 will follow its big bro north and will be held in Whistler. About my company: [link]. About me: [link].

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

When Los Angeles, CA was listed as the fastest-growing tech startup region in 2014, many guesses were raised about the root cause of its success. Could it be the large number of new companies? s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. s Startup Future.

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MARCH 11, 2014

There''s no better way than post thousands of pieces of content online and see what happens -- and realize that the tools weren''t there to truly figure out what was happening. Rich Raddon: As you know, we originally started out as a different company, MovieClips, at the very beginning. Want to understand the world of YouTube?

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JANUARY 24, 2016

Twitter was my public chat board, my place to share blog content, my place to ask public questions and to debate. By 2014 my wife had set up private groups for our families so the kiddie photos mostly get shared there and it’s easy to mentally separate the private FB sharing in a groups from more public sharing.

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