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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This year was particularly difficult, due to an explosion of startup activity in the region, which is now drawing entrepreneurs from around the world attracted by the rich environment for technology and media startups here. Here is this year''s list of the socalTECH 50 , and their current companies. Will Kassoy , AdColony. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

My most significant event of 2014 is definitely Silicon Beach Fest, the multi-day tech community fest, which just keeps getting bigger. Silicon Beach Fest 2014 attracted more than 2,000 attendees, with more than 350 speakers, of which more than one third were women. What was your biggest lesson learned this year?

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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. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Vertical Networks was founded by Elisabeth Murdoch. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2017

Playa Vista-based virtual reality content developer SPACES announced on Wednesday that it has added Ian Richter, the former EVP of franchise and emerging platform development at Legendary Entertainment, and Joe Garlington, formerly of Walt Disney Imagineering, to its advisory board. Boost VC, Colopl VR Fund, GREE Inc., READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2017

Interactive Entertainment, as General Manager, to take over from current CEO Chad Gutstein, who the company said is leaving to "pursue entrepreneurial projects." Gutstein has been CEO of Machinima since 2014. According to Machinima, Arons and Gutstein are working on a "multi-week" transition plan.

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APRIL 21, 2014

The latest numbers are out on venture capital investments in Southern California from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, finding that the region had nearly $762.88M invested in companies in the region during Q1 of 2014. in investments in companies considered Media and Entertainment compnaies.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Fullscreen, which is led by George Strompolos, is now part of Otter Media, which is backed by AT&T and the Chernin Group. 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. READ MORE>>.

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