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MARCH 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based content delivery network provider Verizon Digital Media Services --which is better known to locals as the former operations of EdgeCast--said it has agreed to acquire Volicon , a provider of video capture, archival, compliance monitoring and clip creation workflow for broadcasters. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Vantage Media said Thursday that it is selling its Education Services Business--which sells leads to education advertisers--to Campus Explorer , as it looks to sharpen its focus on the technology behind its real time bidding (RTB) advertising platform. Financial terms of the sale were not announced.

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APRIL 10, 2014

The parent company of Culver City-based hosting service Media Temple -- GoDaddy --is getting closer to an IPO, based on reports Wednesday that the company has hired on several investment bankers for its public offering. GoDaddy acquired Media Temple in October of last year. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Specifically, a source close to TikTok has confirmed to TechCrunch that this Merlin deal covers its upcoming music subscription service Resso.

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JUNE 9, 2014

GoDaddy , the parent company of Los Angeles premium website hosting service Media Temple , has filed for an IPO--in the process, showing that the company paid $94.48M in cash for Media Temple. godaddy mediatemple merger acquisition exit hosting premium' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online operator of a network of sites focused on men, announced Friday morning that it has launched a new division focused on CPA, performance marketing. Break Media said that Apogee Media Network will focus on customer acquisition, email marketing, and social media for advertisers, on a CPA-basis.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based media and entertainment research firm MarketCast says it has acquired data science services provider Deductive. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Deductive was founded by Michael Collette and Tom Weiss, both of wom will join MarketCast as part of the acquisition.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies announced last week that it is in a partnership with the Los Angeles Angels. According to Brand Affinity Technologies, it will provide a "fan photography service" for the angels and fans. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Nami Media , a provider of online advertising technology, has been acquired by Providence, Rhode Island-based LIN TV Corp. , According to LIN TV, it has acquired a majority ownership position in Nami Media. Financial terms of the investment and acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Penske is the son of automotive magnate Roger Penske, owner of automotive firm Penske Corporation.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based Encompass Digital Media , a provider of digital media services to the broadcast and cable television market, said this moring that it is in a deal with private equity Court Square Capital Partners, where Court Square will acquire a majority interest in the company. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 Global announced this morning that it has acquired two more companies, adding to the very extensive list of companies the company has acquired over the years. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not announced. According to J2 Global it does not expect either of the acquisitions to be material.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. We’re thrilled to help lead the way for the broader tech community in Los Angeles.” Image Credit: Getty Images/franckreporter.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Three, Los Angeles area media companies-- Univision , Ziff Davis (a unit of J2 Global) and Penske Media --have all been named as possible bidders on bankrupt, Silicon Valley publication Gawker Media , according to reports today, which say Ziff Davis has submitted a $90M bid for the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based Internet services and publishing giant j2 Global has acquired two companies, saying this morning that it acquired Ekahau , a company in the digital media space, and Castle Connolly , a company in the digital media and healthcare industry.

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APRIL 18, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the widely diversified provider of Internet services and online media, has acquired two more companies, the company said today. Financial details of those acquisition were not announced. j2 Global said it does not expect those acquisitions to be material to its business.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. What's the idea behind Maple Media? What's the idea behind Maple Media?

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , which owns a large portfolio of Internet services and publications, says it acquired two more companies during Q4 of 2019. Financial details of the two acquisition were not announced, and J2 GLobal said the financial impact of the two acquisition are not expected to be material to the company.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a large portfolio of Internet services, including such services as eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Livedrive, as well as online media outlets like IGN, Mashable, PCMag, Everyday Health, and others, has acquired five more companies.

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JULY 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which has made an art out of buying small companies and incorporating them into a large portfolio of acquired companies, has acquired two more companies, saying this morning that it completed two more acquisitions in Q2. Financial details of the two acquisitions were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based Encompass Digital Media said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire the global content distribution business of Ascent Media Corporation. The deal is worth approximately $120M, split between $113M in cash plus assumption of debt obligations worth approximately $7M. Wasserstein & Co.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media , which operates a livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting service, says it has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Personalization Solutions, LLC , in a deal worth up to $6M. LiveXLive said that CPS had approximately $19M in revenue in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which provides both a suite of Internet services and runs an extensive digital media and content publishing business, has made five more acquisitions, the company said today. The company said it completed five acquisition in the first quarter of 2017 across three of its business units.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Highview Capital said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Toronto-based First light Media , to acquire AT&T's Quickplay unit, which had provided managed services for delivering "Over-The-Top" (OTT) video services. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based ComicBlitz , an online, subscription comic book service which lets users access unlimited digital comic books for $7.99 a month, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based Cinedigm. ComicBlitz foudner and CEO Jordan Plosky will join Cinedigm as part of the acquisition. ComicBlitz was launched in 2015.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate. He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen. He wanted to see all the data himself. He told them it was now or never.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Santa Monica-based Total Beauty Media 's John Hadl has joined venture capital firm U.S. Venture Partners , USVP said today, on the heels of the acquisition of USVP's LimeLife by Total Beauty. Venture Partners, Hadl has been appointed as Venture Partner on the firm's Consumer Internet and Business Services investment team.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature insights and analysis from the local technology community, we have an article from Jeff Cohn , an entrepreneur and veteran of the angel and VC investment community here in Southern California. Read the rest of Jeff's post on on angel and venture capital shareholder liquidity.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Los Angeles-based Snap Inc. in cash for Zenly , the developer of a location-based social media app, in May, the company disclosed in its quarterly results on Thursday. in total consideration representing compensation for future employment services. in total consideration representing compensation for future employment services.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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JUNE 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , a provider of advertising services and technology for the online radio streaming, digital audio and podcasting markets, has acquired Omny Studio , a developer of a podcast and on-demand audio publishing platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annoucned. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Wittlebee (www.wittlebee.com) announced the acquisition of its own, clothing company--Cottonseed Clothing Company--as it continues to build out its subscription, children's clothing service. Tell us about the acquisition of Cottonseed, the clothing company. How did it come about?

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global said on Thursday that it continues to estimate revenues of between $1.20 j2 Global is Southern California's most acquisitive company in the technology area, and has been gobbling up small online services, digital media outlets, and other companies since inception. billion and $1.25

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , the Internet services provider and publisher, has gobbled up four more companies, as it continues to have a ravenous appetite for acquisitions. J2 Global said the acquisition bring its total number of acquisition during its Fiscal 2015 to a total of 24. j2 is led by Hemi Zucker.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Panache , a provider of online advertising software and services, has been acquired by 24/7 Real Media , 24/7 Real Media said this morning. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based Postie , the machine-learning-meets-diirect-mail startup backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, said today that it has named Zev Gollender as the company's Head of Sales. Gollender was most recently Vice President of Media Sales at Taboola, and also has served at Adiant and AOL. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , which owns a vast range of cloud-based businesses, including eFax, OneVoice, FuseMail, and many other services, along with digital media properties such as PCMagazine, IGN, AskMen, Everyday Health, and many other sites, has just passed up $1 billion in revenues. from 2016, when it had $874.3M

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