TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform. 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.

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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. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new media businesses. Through its platform publishers can make between 15% to 20% of gross compared with 5% on an affiliate marketing site. “We

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MAY 12, 2017

We spoke with CEO Matt Levin to hear about how Donut Media is looking to speak to the Millennial car enthusiast through both its online videos as well as social content. The way we're doing that, is we are creating video content, which we distribute across social platforms. What is Donut Media? How did you start the company?

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MAY 14, 2012

During my tenure at Expertcity (creator of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting), one of my responsibilities was leading our online marketing, a role I retained until our eventual acquisition by Citrix. This automated coupling of intent and content results in uber-relevancy and ultimately enhances marketers’ ROI.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Irvine-based software developer Kofax said this week that it is acquiring Top Image Systems Ltd , a developer of cloud- and premise-based applications use to manage "content-driven" business processes. Kofax said the acquisition will help it further advance the secure cloud capabilities of its platform. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 25, 2016

Los Angeles-based content delivery network operator MaxCDN has been acquired by security-as-a-service startup StackPath , StackPath revealed today as part of a big launch. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Stackpath is based in Dallas, Texas.

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JULY 2, 2014

In conjunction with the acquisition, Qualcomm said it is releasing a new set of tri-band platforms which combine Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi and WiGig solutions, and are based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810--the platforms are being aimed at 4k video streaming, peer to peer content sharing, networking, and other applications.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

a UK-based provider of a cloud platform for the industry. UK-based Sundog offers up an automated, cloud-based platform that creates specialized multi format, multi-language files for theatrical distribution and streaming platforms, and was founded in 2013. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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MARCH 21, 2017

The Snapchat analytics software developed by Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a startup producing online content for brands, has been acquired by social media management firm Hootsuite. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. The announcement was made on Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based Freenfly , a startup that helps brands tap into a network of content creators and brand advocates on social media, has raised $8.5M Greenfly says the new funding will go towards technology, user acquisition, marketing initiatives, and new hires. in a Series B funding, the company said today. in funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

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. A new generation of content producer and video style has emerged that is distinctly different from what you see in TV.

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JULY 7, 2014

The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator backed by Disney and being run by TechStars in Los Angeles, announced its inagural class today, naming eleven companies--including three Los Angeles companies--to participate in the three month program.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Quibi had been trying to start a service focused on original, short form videos on mobile platforms, with a major effort funding development of content. High flying Quibi--which raised more than $1.75 billion--was backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, but failed to gain any traction before its spectacular flameout.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. IZEA is an online social content and sponsorship services. Ebyline said it plans to slowly move its technology over to IZEA''s platform, and would continue to offer its services. Ebyline''s online marketplace was targeted at businesses needed content development.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Irvine-based Creative Solutions, which develops software for broadcasters, film and video production companies, independent content creators and others, has acquired cloud-native live video broadcasting platform and software developer Lightstream. Financial terms of the buy were not annoucned.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The company said that it will be "business as usual" for game players, but that the move will allow it to expand into a multi-platform gaming company, supporting PlayStation, Xbox, mobile, and other platforms. The company specifically said the move will allow it to "embrace the multi-platform world we are living in."

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Santa Monica-based Songtradr , which offers up an online music licensing platform, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Big Sync Music Ltd. , Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Songtradr said the acquisition was a "multi-million dollar" casn and equity transaction. a UK-based creative music licensing agency.

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JUNE 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has acquired Society6 , an online e-commerce marketplace centered around artists, the company announced Monday afternoon, as part of an effort to expand its content and media platform. artist acquisition merger marketplace ecommerce society6 media demand' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2014

We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. We find the content they want, and we user our technology and people to service the show.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

According to the companies, Hulu will be licensing its brand and technology to a subsidiary of Nippon TV as part of the deal, and will also be providing support services and its underlying platform to Nippon TV to support the service. hulu japan merger acquisition nippontv content hollywood nippon television streaming'

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MAY 19, 2014

According to the two, DIRECTV will continue to be based in El Segundo after the acquisition. The two said the move would help it offer content distribution across mobile, video, and broadband platforms. dish cable television satellite acquisition merger directv' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, Klarna is live in 20 markets, has more than 90 million global active users and more than 2 million transactions a day conducted on its platform. billion of purchases made through the Klarna platform. Klara is now live with 24 of the top 100 U.S. retailers, which it says is “more than any of its competitors.”.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Our interview today is with Scott Grimes , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Stackin' , which operates a text-based, financial messaging platform. We try to make it very easy for the average consumer to get more financial information, content, and ultimately, product, in the financial industry. Stackin recentlyraised $12.6M

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

One of the major growth areas along Silicon Beach has been in the whole area of creating content for digital platforms. But, how do you figure out what actual content will resonate with online consumers? I figured out that there was this massive market for comedic content, but the market was extremely scattered.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

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JUNE 13, 2019

In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. That was the first time I raised any kind of capital, $600,000 in capital, for a social gifting platformback when Facebook was very generous with data.

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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. The company said it will introduce ads “over the coming weeks” in order to “cover our expenses” of running the platform. Securities and Exchange Commission. .

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JANUARY 23, 2019

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. Viacom said that Pluto TV has more than 12 million monthly active users, with about 7.5 million of those using connected TVs.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

We started internationally, and built out our international platform first, and rolled it back into the U.S. Along the way, we anticipated and forecast a change in the consumption of content on the internet. We put it all together, for consumers, for platform, and for brand advertisers to connect with their consumers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms. I recommend some presence on two or three platforms. Publishing your content is positive, but responding to customers online multiplies your impact. Establish a partnership with a complementary business.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile game publishing arm of Electronic Arts, has set its sights on a new platform for its mobile games: Amazon's Kindle. EA Mobile came out of EA's acquisition of Los Angeles based Jamdat in 2005. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Demand offers up a network of online, content driven web sites--plus a healthy domain name registration business--and has garnered lots of attention for specifically creating content for search engines. MySpace Connection : Shawn Gold , former SVP Marketing and Content at MySpace. Platform G / Mindjolt. www.cocodot.com).

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Pipewave, which was founded by Paul Boruta and Jonathan Tushman, provided online video creative and media optimization platform for marketers, agencies, and publishers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2014

AOL committed to keeping the team in LA after the acquisition and in building a deeper technology team in town. And they were allegedly acquired (or so TechMeme says) by Apple in order to absorb the great engineers that built the leading iOS testing platform TestFlight. Burstly is a Santa Monica-based team that I also proudly funded.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

(www.science-inc.com), the startup �studio� led by former MySpace CEO and technology veteran Mike Jones , just saw its third acquisition out of its portfolio this year�the acquisition of FameBit by Google/Youtube. They had been huge fans of the platform, and I think they had a super, genuine connection with Youtube, thus with Google.

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