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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie and movie ticketing service Fandango said late Wednesday afternoon that it is acquiring both Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Entertainment , which says it is taking an equity position in Fandango.

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JULY 2, 2012

Beats Electronic , the maker of the Beats By Dr. Dre headphones, is acquiring online music service MOG , the two firms said over the weekend. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Beats Electronics was co-founded by rapper Dr. Beats Electronics was co-founded by rapper Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen's Jimmy Iovine.

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JUNE 29, 2015

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , a provider of technology and payroll services to the entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired by private equity investor Silver Lake. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. LLC and Sidley Austin LLP in the deal.

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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. Variety has been covering entertainment and Hollywood news since 1905. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2011

Los Angeles-based GameFly , the online videogame rental service, said Wednesday that it has acquired Direct2Drive.com , the videogame distribution and download site, from IGN Entertainment. As part of the buy, IGN gains a minority equity stake in GameFly, with News Corporation also gaining an observer seat on GameFly's board.

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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. They're an elite private equity firm, and what's even better is I can literally walk from my house to their office.

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Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

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MARCH 1, 2012

It was a portal, and partnered with ISPs so that those ISPs could generate ad revenue, and create stick entertainment for customers. That was a rocket ride as well, and that took us to a top 10 website, and NBC took an equity steak in the company. I headed up product development to build out their portal services.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

You work in (or run) a services company. With the advent of geolocation and fantastic payment services such as Square, the future of freelanc. The financial services industry has been shrouded in mystery for decades. Entrepreneurism / Monetization financial services, Technology, Transparency. . Kevin Reeth, Outright.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. magazine and the LA Business Journal. Matt Coffin – LowerMyBills.com.

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