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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. According to Whistle, the acquisition will help its expand its lifestyle video content efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The Los Angeles game development studio Jam City is setting up a shop in Toronto with the acquisition of Bingo Pop from Uken Games. The Bingo Pop acquisition will bring a gambling game into the casual game developer’s stable of titles that pulled in roughly $700,000 in revenue through October, according to data from SensorTower.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based FilmTrack , a developer of contracts and rights management software for the media and entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a Series B funding, and also acquired Dashbox, a developer of cloud-based music asset and metadata management software. Goldberg joins the company''s board as part of the funding and acquisition.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

1 , ia an acquisition by ProSiebenSat.1 1, the acquisition of eHarmony will help it expand its Commerce segment internationally. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. 1 Group is a major German entertainment and media firm, which also has a e-commerce business arm. ProSiebenSat.1

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JULY 7, 2014

Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Strobe Labs developed software which helped entertainment venues search and view customer profiles, build and deploy fan lists for direct marketing and email campaigns, and run social campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Spotify.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Fullscreen said the buy will help it accelerate its expansion, saying the buy will enhance its merchandise and live events initiatives. brand community gaming comedy acquisition merger entertainment fullscreen teeth rooster' Rooster Teeth is based in Austin, Texas. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Netflix, the acquisition will help it expand its games team. Netflix, the online streaming provider which has operations in Los Angeles, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Glendale-based video game developer Night School Studio.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

“What we are seeing is that there’s a significant appetite from public market investors to interactive entertainment as a category,” said Scopely co-chief executive Walter Driver. “We were excited to crossover and invest in Scopely.” ” LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200M at a $1.7B ” .

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JUNE 25, 2014

Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here. moviepilot angeles merger acquisition webedia' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. kidzui leapfrog merger acquisition saban educational tablet secure children browser kids'

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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.”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

GSN Games--which is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and DIRECTV--was previously known as WorldWinner.com. The company said the move will strengthen its portfolio of games, and also help it bolster the scale of its titles, reach new players, and improve its user acquisition. GSN Games said Bingo Bash has more than 4.4

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

We''re seeing more and more public offerings; exciting activity in the music, media and entertainment space; an expanding pool of tech talent; and, more recently, several high caliber acquisitions and financing rounds, all of which will really help the whole ecosystem grow.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

According to the newly merged firm, Seedling''s goal is to provide both online and offline ways to help parents entertain their children, plan parties, and find gifts. crafts brewster soleil moon puky frye ecommerce brand acquisition merger capital venture psxo seedling' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2010

El Segundo-based iSuppli announced Thursday that it has acquired UK-based Screen Digest , a firm which provides market research covering film, television, broadband media, mobile media, cinema, home entertainment, TV technology and video games. Tags: isuppli merger acquisition screen digest market research adams media.

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JUNE 8, 2020

There are lots of others trying to put content on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok, which is more about entertainment around social media. Right now, we have two categories, banking, where we've partnered with Neobank to provide better solutions to our audience, digital solutions which are cheaper and help them savemoney.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Our last (belated) one is from Kevin Winston , the founder of Digital LA , the big networking group which helps to connect Silicon Beach through an extensive lineup of events. Disney''s acquisition of Maker Studios for $500M-$1B set the tone, and soon after, Facebook acquired Oculus for $2B, and Apple acquired Beats By Dre for $3B.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based VUBIQUITY , a content monetization service provider for the entertainment and media industry, said Wednesday that it is buying the Digital End-To-End Technology (DETE) unit of Warner Bros. VUBIQUITY said it is acquiring DETE to help service its clients, including Warner Bros. Technical Operations.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

He has raised more than $200 million on behalf of his companies and led more than 30 acquisitions. He is also the co-founder of Playsino, ExpressCoin (Bitcoin exchange), GoCoin (Bitcoin payment platform), Five Delta, Evertune, GamesTV, Digital Entertainment Network, KnCMiner.cn (Bitcoin Mining), and Robocoin China (Bitcoin ATM).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator. It also powers the celebrity sites of such folks as Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, and Nicole Richie. ContentNext. www.contentnext.com).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA’s digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!

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JANUARY 9, 2014

One local startup, Chippmunk (www.chippmunk.com), hopes so, and believes that focusing on user interface design will help it win over its competitors. They made a number of significant acquisitions in that space, My co-founders, Sammer and Chris, worked together at Internet Brands. We have complementary skill sets.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

According to the New York Times, NMA will become part of the entertainment division of Corbis. NMA helps place products into movies and TV shows, and lists such clients as Motorola, Xbox 360, Baskin Robbins, and others as clients. Financial terms of the deal have not yet been announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

And today it’s announcing a deal that helps pave the way for a global launch of it. A music streaming app, which TikTok has reportedly been gearing up to launch for some time , is one way that the company could help generate revenue. it says) and even a search for a new US-based CEO.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. Josh Yguado - President SGN. We’d like you to participate in this important conversation.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Before launching Jam City, Josh was Vice President at Fox Entertainment, where he worked at the intersection of Hollywood and technology. Among other work there, Josh helped Fox in its acquisition of MySpace, its creation of Hulu and its launch of new television networks.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. Matthias Galica: The first two verticals which correspond to our use case are in music and entertainment.

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JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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socalTECH

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. We are making changes to the user interface, to help limits things like attrition and other things we're trying to avoid.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 19, 2013

a tweet that the pair would create the first in-Tweet branded syced video to entertainment series. Today some sort of in-stream deal was announced with BBC America that promised in-Tweet branded video synced to an entertainment series. Not all Twitter acquisitions leave a warm fuzzy feeling. Now this sounds familiar.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. I started helping them with strategy in 2000 and then. The second major challenged faced by MySQL was the surprise acquisition of one of its key partners, InnoDB, by Oracle. we'd been playing poker for many years.

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JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP. Dave Terry: It's just part of our heritage.

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MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

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APRIL 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. BASSETT Executive Search Solutions (www.BassettSearch.com) The confidential source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

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