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APRIL 29, 2010

Hollywood-based Billion Dollar Babes , which operates a member-only, private sales business focused on fashion, home, and beauty, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Delivery Agent. Tags: billion dollar babes delivery agent merger acquisition private sale ecommerce. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Hollywood Commerce Sales Acquisition 154

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Financial details of the sale were not announced. The companies said those systems are typically used in entertainment, surveillance and security, marketing and training, and other industries. According to the companies, the deal was between Quantum Corporation and Western Digital Technologies, Inc., READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2019

According to Inside Secure, the two companies have a complementary, large global customer base across the entertainment, mobile, and IoT industries. Steve Oetegenn, who was President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Verimatrix, becomes Chief Operating Officer for the newly combined company. Inside Secure paid $138.1M

San Diego 113

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

According to PC Mall, it will continue to operate eCOST.com as an online marketplace for computers, networking equipment, electronics, entertainment, and other products. READ MORE>>.

Torrance 133

Torrance Entertainment Acquisition Sales 133

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Cypress, California-based Universal Electronics , a manufacturer of infrared wireless control systems for the home entertainment market, said today that it has acquired Enson Assets Limited , a Chinese firm owned by CG International Holdings Limited. The deal was worth $110M. Enson is a manufacturer of remote controls for OEMs.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

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Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 177

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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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Research El Segundo Screening Media 140

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AUGUST 16, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's largest angel investment group, is hailing its latest exits today, saying that the recent IPOs for Green Dot and Trius Therapeutics , as well as the sale of Language Weaver to SDL, have left members "smiling". Financial terms of those various deals were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Dejewski joins the company from Turner Entertainment Marketing, where he was overseeing strategic marketing for TBS, TNT, and truTV. Specific Media has been gearing up its efforts, after its acquisition of MySpace in June. Dejewski also has served at PepsiCo, where he led marketing for Pepsi's brand portfolio. READ MORE>>.

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Media Marketing Entertainment Acquisition 171

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

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Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Cypress-based Universal Electronics , a manufacturer of wireless remote control technology for home entertainment, digital media, and other devices, said this morning that it has purchased the universal remote control software, intellectual property, and related assets and personnel from Zilog, Inc.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow.

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Marina Del Rey Technology Hulu Entertainment 100

socalTECH

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. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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Tech Zulu Event

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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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Beverly Hills- and Berlin, Germany-based Fox Mobile Group , which offers mobile content distribution and mobile entertainment products, has been sold to Jesta Group , Jesta said Wednesday. on the sale. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jesta said Fox Mobile Group will become part of Jesta Mobile Holdings.

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News Beverly Hills Mobile Entertainment 133

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JULY 15, 2015

We're now taking the same solutions around the globe, and finding companies in the sports, entertainment, manufacturing, large automotive companies, and the Fortune 500 acquiring and using Chrome River. With this acquisition, that has put Concur into SAP. We've now branched out horizontally into all industry verticals.

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Software Report Startup IBM 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 21, 2012

Rachael Wexler, Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP, digital entertainment lawyer. Rachael concentrates on digital entertainment, content distribution, financing, licensing, sale, acquisition, and development. Advertisers include Target, Kraft, Huggies, Hyundia, and more. jennchantal @momversation.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Following graduate school, he worked in Film Finance and Sales at CAA, Creative Development at Vuguru (Michael Eisner’s multi-platform studio), and Content Partnerships at Blip Networks. And our network of filmmaker and entertainment industry colleagues allow us to recruit top teachers who are leaders in the web world.

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Web USC Course Guide 93

InfoChachkie

MARCH 8, 2011

Analogy – As readers of this blog know, I enjoy drawing connections between seemingly disparate people, historical events and pop culture minutia because it is entertaining and can facilitate learning. Listing a variety of bread-and-butter IP protection tactics would not have been as compelling. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Writing Social Network Ideas Entrepreneur 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. Event Details.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies? And, like any business, much of the differentiation comes down to personal service and expertise of our staff and developing one-on-one relationships with our guests rather than one person making a sale and another division handling the arrangements.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

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APRIL 7, 2010

Details on the sale have not been released. Qlipso is headed by former Foundation 9 Entertainment co-founder Jon Goldman. Tags: qlipso 2peer acquisition merger veoh. The assets of ill-fated online video site Veoh have reportedly been sold to 2Peer Ltd., operator of media site Qlipso , according to a report from VentureWire.

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Veoh Report Entertainment Sites 145

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions. Mobile devices deliver “bottom of funnel” sales opportunities that deliver real & immediate economic results. Bottom of the sales funnel.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

One of the fastest growing startups in Southern California in recent years was Hautelook, which went from just an ideas to a huge, $270M acquisition by Nordstrom only X years later. Hautelook was able to help define--and conquer--the online flash sales category, in record time. Location-based entertainment is shopping.

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Southern California Startup Customer Custom 200

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

You cannot afford to speed, gun the engine, take detours, or spend your precious cash on a killer stereo to entertain you during your trek. Once he proved his negotiating skills, people from all over the company brought him significant acquisitions for him to negotiate. However, do not count on it. Enter Liquidator Larry.

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Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Especially with DVD sales declining, we offer an interesting way to help studios. We've seen the proliferation of streaming through Netflix, Amazon, and others, and as people get into the streaming features business, that income can help make up the income being lost in DVD sales. We represented Google in the acquisition of YouTube.

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Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Having recurring revenue allows you to keep the original purchase price down, which in turn increases sales. Traditional investors are so focused on “quantitative marketing” that he got a lot of advice that this money was better spent on online customer acquisition.

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Startup Pricing Product Marketing 247

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2011

For instance, a more complicated feature-rich product might require a hands-on sales approach carried out by enterprise salespeople, as opposed to a simple product that can be sold online. Follow the Beatles’ lead. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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Product Marketing Sales Customer 232

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Repeatedly organize yard sales in which you sold your broken toys, books you wrote and illustrated, along with overly sugared lemonade and burnt cookies. Hubris might be an entertaining trait for an entrepreneur in a Hollywood movie. For instance, when you were growing up, did you partake in any of the following activities?

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

B2B Demand Generation on Auto-Pilot – Metadata analyzes your inbound signups and automates b2b user acquisition by targeting new look-alike prospects. Sales Huddle Group. Rajesh’s first book was a murder mystery which got published at the age of 13. AngelList: [link]. Founders: Gil Allouche, Yan Manevich. From: San Francisco, CA.

Startup 40

Startup Training SaaS Walnut 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Entrepreneurism / Monetization music, Revenue, Sales. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, Sales. . Sales of mobi. Avoid Freeloaders, Go For The Enterprise Gold.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Charlie Capen – Co-founder of HowToBeADad.com.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 24, 2010

Gordy’s inspiration for Motown’s unique quality control process was the Lincoln-Mercury assembly line, where he worked prior to becoming an entertainment entrepreneur. Evaluating ideas via such a matrix force discipline on business development deal junkies, commission-driven sales leaders and engineers engaged in product feature creep.

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Ideas Resource Technical Review Startup 187