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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Calabasas-based software developer Final Draft , which develops screenwriting software, has been acquired by Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Cast & Crew said the buy will help expand its suite of technology solutions.

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AUGUST 14, 2015

Burbank-based Enntertainment Partners , a provider of payroll an dproduction management services for the entertainment industry, and Ease Enertainment Services , a provider of technology to the industry, said Thursday that Entertainment Partners will acquire Ease. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to one of Pasadena-based Metacloud ''s venture capital backers, the acquisition of the cloud services provider by Cisco on Wednesday was an "epic exit". Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment and Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo''s global storage operations. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based XR Studios, an agency specializing in augmented and virtual reality production, has been acquired by Solotech, a provider of audio, video, lighting, rigging, soft goods, control and collaboration solutions and services for the entertainment industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not annoucned.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

Los Angeles-based market research provider and software developer MarketCast said on Wednesday that it has acquired Invoke, a provider of market research focused on video streaming services. MarketCast said the acquisition will help it grow its entertainment research and content testing for streaming and broadcast content.

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MAY 10, 2016

Los Angeles-based inflight entertainment, wireless, and communications systems developer Global Eagle Entertainment is acquiring satellite communications services provider Emerging Markets Communications , the two said Monday, in a deal worth $550M in cash and stock. Global Eagle said it would pay $30M in cash plus 6.6

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based NHN Global, which owns a number of e-commerce, cloud services, and entertainment companies, said it has acquired Cloudnexa, a provider of AWS cloud managed services and other consulting efforts. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Paul Lee is CEO of NHN Global.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Santa Monica-based Science, the startup studio led by Mike Jones and Peter Pham, has launched its own Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), called Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. According to Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha (SSAA).

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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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AUGUST 22, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , the provider of technology and payroll, and production management services for the entertainment industry, said on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Culver City-based CAPS Payroll.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based Deluxe Entertainment Services Group , the provider of services to the entertainment and content industry, has acquired cloud-based localization provider Sfera. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. The acquisition of Appetize extends SpotOn’s reach to the enterprise space in a major way.

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JULY 1, 2019

Inside Secure paid $147M, mostly in cash, for Verimatrix as part of the acquisition deal in March. The combined companies develop everything from set-top boxes and security services for the telecom, entertainment, mobile and semiconductor industries. The company says it now has more than 400 employees.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation , which operates the email service Mail.com, said today that it has acquired an entertainment focused blog, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com. Tags: mail.com mail media merger acquisition deadlinehollywooddaily blog content email. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2018

Brea-based CoolSys , which owns a large network of refrigeration and HVAC servicing companies across the nation, has acquired ‌engineering consulting company Energy Squared , the company announced this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. CoolSys said the buy adds more than 100 engineers to its team.

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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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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. Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control.

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APRIL 25, 2016

Los Angeles-based Stratalux , a provider of cloud-based, managed services for Amazon Web Services (AWS), said it has acquired Tojo Media , a company which specializes in building software for media and entertainment clients to be used in the Amazon AWS public cloud. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Newport Beach-based Crave Entertainment , a video game firm owned by Handleman Company, has been acquired by New York-based Fillpoint LLC, a provider of online distribution, fulfillment, and e-commerce services to the video game industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not annnounced.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Los Angeles-based MarketCast , a market research company providing research services to the global entertainment industry, has been acquired by Kohlberg & Company , according to reports. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition wer e not announced. Mediamorph is a provider of entertainment content distribution and tracking services. TV Time is led by longtime Southern California technology veteran Richard Rosenblatt. The newly combined companies will operate under a new umbrella organization, Whip Media Group.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based TicketWeb , the self service ticketing arm of Ticketmaster , announced this morning that it has acquired event marketing software developer Strobe Labs. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The acquisition of Los Angeles-based in-flight Wi-Fi equipment provider Row 44 has been approved by the stockholders of acquiring firm Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. Row 44 is a developer of satellite-based, in-flight Wi-Fi services and entertainment equipment for the commercial airline industry.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Culver City-based Uproxx Media Group , which operates the Uproxx entertainment and pop culture news site, has been acquired by Warner Music Group , the two said on Thursday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Uproxx Media Group also provides branded content and video services to marketers.

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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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MAY 28, 2021

Mobilitie provides wireless infrastructure to sports and entertainment venues, including 5G services. No other details of the private equity deal were detailed, however, apparently CPPIB outbid a number of private equity firms also looking at 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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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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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Beverly Hills-based Myspace , the online entertainment site now owned by Specific Media, said this morning that it has released a new music player. Myspace said it has inked licensing deals with Sony, Universal, EMI, and Warner, along with 20,000 independent labels, to power the music service.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Pantoja, and is part of Blue, a provide of digital supply cahin, distribution, and testing services for the entertainment industry. Financial details of the buy were not announced. BlueFocus is led by Ceo Paulette E. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Burbank-based Cast & Crew , which provides software and services for both payroll and production management to Hollywood, has been acquired by private equity investor EQT Partners. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Cast & Crew previously was owned by private equity investor Silver Lake. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In recent years, Mashable has focused mostly on popular culture, entertainment, and popular consumer technology products and services. The deal apparently comes after Mashable failed to raise additional funding for the company, despite a round valued at around $250M in March of 2016. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012.

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MARCH 1, 2019

San Diego-based Verimatrix , a developer of security software for video service providers, set top-box providers, and others, has been acquired by French company Inside Secure , according to Inside Secure. Inside Secure paid $138.1M in cash, plus up to $9.8M in escrow to cover potential post-closing adjustments and earnout.

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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. DETE is a provider of managed content technology services. Technical Operations.

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JULY 8, 2010

Koster and Donham were behind Sony Online Entertainment's Everquest II and Star Wars Galaxies titles. The buy comes seven months after Metaplace told its users it would shut down its virtual world service, because the site was "not gaining enough traction to be a viable product." Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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