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JUNE 29, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the Internet advertising network run by Tim Vanderhook, has released further details on the company's acquisition of Myspace , saying that Justin Timberlake is taking an ownership stake and major role in the acquisition.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Hollywood-based musical instrument manufacturer Fender Musical Instruments Corporation says it has acquired PreSonus Audio Electronics, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based brand which designs and manufactures recording and live sound hardware and software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

North Hollywood-based UNest , which operates a mobile app which helps parents set up saving plans for their children's college, has acquired Littlefund , an app and service which helps parents with collecting gifts, and tracking and saving towards a child's goals. According to UNest, the acquisition will help it expand its product offerings.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

As part of the acquisition, co-founders Richard Welsh (CEO) and Chris Ralph (CTO) have joined Deluxe as senior executives. Deluxe--which has a long history in Hollywood, having been founded in 1915--has recently been shifting its efforts to the digital media and cloud services area for the media industry.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2021

North Hollywood-based UNest, a fintech startup backed by Anthos Capital, Draper Dragon, The Artemis Fund, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, NBA All Star Baron Davis, and Band of Angels, says this morning that it has acquired Kidfund, the developer of an app which helps parents save money for their kids and which teaches good financial habits.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Quantum Loyalty Solutions runs movie loyalty points program Hollywood MOvie Money. fandango quantum rewards loyalty movie ticket promotions promotional merger acquisition content hollywood' Quantum is based in Incline Village, Nevada. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 28, 2017

Hollywood-based i.am+ , the electronic device company founded by musical artist will.i.am, has acquired smart home products maker Wink , the companies said late Thursday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

A recent regulatory filing by Everyday Health , the digital media publisher, shows that its acquisition of Los Angeles-based EQAL included both cash and stock, with the stock portion worth $12.5M. Financial terms of the acquisition haven't been announced by either company. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

The companies said that MRC Data was created in 2019 through the acquisition of Nielsen Music, which is behind the well known Billboard charts, as well as Alpha Data/BuzzAngle, and Variety Business Intelligence (VBI).

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Maxon said that Redshift's customers include Technicolor, Digital Domain, Encore Hollywood and Blizzard, and that the software has been used on such movies as Black Panther, Aquaman, Captain Marvel, Rampage, American Gods, Gotham, The Expanse and other titles.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. shotgun software merger acquisition film television content hollywood games videogame production schedule' Shotgun--which was founded in 2006--was co-founded by Don Parker and Isaac Reuben. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2013

The acquisition is one of the fastest exits ever for a local, content-meets-online company--AwesomenessTV had only just raised $3.5M awesomenesstv merger acquisition dreamworks exit content hollywood youtube comedy network' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The move comes as there has been an increasing number of exits and deals in the content space, such as the acquisition last week of LA Youtube network StyleHaul for up to $205M; the acquisition of Fullscreen by AT&T and Chernin Group, worth between $200M and $300M; and the $500M acquisition of Maker Studios earlier this year.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Goldberg joins the company''s board as part of the funding and acquisition. FilmTrack said the new funding and acquisition will help the company sacl operations and expand its software products for the music industry. music entertainment hollywood licensing property intellectual film acquisition merger dashbox filmtrack'

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JULY 24, 2014

fullscreen otter media chernin group hollywood youtube network video merger acquisition rumor' The Chernin Group is already part owner of Fullscreen, having backed the company in prior venture rounds. Fullscreen is led by George Strompolos. Fullscreen''s other backers are Comcast Ventures and WPP. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 24, 2014

content hollywood network youtube acquisition merger disney studios maker' Maker Studios was venture backed by Time Warner Investmentsh Canal+, Astor, Singtel Innov8, Upfront Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Downey Ventures, and had raised around $140M in venture funding. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2013

The acquisition of Awesomeness.TV The firm was only challenged by the recent acquisition of GoodReads, which has an estimated 100x return. analysis acquisition merger exit goodreads dreamworks hollywood content awesomeness' In an analysis stretching back to all of the exits logged in our data since 1996, Awesomeness.TV

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JUNE 2, 2014

maker studios disney merger acquisition jobs employment layoff content hollywood' Maker Studios employs around 380 people. Disney said it would acquire Maker in March, in a deal that could be worth north of $900M. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2013

hulu peter chernin merger acquisition exit content hollywood streaming video' Chernin is currently head of The Chernin Group. None of the firms involved in the sale have confirmed any of the details. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

cloud takes technicolor merger acquisition project collaboration film content hollywood post production dailies movie software' Cloud Takes'' software was used to manage digital assets, track project progress, and more, and ran on Amazon Web Services. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2013

hulu merger acquisition exit content hollywood streaming video guggenheim' Guggenheim is the same firm which recently hired Ross Levinsohn to head up its Guggenheim Digital Media unit, and which is potentially a bidder on Hulu. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Los Angeles-based online real estate investing marketplace RealtyMogul.com said it has helped to finance the acquisition of a multi-tenant, medical office building in Hollywood, Florida. Size of the funding was not announced.

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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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OCTOBER 8, 2013

break media alloy digital defymedia breakmedia merger acquisition content hollywood video' Break Media founder and CEO Keith Richman will become President of the new company, with Alloy CEO Matt Diamond becoming CEO, according to reports. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2013

West Hollywood-based 12Society , which operated a subscription-based, celebrity-driven gift delivery service, has been acquired by fellow Los Angeles gift subscription firm Quarterly. 12society quarterly merger acquisition gift delivery subscription ecommerce' Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

server converter video hardware equipment content film hollywood cinema digital acquisition merger dolby labs doremi' Doremi Labs--which was founded in 1985--develops media server hardware, digital cinema players, theater management systems, post production equipment, and other related hardware. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

reald private starboard equity activist investor merger acquisition theater movie content hollywood' Starboard is a well known, activist investor, and is the company which is urging Yahoo to merge with AOL. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Burbank-based Deluxe , the provider of post-production, distribution, asset management, and related services to Hollywood, said today that it has acquired B2B, cloud software provider mediapeers. deluxe mediapeers post production merger acquisition cloud software asset management' Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Hulu has been very active in providing details on its traffic, subscribers, and revenues, as it has repeatedly made itself available for acquisition. hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Hollywood Content Acquisition 159

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APRIL 4, 2013

hyfn lintv merger acquisition media digital agency television content hollywood' HYFN was founded in 2000, and was part of Facebook''s Preferred Marketing Developer Program. HYFN was advised by Angeles Capital Group''s Peter Cowen and Andrew Williamson in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Burbank-based BlueFocus , a provider of digital technology, hardware and software to Hollywood, said on Monday that it has acquired The Master QC Group LLC , a provider of file-based master quality control for Hollywood studios and production houses. Financial details of the buy were not announced. BlueFocus is led by Ceo Paulette E.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2016

A report this morning from the WSJ says that Glendale-based DreamWorks Animation SKG and Comcast are in talks, where Comcast will pay more than $3 billion for DreamWorks. Comcast already owns Universal Pictures. The WSJ report cited "people familiar with the matter" in its report, which it says will put Comcast up against Walt Disney Co.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood' In addition, other bidders include Time Warner Cable; DirecTV; The Chernin Group; and a bids from private equity firms KKR, Guggenheim Digital, and Silver Lake Partners/William Morris Endeavor. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

West Hollywood-based Orbitera , which develops cloud-based software for managing leads, trial subscriptions, and billing, has been acquired by Google , Google said on Monday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Fastly said that the acquisition of Signal Sciences’ business will boost its ability to provide better security for applications and APIs — the connective fabric between different services that knit different technologies together behind the scenes. The image has been taken from a helicopter flying over LA.

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JUNE 24, 2013

is venture backed by DFJ Frontier partners, and offers up a diversified media production and publishing business which also has connections into Hollywood; the firm''s first feature film, 2 Guns, is coming later this year from Universal, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. DFJ Frontier''s Scott Lenet sits on the board of BOOM!

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

hulu japan merger acquisition nippontv content hollywood nippon television streaming' 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. READ MORE>>.

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