socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2010

Sonic said the buy would help retailers, online services, Hollywood studios, and manufacturers of CE and mobile devices to distribute premium digital video content over the Internet. Tags: divx sonic solutions digital media codec encoding merger acquisition. According to the firms, Sonic would pay $3.75 in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. The post Jetpack Gives a Boost to Mobile and Rich Media Advertising appeared first on TechZulu.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely said on Monday that it is paying approximately $1 billion for GSN Games, the division of Game Show Network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. GSN Games owns a portfolio of free-to-play mobile and online games, and is best known for such titles as "Solitaire TriPeaks" and "Bingo Bash".

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mobile game studio Ludia. According to the company, it paid $165M to acquire Ludia from Fremantle.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Fandango said the acquisition will help it provide full national coverage, and add such exhibitors as National Amusements, Cineplex, Landmark Theatres and Marquee Cinemas, as well as many independent theater chains to Fandango's ticketing network.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2021

Roku confirmed on Friday that it has acquired the global content distribution rights from shows from Quibi, the now defunct mobile streaming provider. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Roku said it will become the exclusive place to stream Quibi's shows, which it will make available for free on an ad-supported basis in 2021.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Quibi had been trying to start a service focused on original, short form videos on mobile platforms, with a major effort funding development of content. High flying Quibi--which raised more than $1.75 billion--was backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, but failed to gain any traction before its spectacular flameout. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2021

Failed mobile video streaming service Quibi, which is based in Los Angeles, is in talks to sell its content to Roku, according to a report from the WSJ. The WSJ said that Quibi is in "advanced talks" to sell its content catalog to Roku, citing "people familiar with the matter". Quibi is in the midst of winding down its operations.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Time might be running out for Los Angeles-based mobile video streaming service Quibi , according to a report , which says that Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is considering shutting down the company.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

It's a powerful opportunity to connect people offline with the mobile, online experience. market has been different, is that the adoption of mobile internet has not been nearly as prevalent. An example of that is, we might be able to show you the hottest concerts in West Hollywood, or the hottest acts in Santa Monica.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2020

billion in funding for its efforts to create a mobile-first video and content streaming service. The report--citing "people familiar with the matter", which seem to include some of the company's investors--says that Quibi hired a restructuring firm in recent weeks to evaluate options, with one of those options a shutdown of the company.

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Report Content Los Angeles Mobile 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

OnHollywood socalTECH is proud to be an affiliate partner of the upcoming OnHollywood event, where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. 50% registration discount for friends of socalTECH. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Includes content mobile guides, ie. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Includes 70,000 apps for all major mobile OS platforms, including Apple’s.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think everybody heard about this acquisition. On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions. Stitcher - San Francisco-based service that lets users customize talk radio programming on their mobile devices. M&A Discussion.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. It was the late 90's, and everything was exploding, there were lots of IPOs and acquisitions, and it was a very exciting time to work in that space. It's a very exciting opportunity.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

James Citron – Outspoken , pioneering the combination of mobile messaging and advertisements. Joergen Aaboe – Momentfeed , combining life foot traffic with reduced customer acquisition costs. Q Manning – Rocksauce Studios , mobile ap designers and developers.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

West Hollywood-based automotive startup BORROW (www.joinborrow.com) recently launched a new, subscription service which gives users access to a pre-owned, electric vehicle (EV) through short term leases, of only 3-, 6-, or 9- months. It's all about post-acquisition, and having a great relationship with our users for the length of the term.

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socalTECH

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. It's the relationship between price and quality.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We've been quite active, and have had a bunch of acquisitions lately -- including Internet Brands and MySpace -- a total of over 2 billion in acquisition in Southern California. There are big companies being build around the mobile phone. We really believe in the market. Fouad ElNaggar: Anyway they want to.

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LATechDigest

OCTOBER 26, 2016

And although he is excited for the future of VR, Lasky did express concern regarding the big-name rollouts so early in the adoption curve, noting the lag time between buzz and mainstream adoption of mobile games as a corollary. . — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. However, there are a few storm coulds out there that we need to be watching. Steve Blank , November 1, 2010 At $5.2-billion What went wrong?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

India’s Mobile first eBates and its digital assistant helps consumers find the best savings online. Linda’s nickname is “the Lactation Consultant to the Stars” and she’s seen more A-list celebrities’ boobs than any director in Hollywood. , which is either crazy or foolish depending on who you ask. AngelList: [link]. From: India.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

When I arrived in Hollywood, everybody had written a screenplay," he says. Last summer, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss—twins best known for suing Mark Zuckerberg over the origins of Facebook, and who recently formed a venture-capital firm—bought an 8,000-square-foot bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills for $18 million.

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