socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, is dropping its plans to pursue an IPO, according to a report today from from the WSJ. Hulu had been among the Southern California companies looking to file an IPO. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2012

A report today from Bloomberg says that Providence Equity Partners , the private equity firm which owns part of Los Angeles-based Hulu , is selling its stake to the firm's other owners in a deal valuing the firm at about $2 billion. No details on the deal have been announced. Hulu's other owners are Walt Disney Co., Comcast Corp.,

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

Further details on the potential sale of Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu continue to emerge, with the firm reportedly retaining investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to represent it in a sale. The names of the bankers was uncovered by the Los Angeles Times, citing "people familiar with the matter".

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2015

Los Angeles-based Zealot Networks , the startup led by Danny Zappin which connects creators and influencers with brands, has acquired viral content site ViralNova. The two companies said that ViralNova is on track to have $35M in revenues in 2015, and is now seeing an average of 100 million monthly visits to its site. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the growing online music publisher, reported this morning that it has acquired four punk rock sites, which it will use to create a new punk music group called AbsoluteVoices. BUZZMEDIA operates such music sites as SPIN, Celebuzz, Stereogum, Videogum, Buzznet, and many others. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2011

Santa Monica-based The Wrap News , an online news site covering entertainment and media, said this week that it has acquire ItsontheGrid.com , an online, subscription service providing information on ongoing movie projects. TheWrap is headed by Sharon Waxman, a former New York Times reporter, and is venture backed by Maveron.

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Santa Monica News Entertainment Report 147

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Rumored to have turned down acquisition offers from Yahoo and Facebook. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

billion, and on a much smaller scale, Undertone’s recent acquisition of mobile ad provider Sparkflow. That same team founded the popular site Buzznet, which became BuzzMedia and is now known as SpinMedia. Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4

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socalTECH

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. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

If youre buying a luxury home or just like looking at them, check out this live chat from reporter Lauren Schuker Blum and WSJ.com real estate editor Matthew Strozier. When I arrived in Hollywood, everybody had written a screenplay," he says. In the end, he sold an $8 million home in the Hollywood Hills to the entrepreneur.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

20 Recommended Quora Threads for Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 1, 2010 The Q&A site Quora has become an indispensable trove of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the tech industry. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. This should not deter you.

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