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MARCH 2, 2021

As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. The one thing that Maestro won’t do is discovery or search services, Evans said.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The executive order cited a "national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain". TikTok has 1500 U.S. employees, with its largest office in Culver City.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Hunter previously served as Senior Manager of Global Analytics at Activision Blizzard and a Lead Senior Data Scientist at Microsoft. The company said the two will help scale its Wine as a Service (WaaS) platform, support new partnership developments, and expand the integration and management of new data science capabilities.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based Loot Crate , the subscription, gift box service run by Chris Davis, said on Thursday that it has partnered up with Santa Monica-based Activision to offer up a special, limited edition crate focused on the new Call of Duty: WWII title being released in November. Activision is releasing its new title on November 3rd.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing said this morning that its new title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 , has just topped $1 billion in sales. Activision Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, said it took only 16 days for the company to hit the milestone. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Santa Monica-based Activision reports that its Call of Duty Elite online networking service for players of Call of Duty has hit one million memberships, just six days after launch. Activision also said that it is providing an additional 30 days of the service for free, due to issues with scaling the new service after the launch of MW3.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company.

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MAY 13, 2013

David Padula has served at Activision and Paramount Pictures; Derek Padula has worked as a game designer at Electronic Arts, Activision, and Seven Studios. is the brainchild of David Padula, Derek Padula, and Dave Delaney, who have created a platform to help developers monetize their games through merchandise sales. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Santa Monica-based videogame maker Activision said today that it has officially released its latest title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The new title was developed for Activision by studios Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games. The new Call of Duty Elite service will cost $49.99 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2016

Newport Beach-based domain name registration service Uniregistry said this morning that it has launched a new, global top level domain,game. Activision (Call of Duty), Take-Two Interactive (Grand Theft Auto), and many others.

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MAY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based business accelerator StartEngine has aligned itself with hosting firm Peak Hosting , the two said Wednesday, where members of the StartEngine business accelerator will gain $12,000 woth of credit for 12 months of hosting services from the firm. and Joyent. and Joyent. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Payoff.com , the online service which is using gamification to help consumers pay off credit cards and save for goals, said Monday that Pandemic Studios co-founder Josh Resnick has joined the company's board of directors. He also previously served at Activision. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

” Call of Duty: Mobile is developed by Tencent and published by Activision Blizzard (Image: Call of Duty: Mobile via Twitter) . When it comes to making money, TiMi has from the outset been a strong proponent of game-as-a-service whereby it continues to pump out fresh content after the initial download.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based Arktos Entertaiment Group , a firm which says it provides investment, creative and production management support, and other services to interactive and online entertainment firms, said today that it has led a $5M investment round in firm Online Warmongers.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Los Angeles MiniTime debuted its service this week to help families find reviews and information for their family vacation. Activision launched its latest Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, on November 13th. Planning your family vacation with MiniTime. SpaceX Grasshopper. Call of Black Duty: Black Ops II Trailer.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Playcast Media Systems said this morning that it has raised $10M in a new, Series B funding round, for the firm's cloud based video game streaming service. PlayCast's customers include Activision, THQ, Capcom, and Atari.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Creators take a 60 percent cut of all revenue with the remainder going to Binary Bubbles, the Los Angeles-based startup behind the service. While the primary goal is to help grow the fan-creator relationship, Popbase is also aimed at enabling YouTubers to monetize their brand through in-app purchases and advertising around content.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. Robin Kaminsky - CEO 1 st Street Partners | Former EVP of Publishing, Executive Lead Global Gaming Activision / Blizzard.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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MARCH 21, 2012

The standard model for an accelerator is, they provide a tranche of equity, along with a suite of services that varies by different accelerator. So, we are offering $40,000 to $50,000, and we're also adding lots more services. The other thing, is we wanted to provide more services, so that there's less friction for entrepreneurs.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. He was the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games (now owned by Disney), and the co-founder of Activision and Chairman of Activision Studios (1991-1997). magazine and the LA Business Journal. 13 comments.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. Treatsa also offers corporate services and can be used for client gifts, employee rewards, or to sweeten an office meeting.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

I started at Activision, and worked as a producer and director. We need lots of people in this service, who are able to connect on those long tail, unique interests. We're quite familiar with your background, but for those who aren't, talk about how you got here and Pandemic?

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Mingle is a networking service that uses location to discover and create relevant connections. Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games. Treatsa also offers corporate services and can be used for client gifts, employee rewards, or to sweeten an office meeting.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Created by Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision, and Paul Kessler, one of the most prolific investors in Los Angeles, Start Engine will provide local startups with the essential resources and counsel they need to become successful, self-directed businesses.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

All three of us have been working together for quite awhile, since Activision, fifteen or sixteen years ago. Valve Entertainment was talking about video games as a service, not as a boxed product. Greg, thanks for talking with us today. Tell us a little bit about Seismic? Greg Borrud: We started Seismic about a year ago.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Watch the video to hear Busher’s tips on how to effectively reach out to bloggers and get publicity for your apps using release distribution services, developer diaries, visual assets, teaser trailers and more. The service is currently available in five markets with more to come this year. Fragmentation is increasing.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. In Los Angeles you have large industries in garment industry, defense, games (both physical like Mattel and virtual like Activision) and music. So it’s always a trade-off. There are many strategic assets outside of Silicon Valley.

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