socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Irvine-based Specific Media, which operates an online advertising network, said Monday that it has hired four for the firm's sales and client relations teams. According to Specific Media, it has hired Kathy Benigo, Jolene Ortiz, Ray Duncan, and Matthew Donner for the firm's sales team. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile apps and other mobile advertising products, said today that it has named Yahoo veteran Eric Aledort as the company''s Chief Business Development Officer. Aledort was most recently VP, head of media for Yahoo''s global partnerships group. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

Techstars Disney Accelerator class of 2015 was announced yesterday. The ten companies in this year’s program represent a diverse cross-section of technologies, and are inspired by their visions for the applicability of these technologies in the media space. Advertiser Optimization. 2 3D-Printing Companies. Influencer Targeting.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork , which operates SocialVibe and other pay-for-performance advertising sites, said Monday that it has named Anna Seibert as its SVP of Sales Development. Seibert was most recently at AOL, where she was VP of Agency Development for AOL Advertising. Seibert is in SVnetwork's New York office. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2019

Affinity Group is a partnership between TPG Growth and Evolution Media. According to CreatorIQ, it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help companies manage their influencer marketing efforts, with clients that include Airbnb, CVS, Dell, Disney, Mattel, Ralph Lauren, Salesforce, and Unilever.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork , the online advertising network which runs SocialVibe, reports this morning that it has launched its 100th brand advertising campaign. Tags: svnetwork online brand advertising toyota. Financial details of the campaign were not disclosed by SVNetwork. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the online advertising network firm which has its North American headquarters in Santa Monica, said today that it has named Bruce Wiseman as Chief Operating Officer for North America. Disney, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Wiseman was most recently EVP and CFO at Fox Audience Network. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

Mitu Network is the largest digital media company for Latinos in the US and also targeting Mexico and South America. Maker was bought to Disney and FullScreen by The Chernin Group (both for hundreds of millions of dollars) and both continue to grow and create new strategies. Nickelodeon and Disney in Kids. ESPN in sports.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Join us tomorrow as TechZulu brings you the Digital LA Entertainment Apps panel live featuring speakers from Disney ABC TV, FOX, Universal, Comcast, Fandango, Mobile Roadie, etc. They'll discuss the development, content, creation, approval process, and marketing for smartphone and tablet apps (iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, etc.)

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Google Goggles , the mobile visual recognition application being developed by search giant Google, said today that it has launched a new "marketing experiment" around Buick, Disney, Diageo, T-Mobile, and Delta Airlines. Tags: marketing brands advertising recognition vision neven goggles google.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Google Googles , the mobile visual recognition application being developed by search giant Google, said today that it has launched a new "marketing experiment" around Buick, Disney, Diageo, T-Mobile, and Delta Airlines. Tags: google goggles neven vision recognition advertising brands marketing.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based SVnetwork (www.svnetwork.com) announced the launch of a new, Internet advertising network. We recently spoke with CEO Jay Samit , as we wanted to understand what the company was up to nowadays, why it decided to change its name, and how it sees itself fitting into the Internet advertising industry.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2009

Comcast Interactive Media announced Monday that it has appointed Scott Schiller as the new Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales, heading up sales for the firm's Fandango, Fancast, Movies.com and Plaxo units. Schiller joins Comcast from Glam Media, the online women's media property, where he was EVP Global Marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. sold to Disney for $670 million and since our first investment was at < $10 million valuation we did quite well. innovated in social media advertising and for a variety of reasons wasn’t ultimately successful and went to zero. Maker Studios?—?sold

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. A City of Angels: How Social Media is Bringing LA Closer to Utopia. Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood. 10:30-11:00am. Tues 9/25.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2015

We recently ran into a Disney Accelerator startup in Burbank, Decisive (https://decisive.is/), which has created software which is able to apply predictive analytics and software to do exactly those things, and more. Fortunately our previous business was an advertising business, and we processed terabytes and terabytes of data a month.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. Ynon Kreiz is a force of nature in the media and tech sectors. billion deal to Disney. billion deal to Disney. hours of TV / day.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

According to Velocity, Rosen will focus on video, music, social media, publishing, games, and online advertising at the firm. Rosen joins Velocity Interactive from Fox Interactive Media, where she was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Entertainment. Rosen will be based in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology. This event will bring together thought leaders to discuss the current state of CONTENT within the ever-evolving digital ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. But they generally don’t even allow advertisers to purchase ads for a single show let alone ads targeting YOU by reading your cookies on your computer. Older shows might allow a single season.

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Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The afternoon began with a fireside chat with Albert Cheng, the Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Digital Media at Disney/ABC Television Group. The interviewer, David Cohen, Senior Editor of Features at Variety , led the chat by asking Cheng about the media industry, advertisements, and the future of the market.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

and live shows (CMA Awards Red Carpet, Oscars Backstage Pass – All Access Show Oscar.com) for Disney/ABC Television Digital Media Group. Kendall Rhodes, Relativity Media, VP Digital Programming & Content. George Ruiz, ICM, Head of New Media and SVP of Business Affairs, ICM. davidbeebe. Neal Weiss, Yahoo!

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. Presenter: Scott A. Jones, Founder, Chairman and CEO, ChaCha Search, Inc.

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Many companies try to recover with more advertising and rebranding, and discover that these strategies don’t work well in today’s market. As disruption examples , the rise of ride sharing, e-commerce, and social media were clearly driven by changing customer trends, more than technology. Develop higher quality than just good enough.

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Custom Customer Technical Review Design 54

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

I did that, and the company was acquired by Disney to provide the Go Network, and I became part of Go Network at Disney. We made it easier for local businesses to acquire customers through search and social media We sold that to Deluxe Corp. I then moved on to Infoseek, which at the time was just a search engine.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Companies represented include: Disney, Warner Bros., ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Winfrey was an unlikely candidate to become one of the most dominant media personalities of modern America. Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of her generation.

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Tips Startup Networking Entrepreneur 279

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This year's fest has expanded to included panels on how to grow your startup internationally, maintain your company culture, manage developers in multiple countries, and reach mainstream audiences using TV advertising combined with digital. This year, Disney Accelerator graduated Jaunt VR at its demo day at the Dinsey lot.

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix (www.acemetrix.com) launched its software-as-a-service, TV advertising rating service last month, and we spoke with the firm's CEO and co-founder, Steve Goldman, recently to learn more about the firm. Steve Goldman: Ace Metrix is actually the first, on-demand measurement service of TV advertising effectiveness.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

and most recently Myspace, where he ran an online marketing team focused on SEO, social media, and paid traffic acquisition. Matt will speak about social media analytics and ROI, and how conversation is not enough without conversion. Since then, he has partnered with brands including Nike, Pepsi, Fox, Disney, Audi, and others.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. This is where the digital media puck is going. Michael Ovitz , the co-founder of CAA will be the keynote speaker. The device itself will have no storage.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

Think things like virtual & augmented reality, gesture interfaces, interactive media, etc; cool and novel pieces of tech that seek to blend our lives seamlessly with the digital realm. Ed Lantz – CEO, Vortex Immersion Media. Creative R&D, Walt Disney Imagineering. Greg Davis – General Manager, Total Immersion.

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Entertainment Report IBM IBM 77

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

The first talk kicked off with Rob Maigret (Founder of Digisynd , acquired by Disney) followed up by Dan Gould (Founder of Namesake , Chill.com , Ad.ly Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As a result, the team transformed the advertising industry with the creation of the first in-image ad network. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Howard Marks is a 30-year industry entrepreneur, having co-founded juggernaut Activision as well as Acclaim Games.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 4, 2011

PULSE is a day-long event that will bring together prestigious industry leaders and students to discuss current business trends and future innovations in digital media, live and filmed entertainment and everything in between. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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UCLA Conference Entertainment Media 71

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Internet advertising is good. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Internet advertising is good. L90 was the premier advertising network on the Internet.

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