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JUNE 22, 2018

Los Angeles-based digital advertising provider H Code Media reports that it has signed a new partnership with Peruvian radio and television broadcast company Radio Programas del Peru (RPP). H Code media is led by CEO Parker Morse. Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates an online advertising network, said today that it has gained three new exclusive publishing partners. The firm said it has signed a deal to gain sole, third party advertising placement access to ClassicCars.com, CarDomain.com, and Zeroto60times.com. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Cracked.com , the online humor site which is owned by Santa Monica-based Demand Media , said this morning that it has launched a new advertising product which it says connects advertisers with content "the moment it goes viral." Financial details of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the European advertising network firm which as significant operations in Los Angeles, said today that it has acquired smartclip , a European digital video advertising firm. Smartclip adds around 500 new publisher sites to Adconion's network. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the publisher of online content, said late Tuesday that it is changing its advertising strategy to exclusively focus on premium programmatic ads. Demand Media also did not say if those sales people would move to other efforts in the company or would be let go. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp , which operates such sites as CraveOnline, totallyher Media, GameRevolution, and LiveOutdoors, said today that it has launched a new online advertising product. The company said its INgage product semantically maps site content and helps online advertisers reach site visitors.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media , the parent company of CraveOnline and TotallyHer, said late last night that it is in a partnership with Moat , where Moat will help to audit the viewability of all of its properties. Evolve says its family of sites now reach 95 million people each month. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online operator of a network of sites focused on men, announced Friday morning that it has launched a new division focused on CPA, performance marketing. Break Media said that Apogee Media Network will focus on customer acquisition, email marketing, and social media for advertisers, on a CPA-basis.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video and content firm headed by Keith Richman, said this morning that it is targeting Hispanic males with a new site, TuVez.com. According to Break, the new site will provide content focused on entertainment, gaming, sports, and culture, all in context of Hispanic males. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has linked up with Healthline , a provider of health information and technology, in a digital advertising partnership. According to the two, Healthline will create digital advertising solutions and represent categories on LIVESTRONG.COM, Demand Media''s health and fitness site.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

has invested in a Chinese provider of online advertising. According to Beijing-based Yoyi Media , it received a Series A investment on undisclosed size from Steamboat Ventures and Gobi Partners. Yoyi Media provides targeted advertising and demographics to Chinese web sites.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Online advertising provider Real Media Group , which is part of 24/7 Media, said today that it has launched three new video formats. 24/7 Media acquired Los Angeles-based Panache in December of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Looking to enhance the advertising units on its network of sites, Santa Monica-based Demand Media said today that it has launched a new set of "social feed ads" to its advertisers. Demand Media said the new tools integrate custom, real-time social feeds into rich media ads featuring video, audio, Flash, and HTML5.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project said today that it has passed Google in the latest, comScore Media Metrix monthly ranking of Ad Focus properties. Rubicon's advertising network and tools are used by web publishers to optimize the return on their online advertising, by automatically steering ad space to the best ad network for their site.

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JULY 11, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the developer of video software tools headed by Frank Sinton, is further extending its outreach to app developers today, with a new set of SDKs. Beachfront said the SDK includes a video player, video management tools, video analytics, and video advertising tools. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media has launched a new, online marketplace to let marketers, advertisers, TV producers, digital publishers, and others license viral content, the company said on Wednesday. Jukin Media is known for its licensing of such viral clips as "Hero Cat" and others. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online media and advertising firm run by Keith Richman, announced this morning that it is in a major expansion in its advertising network, and has added 23 new verticals to its network. Tags: break media entertainment internet advertising content. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media site run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Friday that it has updated its eHow web site, the firm's questions and answers site. Tags: ehow demand media question answer video help. Among the channels are family, food, health, home, money and style sections.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Display ad numbers released today from Internet analysis firm comScore shows that CPMs for Internet publishers were highest for newspapers, and lowest for social networking sites. for newspaper sites, and $6.29 for sports sites. Among the lowest CPMs are social networking sites, which garnered only an $0.56

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media reported a steep drop in revenues for the last quarter, saying that it had $89.8M According to Demand Media, the drops were the result of a 24 percent decline in content and media revenue, which came despite a slight increase in traffic. demand media content traffic revenues' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based PK4 Media announced today that it has launched a new product aimed at optimizing both display and video advertising, across mobile, tablet, and online platforms. Alexander previously served at such companies as Dedicated Media, Clickshift, and ValueClick. READ MORE>>. pk4media vidoe optimization'

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online content publisher which runs Break.com as well as a number of other sites, said it has launched a new advertising unit it is calling "Social Video Accelerator". The firm said that the unit provides guaranteed cost-per-view (CPV) ads through its family of sites. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Yet, it seems like there''s no easy way to specifically advertise on those games, or a way for those game developers to monetize that audience. However, Mobigirl Media (www.mobigirlmedia.com), a new mobile advertising network, is looking to change that by specifically creating an ad network focused on girls.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Irvine-based Specific Media , the online ad network operator, said Wednesday that it has inked deals with two automotive publishers. That program helps advertisers gain access to name brand publishers on their remnant inventory. Financial details of the deals were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bid4Spots , which operates an online reverse auction site for radio advertising, has extended into display media advertising, the firm said Tuesday. According to Bid4Spots, which is headed by Dave Newmark, it will offer up an online, weekly auction of unsold display media. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based MySpace , the once dominant social networking website, has been sold to Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising network, in a deal reportly worth $35M. According to Specific Media, News Corporation will take a minority equity stake in Specific Media as part of the deal. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a number of Internet media and entertainment properties focused on men, said late Tuesday evening that it has partnered with BlueKai and exelate , two firms providing online advertising data. Tags: break media content publishing advertising bluekai exelate.

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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online entertainment site run by Keith Richman, said today that it has launched a new, 3D video channel--and will also produce its own, original 3D series. Tags: break media content publishing hollywood. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Beverly Hills-based online advertising network Hydra is targeting the education market, saying today that it has launched a new vertical website, MyDegreeFinder.com , specifically aimed at students looking for higher education degree programs. Tags: hydra media advertising education mydegreefinder. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

What really, is happening when you place that online advertisement, and where does it go, who looks at it, and what''s really happening? All too often, those ads disappear into a maze of middlemen, and advertisers don''t really know who is seeing their ads, and why. What''s your background, and how did you get into online advertising?

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Katz 360 Sales said it is using Rubicon Project's Internet advertising infrastructure to customize content and audience selections for its advertisers. Rubicon Project provides online Internet advertising infrastructure for publishers, which optimizes the advertising placed on their web sites. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Irvine-based Specific Media , which operates its own Internet advertising network, said this morning that it has acquired Broadband Enterprise (BBE), an online video advertising company. Specific Media said BBE serves more then 300 premium brand advertisers, reaching a network of more than 2,400 sites.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , the new startup of Ryan and Chad Steelberg, said this morning that it has launched social media campaigns for three companies. Financial details of the new social media campaign wins were not announced. Ryan and Chad Steelberg sold their last company, dMarc Broadcasting, to Google.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Santa Monica-based Adconion Media Group , an online advertising network, announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Joost , the online video site founded by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. Tags: adconion media group advertising joost merger acquisition skype.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online content publishing empire of Richard Rosenblatt, has tapped Joost --now owned by Adconian--for its pre-roll advertising inventory. Joost is now Adconian's business for providing in-banner and in-stream video advertising. Tags: demand media joost advertising video.

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MARCH 10, 2011

Los Angeles-based Evolve Media Corp. , the parent firm of Gorilla Nation and AtomicOnline, said today that it has launched sales efforts for its new video advertising division, SpringBoard Video. The new division is headed up by Keith Bonnici, General Manager, and also includes new sales head Dan Drescher, Vice President of Sales.

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