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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Google said that Disney will use Google as its core ad technology platform, where Google will power the advertising for all of Disney's properties, including Disney, ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including live streaming, direct-to-consumer content, mobile apps, and live events.

Google 140

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 13, 2019

Marina del Rey advertising technology outfit Lucidity has raised a $5 million Series A round of funding to invest in engineering, product development and customer support.

Marina Del Rey 100

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 19, 2021

is creating new ways for advertisers to reach viewers and access valuable data to evaluate the success of campaigns. With a growing number of Americans viewing television content through smart TVs and connected devices, newly formed startup TvScientific Inc.

Technology 200

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider DataPop , the startup led by Jason Lehmbeck, announced this morning that it has launched a new semantic advertising product specifically aimed at Google Product Listing Ads (PLA). Pricing on the new platform were not announced by the company.

Advertising 217

Advertising Product Google Pricing 217

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APRIL 25, 2017

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is applying its programmatic advertising technology to digital jukeboxes, in a deal with connected, digital jukebox developer TouchTunes. According to the two, TouchTunes' "out-of-home" audience will be made available programmatically in a real-time buying marketplace powered by Rubicon's technology.

Advertising 124

Advertising Los Angeles Technology Angel 124

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APRIL 23, 2014

Sizmek , a developer of digital advertising technology, said this week that it has named Patrick Meehan as head of Sales in its Los Angeles office. Sizmek focuses on open ad management, helping to manage online advertising campaigns for advertisers and agencies. Meehan was previously. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 174

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AUGUST 20, 2012

West Hollywood-based CityGrid , the unit of IAC which operates CitySearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon, said this morning that it has acquired Felix , a performance-based, local advertising service for small and medium-sized businesses. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Advertising 168

Advertising West Hollywood CitySearch Technology 168

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Typically, streamers rely on advertising revenue from pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll advertising, according to Mojichat co-founder Jeremy Greene. Mojichat already has 12,000 streamers using the technology right now, and through a partnership inked earlier this year the company expects to push more ads through the service.

Advertising 179

Advertising Los Angeles Screening Activity 179

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

In the IAB study that revealed the graph above, brand advertisers indicated that their number one objective in online advertising was “creating awareness&# followed by “creating purchase intent&# or “likelihood to recommend&# the product. Yet these seem to be the least effective attributes of banner advertising.

Advertising 352

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Santa Monica-based GumGum has launched a new effort to apply its technology to analyze sports sponsorships and advertising. GumGum Sports will be led by Jeff Katz, formerly VP of Business Development at GumGum.

Advertising 100

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APRIL 22, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider OpenX and YP said this morning that the two are in a new, display advertising deal, where YP will offer up programmatic, digital display advertising based on OpenX''s technology. openx display advertising programmatic digital' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Los Angeles-based Triton Digital , the audio advertising technology developer, and San Diego-based streaming radio service Slacker said this week that the two have expanded an existing relationship.

Advertising 100

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MAY 17, 2013

Santa Monica-based startup VIRURL said Thursday that it has launched its technology, which automatically publishes sponsored content into blogs. VIRURL is part of the move towards the somewhat controversial idea "native advertising", where sponsored content appears as part of a publisher''s news stream. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 168

Advertising Product Santa Monica Blogging 168

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Financial details of the advertising technology partnership were not disclosed. Tags: software publishing advertising microsoft openx. OpenX said it it will become a preferred partner to publisher for enterprise ad serving, and will promote Microsoft's Content Ads monetization products, as part of a multi-year agreement.

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JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project).

Advertising 253

Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology firm OpenX and Japanese firm CyberWing Corporation announced this morning that the two have launched a new, private advertising exchange aimed at the Japanese mobile market. The two said they expect to launch the advertising exchange in the second half of the year.

OpenX 169

OpenX Advertising Mobile Los Angeles 169

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Pasadena-based advertising technology firm OpenX has raised $22.5M OpenX develops online ad serving software, used by web publishers to serve up advertising on their web sites; the firm also offers up a real-time bidding exchange, OpenX Market, used by advertisers and publishers for deciding what advertising to serve up to consumers.

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JUNE 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based Nativo the native advertising technology developer led by Justin Choi, said Tuesday morning that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Advance Vixeid Partners (AVP), and also included RezVen Partners and the company's other existing investors.

Advertising 100

Advertising Bertelsmann Los Angeles Content 100

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based advertising optimization and automation technology developer Rubicon Project is taking its technology into the out-of-home advertising market, the company said late Thursday. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 100

Advertising Los Angeles Media Technology 100

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MAY 23, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization company run by Frank Addante, has made another acquisition this morning. The firm said it has acquired Mobsmith , a provider of mobile advertising products. The buy is the fourth ad technology acquisition by Rubicon Project in the past three years.

Advertising 170

Advertising Mobile Acquisition Los Angeles 170

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 16, 2019

Hollywood-based interactive video advertising Verb Technology Company Inc. reported its first quarter earnings May 16, posting a loss despite an overall revenue increase in its first earnings report since going public.

Report 100

Report Technology Hollywood Advertising 100

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JULY 7, 2014

San Diego-based Adtile Technologies , a mobile ad technology company led by Nils Forsblom, has raised $4.5M fruugo finland investment capital venture advertising mobile tenfarms technologies adtile' in a Series A funding. The company did not announce the names of investors in the round. founded by Forsblom. READ MORE>>.

Technology 157

Technology San Diego Mobile Advertising 157

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JUNE 28, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization technology firm headed by Frank Addante, said that it has been ranked second in terms of unique visitors in online advertising reach, second only to Google. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 150

Advertising Google Media Web 150

Tech.Co

JULY 10, 2017

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Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Advertising Angel Networking 70

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

The topic of whether in-stream advertising has heated up. Let me lay out my defense of In-Stream Advertising because I believe the topic is really important. People feel angst about advertising in any form – I feel the same feeling about advertising as most consumers. I feel it’s a necessary evil.

Advertising 277

Advertising Technical Review GRP Partners Google 277

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2022

Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition. Mark Zuckerberg envisioned Facebook as a virtual social network built on a lifetime of friendships, while offering advertisers a powerful and targeted marketing tool. Persuasive and empowering.

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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. We decided to build technology to specifically address this problem.

Advertising 153

Advertising Startup CTO Coach Study 153

Tech.Co

APRIL 12, 2017

“With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies.

Advertising 70

Advertising Los Angeles Networking Angel 70

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. One recession later and the US advertising market is about $245 billion – but still only 10-12% is online and measurable. This form of advertising is know at CPA (cost per action).

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The new product includes both technology and consultants to help business owners with hands-on support. local business small advertising search' The company said the tool not only lists ads on its own properties, but also delivers those ads to Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 100

Advertising Product Yahoo Tool 100

Tech.Co

AUGUST 7, 2017

With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. Platinum Parking 637 S Olive Los Angeles 90014 $6, or Metro exit 7th St.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Advertising Angel Networking 70

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 2, 2017

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -- Future Forum – Entertainment: The Convergence of Technology and Media. Digital technologies are democratizing the creation and distribution of content causing a seismic shift in the business model for traditional movie and television studios. See [link] (more)

Entertainment 100

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based SteelHouse , a promising ad technology company backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Daher Capital, Baroda Ventures, Greycroft Partners, and Rincon Venture Partners, has rolled out a new advertising technology today. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Technology 145

Technology Advertising Commerce Pricing 145

L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 4, 2021

an advertising technology startup, has raised $11.7 Ryff Inc., million in funding.

Advertising 278

Advertising Funding Startup Technology 278

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2014

Irvine-based BlueCava , a developer of a cross-screen advertising platform, said Thursday that it has raised $13M in a new funding round. Blue Cava had previously been focused on device reputation and security services, and appears to have pivoted the company to apply that same technology to ad targeting. READ MORE>>.

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S3 Technology Advertising Platform 153

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

San Diego-based Adtile Technologies , the developer of mobile advertising technology led by Nils Forsblom, has rolled out a new mobile ad technology that the company says uses multiple sensors on users'' phones to engage with users. adtile technologies mobile advertising sensor sensors phone smartphone'

Mobile 100

Mobile Technology Product San Diego 100

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Impact Radius , a new firm which includes a number of the founders of Commission Junction, said today that it has launched a new, multi-channel performance advertising company. The firm said those tools will include software for tracking advertising, negotiating online, distribution advertising creative, and more.

Advertising 162

Advertising Santa Barbara Tool Media 162