SoCal CTO

MAY 22, 2012

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. I realized that it has been a little while since I posted about the Los Angeles Startup Community and so needed to update my list of startup events that will be out of date almost before I finish publishing it.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events. This is why I say that Local Event Organizers Need to Adopt Social Media.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video site run by Keith Richman, has scored a win with NFL.com , the firm said Friday. Tags: hollywood content highlights video sports football media break. Financial details of the partnership between the two companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media is launching a new web series, in a branded content deal with Toyota, the firm said today. The web series was filmed with a 75-member, live audience in Hollywood's Improv, and was directed by Rocco Urbisci. READ MORE>>.

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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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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

its Media Camp accelerator program wil lbe launching in Los Angeles, to help early stage companies create "disruptive innovations" in entertainment. has realized that much of the activity in startups related to content is centered closer to Hollywood and Southern California's entertainment industry. Entertainment.

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MAY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video company Jukin Media has raised a strategic funding round, for that company''s video entertainment network on YouTube, according to the company. Jukin Media''s YouTube channels include viral video channels FailArmy, JukinVideo, and CutiesNFuzzies. Jukin Media was founded by Jonathan Skogmo.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based online content publisher Break Media and Alloy Digital said Tuesday that the two are merging to form a new, Internet video company called Defy Media. Break Media founder and CEO Keith Richman will become President of the new company, with Alloy CEO Matt Diamond becoming CEO, according to reports.

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MAY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based YouTube network Fullscreen has bolstered its team--and media credibility--with a new hire, the company said Wednesday. fullscreen media entertainment youtube network content hollywood executive' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. The best angels will do very well just at the best real estate investors did well in good times and bad. And now everybody is an angel.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

The United Talent Agency is ramping up its outreach to early stage, digital media companies, with a new hire from the Los Angeles technology industry. united talent agency hollywood content venture capital investment betterworks docstoc' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based multichannel content network Fullscreen is in the midst of selling itself to Otter Media , the joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, according to reports. fullscreen otter media chernin group hollywood youtube network video merger acquisition rumor' Fullscreen is led by George Strompolos.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Pluto.TV , a new company led by startup veteran Nick Grouf, said Monday that it has launched a brand new, video platform which will curate streams of video content around music, sports, news, entertainment, and many other areas. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video entertainment network Jukin Media is continuing to build out its executive team, saying today that it has named Jerry Boonstra as its new Chief Technology Officer, and Theresa Tran as its new Head of Product. jukin media viral video youtube content hollywood videos executive frequency cnet'

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Google''s YouTube has created a huge upswing in content and media startups-and fortunes--in Los Angeles, with the rise of multi-channel networks. youtube hollywood channel content creator video funding investment' A new effort by YouTube to fund individual content creators-- announcd last week --might further fuel that fire.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 -- Social Media Breakfast Los Angeles. We've all had this dilemma when deciding whether or not our business contacts should see all of the photos from our extravagant night out in Hollywood. The Topic: Public or Private? Peg Samuel is the Social Diva and the queen of networking.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based AEG Digital Media , a provider of online broadcast services, said late last night that it has rolled out a new product which uses Amazon Web Services to provide cloud-based, video transport and ingest. AEG Digital Media serves traditional broadcasters and television stations. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based Encompass Digital Media said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire the global content distribution business of Ascent Media Corporation. The deal is worth approximately $120M, split between $113M in cash plus assumption of debt obligations worth approximately $7M. Wasserstein & Co.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Penske Media owns such online publications as Deadline, HollywoodLife, BGR, and TVLine MovieLine, a number of which are major competitors to Variety.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media?

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MAY 20, 2014

Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. capital venture tools media social youtube video online television epoxy content hollywood teamdowney downey robert'

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based online content publisher Demand Media is getting into an Olympics mood, saying Thursday afternoon that it has launched an Olympics-related series, Taking London , a special series which will be featured on the LIVESTRONG Woman YouTube channel.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

What do you get when you combine a technology investment demo day with a Hollywood-style story pitch session? It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. at the intersection of technology and media. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2010

The firm is venture and angel backed, and was co-founded by Wil Schroter, who is involved with a number of other startups here, including Affordit. But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood. It actually has been working very well.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie information and ticketing firm now owned by Comcast Interactive Media, has rolled out two mobile applications this week at CES. Tags: hollywood content blackberry comcast mobile android ticket movie fandango. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm DFJ Frontier is bolstering its ranks, and has snagged an entertainment and media veteran as a new Venture Partner at the company. According to DFJ Frontier, it has added Bruce Long has previously served as an executive at such companies as Technicolor, Deluxe, and Ascent Four Media.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Deluxe, which provides digital services to the motion picture, television, and digital media industry, said yesterday that it has acquired Sundog Media Toolkit, Ltd., a UK-based provider of a cloud platform for the industry. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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APRIL 17, 2013

A report Wednesday afternoon says that Los Angeles-based streaming media site Hulu has hired investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners, to advise the firm on a sale. Guggenheim is the same firm which recently hired Ross Levinsohn to head up its Guggenheim Digital Media unit, and which is potentially a bidder on Hulu.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The latest ranking of the top, YouTube Partner Channels from internet measurement firm comScore shows that the entire segment continues to be dominated by Los Angeles companies, with the region holding six of the top slots in the list. The August 2012 ranking by comScore ranks Machinima at number three on YouTube, with 21.8M READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2011

A new Los Angeles investment group, AngelVision Investors , said this morning that it has launched, and is looking to invest in startup and emerging growth-oriented companies, in the entertainment, marketing and new media.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Maker Studios has partnered with Jukin Media , which operates a number of YouTube channels focused on viral videos, the two companies said Thursday. maker studios jukin media viral video content hollywood' Financial details of the partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2017

Los Angeles-based Penske Media Corporation (PMC), the publisher of Variety, WWD, Footwear News, Deadline, Indiewire, TVLine, Hollywood Life, and the Robb Report, has promoted two of its executives to VPs. According to PMC, it has named Judith R.

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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. 7083 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028. Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Why Los Angeles Is The Next Silicon Valley.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2013

This month TechZulu is taking Final Fridays to Hollywood! The Deets: Where: WeWork Hollywood 7083 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028. During TechZulu events you will connect with developers, designers, investors, media, potential new hires, and more. When: May 31, 2013 8pm – 11:00pm. Community + Technology.

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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. hours of TV / day. hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. Miso Media. The firm has picked up funding from YCombinator, Charles River Ventures , Start Fund , and angels. Disagree with our choices?

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based Break Media and production firm Reveille , the company behind The Office and The Biggest Loser, said Monday that the two have inked a development deal. The two companies said that Reveille will develop a slate of original, digital pilots for Break, aimed at that site's comedy audience.

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