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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Burbank-based Warner Brothers Interactive has chopped 60 people in its Seattle game studios, according to a report from Joystiq, which confirmed the cuts with Warner Brothers. It's unclear if Warner Brothers Interactive had cut any other positions across the company's other locations or at its Burbank headquarters.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Burbank-based Walt Disney reported Sunday that it has just surpassed one hundred million fans across its network of Facebook pages. Think your company is popular on Facebook? Think again.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Burbank-based Condusiv , the developer of disk optimization software, said over the weekend that it has named Frederic T. Boyer reports to CEO Jerry Baldwin. Boyer as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Condusiv was previously known as Diskeeper. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Burbank-based Condusiv Technologies , the developer of disk drive optimization software, reported it has added a new partner today. The company said it has added Boca Raton, Florida-based Champion Solutions Group as a part of the company''s Elite Partner Program. Champion specializes in virtualization, cloud, and data management.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has backed Woodman Labs the parent firm of sports camera maker GoPro. The WSJ first reported the investment Wednesday. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Internet portal Yahoo is continuing its makeover back into a Silicon Valley style workplace, and apparently has extended its free food offer to employees at two of the company's New York locations, according to reports today. Yahoo has operations in Santa Monica, San Diego, and Burbank, which among them show a few dozen job openings.

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JULY 1, 2010

Burbank-based Walt Disney Company said Thursday afternoon that it has acquired Tapulous , a Silicon Valley maker of music games for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Disney said that Tapulous will become a wholly owned subsidiary, reporting into Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG). Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Burbank-based UNX , a developer of technology for the electronic trading and institutional investing market, raised $7.6M its recently announced strategic funding round, according to data from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA report this week. UNX had announced the deal with Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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JULY 27, 2010

Burbank-based Walt Disney Company said today that it has acquired social gaming firm Playdom , in a deal worth $563.2M, plus earn-out of up to $200M. Pleasants will report to Steve Wadsworth. Playdom develops games such as Social City, Sorority Life, Market Street and Bola. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Burbank-based Be Jane , the angel funded, online home improvement site focused on women, told its users that it has sold the web site to an undisclosed buyer, according to reports. The firm said in a newsletter to users that the buyer was a "perfectly suited partner" in the home industry.

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JANUARY 24, 2016

We met on Twitter, Seth David and I, during an event I hosted at Yahoo in Burbank. That said, it was very challenging to get reports of the company’s cash flow or other financial information that was needed to build the fledgling startup. This blog post is for information purposes only and my only intention is to move forward.

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