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APRIL 30, 2014

Social networking site MovieLaLa --which focuses on upcoming movies--said Tuesday that it has raised an angel investment from Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff. movielala venture capital angel investment mark benioff salesforce movie social networking marketing content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2013

In what looks to be a stunning quick exit for one of Southern California''s new YouTube networks, Awesomeness TV has been acquired by DreamWorks , in a deal worth as much as $117M. awesomenesstv merger acquisition dreamworks exit content hollywood youtube comedy network' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Richmond Park Partners--so we thought it would be great to catch up with co-founders Rich Raddon and Zach James to hear more about what the company is working on now. We had gone out to all of the Hollywood studios, and licensed clip content, short segments of filmed.

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MAY 30, 2013

According to TubeMogul, the funding was led by SingTel Innov8, and also included Cross Creek Capital, Digital Advertising Consortium, Foundation Capital and Trinity Ventures. tubemogul venture capital video advertising network content hollywood' TubeMogul is based in Emeryville, California. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

maker studios venture capital content youtube network hollywood time warner' The second tranche in its Series C brings the amount raised in that round to $62M. The new investment comes only a week after Maker announced it was buying Blip. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. But I made it for a reason. uh, hello!

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APRIL 30, 2020

West Hollywood-based Dear Media , which is developing a podcasting network focused on female voices, said on Thursday that it has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from private equity investor Magnet Companies. Dear Media is led by CEO Michael Bosstick, and the company was co-founded with Raina Penchansky.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

tastemade youtube food network content hollywood venture capital foodie channel' The company''s founders are Larry Fitzgibbon, Steven Kydd and Jose Perez. As part of the new funding, Tastemade also launched an iPhone app geared around local restaurant review videos. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Los Angeles-based YouTube network Machinima announced Wednesday afternoon that it has laid off 10 percent of its employees, or 22 employees out of a current staff of 206, as part of a shift in its programming plans. machinima venture capital content youtube network hollywood layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Santa Monica-based KIN , which operates a female-focused lifestyle YouTube network, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company said last week. The funding came from Corus Entertainment, Emil Capital, Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst Partners and Rustic Canyon Partners. The company is led by Michael Wayne. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based StyleHaul , which operates a YouTube network focused on fashion and beauty, said this week that it has named Mia Goldwyn as the company''s Chief Content Officer. StyleHaul is venture backed by RLG Group, Bertelsman Digital Media Investments, Juvo Capital, RezVen Partners, Siemer Ventures, and others. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Move Networks , the venture backed developer of high definition streaming technology for Internet video, has been acquired by Echostar , the firms said Thursday afternoon. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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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. angel capital venture videos hollywood content channel youtube video viral media jukin' The company says it has more than 40 employees in Culver City.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

These opportunities are creating an opening for Watertower Ventures in markets far beyond the Hollywood hills. Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments.

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JULY 1, 2014

Culver City-based MiTu , the Latino media brand and multi-channel network (MCN) which recently scored $10M from such investors as upfront Ventures, The Chernin Group, Allen DeBevoise, and Advancit Capital, has hired a trio of executives to bolster its team. MiTu is led by Roy Burstin. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based YouTube network Machinima revealed last week that it has raised $24M in a funding round from Warner Bros., along with Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital, Coffin Capital and Allen DeBevoise. investment employment jobs layoff warner capital venture machinima' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , the online original video site run by Rob Barnett, said Thursday that it has been selected by Fox as a premium distribution partner for the network's original web series. My Damn Channel is venture backed by Okapi Venture Capital. Tags: mydamnchannel video content hollywood network.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Fullscreen, AwesomenessTV, BroadbandTV, BentPixels, Whistle Sports, The BPM Network, The DanceOn Network, GTChannel, INDMUSIC and others, to help them measure, manage, and monetize the social footprint of their creators. marketing platform tools social hollywood content youtube downey team epoxy' s Downey Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

According to the two, A Perfect Day in Los Angeles is a virtual reality travel experience which takes viewers through a tour of LA's most iconic sites (Stan's Donuts, Universal Studios Hollywood, The Rock Pool at Malibu Creek State Park, etc.) The companies said the virtual reality experience was actually created in a partnership with LA24.org,

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. Tags: taltopia casting calls hollywood entertainment content jobs venture capital angel investment. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

its 12 week program will provide mentorship, insights, and access to executives at Turner Broadcasting brands--including CNN, TNT, HLN, Cartoon Network and TBS--plus financial incentives to startups, with the first Academy happening sometime this spring. Warner said the effort will kick off with a series of networking events this spring.

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MAY 15, 2017

The funding came from Leerink Transformation Partners (LTP) and 5AM Ventures along with Heritage Provider Network, Bootstrap Ventures and Jack Giarraputo, a Hollywood producer. The company--previously known as Assay Depot--is led by President and CEO Kevin Lustig, PhD.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Other investors in the funding include Greycroft Partners , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Advancit Capital, Allen DeBevoise, Ynon Kreiz , among others. The new round was led by GRP Partners, which adds Mark Suster to Epoxy's board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2010

in a funding round, and acquired online social networking site WEvolt , focused on comic books and creative content. Tags: wevolt wowio venture capital comic strip content hollywood creative. Los Angeles-based WOWIO said this morning that it has raised $1.7M WOWIO said the funding was led by CEO Brian Altounian. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. Murdoch eventually replaced Wright (so that he could work on spinning up Solve as an independent entity) and sold Vertical Networks two months ago to the online media startup, Whistle, for an undisclosed amount.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Now defunct, Los Angeles-based multi-channel content network Defy Media is unlikely to be able to pay the $1.7 The company had previously announced funding from such backers as Wellington Management Company, ABS Capital, Lionsgate, Viacom and ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital). READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2011

Turner, The CW Network, Paramount, and Telepictures. operations in Hollywood. -based Digitalsmiths said that it has closed on $12.5M in a funding round, led by Technicolor, and including prior investors.406 406 Ventures, Aurora Funds, Chrysalis Ventures, Capitol Broadcasting and Cisco. Technicolor has its U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Pluto TV was venture backed by such investors as Chicago Venture Partners, Great Oaks Capital, Luminari Capital, Samsung, Sky plc, United Talent Agency, US Venture Partners, ProSiebenSat.1, 1, Scripps Network Interactive, Prizker Group, and individuals like Ross Levinsohn, Ken Parks, and Stephane Kurgan. in total.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The startup--founded by Dan Altmann and Eric Posen--says it is enabling the creation of mobile-first content for Snapchat and other social network platforms. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , which operates a network of web sites focused on celebrities and pop culture, announced this morning that it has raised $12.5M Tags: buzzmedia hollywood content venture capital celebrity culture buzznet media. and will rename itself Buzz Media. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Pluto's service aggregates content from all of its content providers into themed "channels", which users can tune into and watch on connected TVs and devices, mobile devices, and the web. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Tags: view2gether venture capital content hollywood video community social networking.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Beverly Hills-based movie studio Relativity Media --which is behind such titles as Limitless, Masterminds, and Immortals--scored a big investment from Singaporean Internet company YuuZoo , the two companies said this morning. The two said that YuuZoo will initially buy 33.3

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

Tubular Labs , the developer of analytics tools for YouTube networks--which is backed by a significant number of Los Angeles angel investors--has added another, $2.5M Tubular Labs provides services to such local YouTube networks as BigFrame, DECA, Machinima, and others. to its warchest in a new funding. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2009

Sophisticated digital consumer devices such as the iPod, Xbox, Archos PMP, and Mobile Smartphones along with the broadband networks that connect themhave quickly moved the distribution of content to the digital world. An entirely new industry is being formed. See [link] (more).

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