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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Newport Beach-based Crave Entertainment , a video game firm owned by Handleman Company, has been acquired by New York-based Fillpoint LLC, a provider of online distribution, fulfillment, and e-commerce services to the video game industry. Tags: merger video content entertainment acuqisiition games crave.

Entertainment 100

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APRIL 7, 2011

Los Angeles-based BeachMint has launched the second set of celebrity-focused, social commerce websites today, with the Olsen Twins, Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen. According to Dualstar Entertainment Group, the Olsen's lifestyle and brand company, they have partnered with BeachMint to launch StyleMint , an online apparel site.

Sites 207

Sites Commerce Entertainment Los Angeles 207

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based Loot Crate , which delivers monthly bundles of pop culture, gaming, and entertainment products to fans, launched a new fan commerce site, Loot Vault on Tuesday. The new site lets fans of the service snag some of the company's prior "crates", as well as special products.

Commerce 100

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace.

Entrepreneur 210

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JANUARY 19, 2011

According to the online e-commerce provider, it has started offering gift cards from such brands as Sephora, Marriott, Regal Entertainment Group, Applebee's, The Home Depot and more. Aliso Viejo-based Buy.com announced this morning that it has launched itself into the online gift card sales area.

Sales 157

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Greentoe.com , a new online e-commerce marketplace, wants to let consumers set their own pricing for electronics products. The new company is led by Joe Marrapodi, who was most recently Vice President of Digital at LBI Entertainment, and also served at Intermix Media, according to his biography. READ MORE>>.

Pricing 164

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APRIL 29, 2010

Delivery Agent, which says is powers interactive commerce and marketing initiatives for major televisio networks ABC< CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW, and cable networks-and also runs SeenON.com, said the acquisition will add entertainment-based private sales as a new marketing channel and revenue stream for its clients.

Hollywood 154

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APRIL 3, 2013

Tealium is a developer of software used for "tag management" on company web and e-commerce sites, and counts such clients as Petco, Lenovo, A+E, Mattel, Fox Networks, NOkia, Urban Outfitters, and Sony Online Entertainment as customers.

Funding 164

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Los Angeles�as the center of the entertainment industry�has begun to adopt a new role as the center of online video in recent years�and has also with the e-commerce industry and expertise here from the technology industry. Before that, I was heading up global consumer marketing for entertainment, sports, and video at Yahoo.

Commerce 100

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MAY 7, 2012

Row 44 said that Transaero will be deploying its broadband entertainment platform for broadband Internet access, e-commerce, video on demand, and more on its routes within Russia, and between Russian and North America, the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Financial terms of the win were not disclosed.

Westlake Village 140

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

When it's all about trading, swapping, lucky finds, and more--explains Dan Murillo , who is CEO and Founder of Little Black Bag (www.littleblackbag.com), an online e-commerce community based in Los Angeles. Dan Murillo: Little Black Back is what we call an entertainment shopping company. When is shopping a sport?

Commerce 153

Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. We also are dong the Twilight premiere from LA.

Paramount 187

Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

Customers have long included some of the biggest names in social commerce and online gaming plus startups like TopSpin, Local Response, Maker Studios, StockTwits and the like. It was built in pilot with BMW, HP and one huge, beloved entertainment company here in LA that I guess was a bit gun shy to include their name in our announcement.

Marketing 307

Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

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MARCH 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based Watertower Ventures has raised a new, $5M investment fund, which will focus on companies in the Internet infrastructure, next-generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality and artificial intelligenec, and consumer Internet areas.

Invest 138

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based P.S. XO , the e-commerce and crafts startup founded by Soleil Moon Frye and Kara Nortman, said this morning that it has merged with craft and toy brand Seedling , and raised $7M in a funding round. The funding came from Upfront Ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Commerce 124

Commerce Entertainment Acquisition Los Angeles 124

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MARCH 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based online technology products retailer Newegg has inked a long term marketing agreement with e-sports entertainment company Allied Esports , and will become the "official e-commerce partner" at the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas. Financial details of the sponsorship deal were not announced.

NewEgg 133

NewEgg Commerce Entertainment Los Angeles 133

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Los Angeles-based entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has launched itself into the startup business, saying that it has created a new startup studio it calls Creative Labs , according to the company. The new effort is funded by $12.5M READ MORE>>.

Funding 113

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kardashian is launching private equity firm SKKY Partners in conjunction with ex-Carlyle consumer head Jay Sammons to invest in business across consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media, the Wall Street Journal first reported.

Equity 299

Equity Journal Venture Capital Los Angeles 299

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But ultimately we’re on the Internet to communicate, buy stuff, become informed and be entertained. Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it.

Company 290

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

1, the acquisition of eHarmony will help it expand its Commerce segment internationally. 1 Group is a major German entertainment and media firm, which also has a e-commerce business arm. According to ProSiebenSat.1, Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. ProSiebenSat.1

eHarmony 113

eHarmony Commerce Acquisition Entertainment 113

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DECEMBER 26, 2013

Disney said the move will give it a perspective into the "latest technologies and platforms" to reach more people, due to his influence in the social media and commerce space. twitter executive studio hollywood entertainment disney walt square' READ MORE>>.

Burbank 113

Burbank Technical Review Social Media Hollywood 113

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

We watch our news and entertainment anywhere we want to on any kind of device we choose. The principal drivers of this re-imagination are the hyper-growth of the mobile Internet, consumer-controlled commerce, the rise of big data, and “globality.” Mobile commerce is up 552% in one year (measuring cyber-Mondays).

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based NHN Global, which owns a number of e-commerce, cloud services, and entertainment companies, said it has acquired Cloudnexa, a provider of AWS cloud managed services and other consulting efforts. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

Commerce 113

Commerce Entertainment Acquisition Los Angeles 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 26, 2012

The Israel Conference brings together leading innovators and investors High Tech / Entertainment Media / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / e-Commerce / Energy / Clean Tech / Security / Medical Tech / Consumer Products that are coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand. See [link] (more)

Conference 113

Conference High Tech Commerce Class 113

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AUGUST 30, 2012

The big announcement party that e-commerce giant Amazon.com has set for Santa Monica airport's Barker Hanger looks to be all about the Amazon Kindle Fire, and Amazon Kindle Touch, as the firm bragged this morning that it had "sold out" of its Kindle Fire. Kindle Fire is Amazon's tablet PC, which is based on Android. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 133

Santa Monica Press Hollywood Commerce 133

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I like to boil down the overwhelming majority of what we do on the web to just three primary activities, which I call the three C’s: Content, Commerce & Communications. It was always more likely that auto industry commerce prowess would come from LA or Detroit. But what is it we actually DO on the Internet?

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

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JULY 16, 2012

Brand that have Facebook fan pages are seeing less than two percent visibility on any of the posts they put out, and it's widely known that Facebook commerce is not doing so hot, and Facebook ads are not doing so well either. The numbers tell the story. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

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JULY 12, 2017

Los Angeles-based Mitu , the venture-backed online content developer focused on media and entertainment from a Latino perspective, says it is backing an effort by the Bixel Exchange, part of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce's Center for Innovation & Technology, Mayor Garcetti and Annenberg Foundation, to drive diversity in the digital media (..)

Media 124

Media Training Content Commerce 124

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Commercial policies gained influence, companies could charge for domain registration, and credit card encryption opened the door for e-commerce. Here one can list pervasive search engines, access to extensive information repositories, consumer aids, entertainment, education, connectivity among humans, etc.

UCLA 253

UCLA Social Media Social Network Santa Barbara 253

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 25, 2012

The Israel Conference brings together leading innovators and investors High Tech / Entertainment Media / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / e-Commerce / Energy / Clean Tech / Security / Medical Tech / Consumer Products that are coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand. See [link] (more)

Conference 100

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings.

Media 100

Media Social Media Commerce Entertainment 100

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JULY 12, 2017

This year's Disney Accelerator class appears to be far more mature than prior years; for example, Epic Games is a well established company whose tools are behind such games as Gears of War and Infinity Blade, and aXiomatic is an investor in its own right, owning esports team Team Liquid, plus a stake in Super League Gaming.

Class 113

Class Company Companies Commerce 113

InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. Stitching Content With Commerce. Coull’s approach is in keeping with this thesis.”.

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Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 226

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

DFR '09 will cross pollinate leaders from all the major industry sectors such as media, entertainment, finance, publishing, venture funding, software, commerce, education, and many more. See [link] (more).

Southern California 100

Southern California Santa Monica Social Network Commerce 100

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Online e-commerce giant Amazon announced this morning that it is expanding at its "tech hub" in San Diego, and plans to create 300 new high tech jobs at the location. The company says the new office is at Campus Pointe in the University Town Center neighborhood. The new San Diego office is led by General Manager Nate Wiger. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Artificial Inteligence Cloud Computing High Tech 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 2, 2011

DFR 2011 will cross pollinate leaders from all the major industry sectors such as media, entertainment, finance, publishing, venture funding, software, commerce, education, and many more. See [link] (more)

Southern California 100

Southern California Santa Monica Social Network Commerce 100

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Fandango said the new unit will create innovative moviegoing products and services, focused on such areas as location-based services, social commerce, augmented and virtual reality, interactive video, and personalization, among others. The new unit also will be working closely with design firm IDEO in its efforts, according to Fandango.

Fandango 100

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