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JUNE 7, 2016

Peter Csathy , the digital media veteran who was CEO of Manatt Digital Ventures for the last three yeras, said this morning that he has launched a brand new company, called CREATV Media. Csathy said the new venture is a media innovation, investment, and advisory firm.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Ross Levinsohn , the former head of Fox Interactive Media, has officially started at Yahoo heading up its Americas Region, according to the company. In a post to Yahoo's users and employees, Levinsohn said today was his "first official day" at Yahoo, calling the opportunity the "greatest opportunity of all in my career".

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AUGUST 23, 2012

In case you don’t know, they are one of the biggest media companies in the world. I asked Andrew how companies can best work with Condé Nast and he gave the answers in the episode. He also covered how “traditional media companies” think about the future and how they view disruption.

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MAY 1, 2015

Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced late Thursday that it has named two new executives. and also served as COO and CFO of MyLife.com, in addition to serving at Yahoo and The Walt Disney Company. Demand said it has named Rachel Glaser as its new CFO, and Tawn Albright as its EVP of Corporate Development.

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MAY 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media saw a big switchup in its executive staff Thursday, as the company said that Joanne Bradford, the firm''s Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, has stepped down to pursue another opportunity. Dossett also has experience at Yahoo! bradford executive revenue dossett jeff media demand'

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MARCH 28, 2012

Los Angeles-based Nami Media , which provides online marketing technology aimed at the pay-per-click (PPC) market, said today that it has doubled its staff, and has moved to a new, larger facility in order to accommodate expected growth this year. Publicly held LIN TV acquired a majority stake in Nami Media in November. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

What American tech company is the coolest? Talented employees look for a number of tangible and intangible factors when deciding among multiple employment offers, including a company's cool factor. As such, a reputation as a cool company is a competitive advantage to be cultivated and coveted. About a decade ago, when Yahoo!

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JULY 31, 2012

Ross Levinsohn the then interim CEO has today left Yahoo. Levinsohn has left Yahoo and has not revealed his next task yet. He leaves after the Yahoo board chose Marissa Mayer as new CEO by passing him again. I am proud of Yahoo. I wanted to let you know that my time at Yahoo has come to an end. His compensation.

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MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse announced on Thursday that it has named Ross Levinsohn, the former CEO of Yahoo!, Levinsohn, who is a well known advisor and investor in the digital media and technology market, has previously served as CEO of Yahoo!, Fox Interactive Media, and Guggenheim Digital Media.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based fintech startup FastPay , which offers up faster access to advertising revenue for media companies, said this week that it has named Michael Wehner as its General Manager and Senior Vice President of Payments. FastPay says that Wehner will be based in New York City. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Santa Monica-based GraphEffect , which develops social marketing software, is tapping a bank of experts in the social media industry for its advisory board, the company announced today. Ollinger was an earlier employee at Facebook, and also served at Launch.com and Yahoo. GraphEffect said it has added Paul Ollinger, J.B.

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JUNE 9, 2016

If you wanted to find someone who truly understands the convergence of the media and technology, you need to go no further than Peter Csathy , the CEO of newly launched CREATV Media (www.creatv.media). Peter Csathy: CREATV Media is a very different kind of firm. Peter Csathy: I'm an entrepreneur, a builder of companies.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Santa Monica-based GumGum , which develops artificial intelligence software for the advertising and media market, has raised $22M more in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. All three of those investors are existing investors in the company. GumGum is led by CEO Phil Schaeder.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Levinsohn is the best known of the three, having most recently been interim CEO at Yahoo!, in addition to serving at Fuse Capital and Fox Interactive Media. Davenport is a professor at Babson College, and LaPoint is the former founder and managing partner of MarketingNPV, a company MarketShare acquired in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

The company says its service helps viewers follow, share and discover TV and video via their mobile devices. Nassef was previously Vice President and Managing Director of Yahoo! As part of the funding, the company said that it has added former Yahoo! The startup, led by Ahmed Nassef. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2010

Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies. We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, Have a look at the companies below. The ten companies selected for the programe are: • AccessDNA : – Think WebMD for genetic information.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Pasadena-based Calibrate Ventures , a venture capital firm that says it invests in advanced technologies, has added two Venture Partners to the company. She also is a board member at Broadly, and Calibrate says she is also an angel investor in a number of companies. and Overture. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. People aren’t going to fundamentally change their media consumption patterns just as consumers don’t fundamentally change their diets. MSN & AOL.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , the business, technology and digital media law firm which runs a startup incubator and accelerator called the Precellerator , announced on Tuesday that it has started an effort to make strategic investments in a larger group of digital media and technology companies.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

According to the company, it has launched its Mobile Rich Media Ad Platform, a product which helps advertisers maximize their mobile ad dollars, with tools for ad authoring, a creative library, and analytics engine. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. READ MORE>>. server advertising technology display network mobile spreeify'

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Southern California technology veteran Ross Levinsohn , best known for his efforts as Interim CEO at Yahoo! and his work at Fox Interactive Media, has been appointed CEO and Publisher of the Los Angeles Times , according to the LA Times' parent company, tronc. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based crowdsourced ranking site Ranker announced Friday that it has opened up a new video division, Ranker Video , as well as added a few key hires at the company. According to Ranker, it has named Inger Lund Carter--formerly Yahoo! Cohn will be based in New York, at a new office for the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Levinsohn has deep ties into Southern California's high tech industry, and formerly had been CEO of Yahoo; and is an investor or sits on the boards of such companies as SteelHouse, Wevr, Attn:, Stocktwits, Pluto.TV, MarketShare, and many others. Levinsohn was behind Fox Interactive Media (FIM)'s acquisition of MySpace.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has hired a new executive to head up the firm's advertising sales, the firm disclosed Tuesday. Demand Media has appointed George Stewart as the company's Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales, heading up sales for all of the company's sales channels. READ MORE>>

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Huntington beach-based SurflineWavetrak , the parent company of Surfline , the go-to site for surfing forecasts and information, has raised $30M in a funding round, the company said today. As part of the funding, the company said it has appointed Kyle Laughlin as CEO of the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Ross Levinsohn , the former head of Yahoo and Fox Interactive Media, has just been appointed CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media , the parent firm of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, and other entertainment focused properties.

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JUNE 30, 2016

Los Angeles-based HomeMe , which develops an app to pre-approve renters for apartments, has named two executives, the company said earlier this week. The company said it has named Raj Chauhan as Chief Revenue Officer and Natalie Cariola as Vice President of Sales. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Bronshteyn was most recently VP of Technology at Target Media Partners, and also served at PSI Services; he's also a member of the Pasadena Angels. Smin was previously Chief Marketing Officer at SocialFlow, and also served at Point Roll, Yahoo!, Rovion and Yoyodyne. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

The company said it has added daily deal tracking from both Groupon and LivingSocial into its service, letting users browse and see deals into their social feeds from CHNL. The company says its goal is to become the "Yahoo!, MSN, or Google for the social media age." CHNL is headed by John Wander. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the digital media publisher behind Celebuzz, Sterogum, Idolator, and a host of other music-focused blogs, said Monday that it has named Stephen Hansen as President of the firm. Hansen also served at such companies as GeoCities, WePlay, and KPMG. Hansen was most recently President and COO of TrueCar.

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MARCH 15, 2017

Addante remains with the company as Chairman of the company. Barrett was most recently CEO of Millennial Media, and also had served as Chief Revenue Officer at Yahoo!, in revenues the company reported in 2015 for the year. in addition to serving as CEO of AdMeld; he also has served at AOL and Fox.

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MAY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based online and mobile advertising technology provider OpenX announced this morning that it has named Tish Whitcraft as the company''s new Chief Customer Officer. OpenX said that Whitcraft will head up OpenX''s partner services team, which includes support, sales engineering, and customer operations.

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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. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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APRIL 24, 2015

In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more. What's so interesting about what you are doing for the media outlets?

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APRIL 24, 2015

In the world of sports, getting high school sports scores have always been an issue for local media, such as newspapers and television stations. We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more. What's so interesting about what you are doing for the media outlets?

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Dre and Interscope Geffen's Jimmy Iovine, has snagged high profile CEO Ian Rogers away from Topspin Media. Beats said that Rogers will head up Daisy as it sets to launch in late 2013, as a stand alone company. Rogers was also formerly GM of Yahoo! Ian Rogers remains on the board of Topspin Media as Exec Chairman.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile and desktop messaging and social media apps, is announcing this morning that it has hired Ken Rudman as its Vice President of Developer Relations. Rudman joins the company from AT&T Interactive, where he was Director of the Developer Program and Platform.

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