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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online movie streaming service Netflix has stolen back an executive from Los Angeles-based Scopely, to head up its human resources and talent management efforts. Neal is a veteran of Netflix, having served Vice President Talent and Talent Acquisition at the company from 2006 until 2013; she later was VP of Talent at Coursera.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

Netflix , the online television streaming and entertainment company, said Monday morning that it has acquired Millarworld , the comic book publisher behind such characters as Kick-Ass, Kingsman, and Old Man Logan. Netflix, which has significant operations in the Los Angeles area, did not disclose financial details of the acquisition.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The Los Angeles offices of online movie streaming service Netflix were briefly locked down late Thursday afternoon, after a disgruntled, recently fired employee allegedly said he had a gun and was in the company's parking lot. The man apparently had been fired on Wednesday from Netflix. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , the developer of home service business management software, says this morning that it has named David Burt, former NetFlix Vice President of Content Planning & Analysis and Co-Head of Corporate Development as its new Chief Financial Officer--as the appears poised for an IPO. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Streaming entertainment provider Netflix is boosting its consumer products efforts out of its Los Angeles office, saying on Tuesday that it has tapped a Disney Parks veteran as its new global products head.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Netflix , the provider of online streaming services which has major operations in Los Angeles, is planning to raise $1.5 billion in debt to fund content acquisition, production and development, potential acquisitions and strategic transactions, and other efforts, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2018

Netflix makes offer to buy L.A. billboard company; car-sharing app moves into Los Angeles; Postmates and DoorDash mulling merger.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

Internet video streaming and rental service Netflix is in a major expansion in Hollywood, and has signed a lease fo 200,052 square feet on the Sunset Corridor, the company said Thursday. Netflix already has major operations in the Los Angeles area.

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JUNE 21, 2017

In an in depth interview with Variety, the company said that--despite paying a Bitcoin ransom worth $50,000 to those hackers--those hackers released 10 episodes of the Netflix online. The hackers also apparently got away with other content from Netflix, ABC, CBS and Disney.

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MAY 18, 2016

Netflix , which has major operations in Los Angeles, said today that a new, national survey has ranked its services more popular than even live, traditional television--at least, among those who have streamed a full length show online recently.

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JUNE 18, 2019

The surge of activity by such technology giants as Google , Amazon , and Netflix is completely reshaping the Los Angeles real estate market , according to a report from the Los Angeles Times, as those tech giants are jostling to acquire real estate in LA.

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MAY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has announced a new SVP and Head of Marketing at the company, the company said Tuesday, tapping Jenny Wall for the position. Wall was most recently at Netflix, as part of that company''s global creative team. hulu marketing streaming executive television netflix'

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Online video streaming service Netflix --which has significant operations in Los Angeles--opened up its service in Cuba on Monday, one of the first companies back into the country after President Barack Obama''s move to re-establish diplomatic ties with the Communist country. Netflix will charge $7.99 a month for the service.

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MAY 13, 2013

Netflix and the Walt Disney Company announced this morning that the two have reached a deal to bring live action and animated films from Disney to Netflix customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Financial details of the deal between the companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

By now you probably know that Netflix is splitting its business into two parts: its digital streaming business (retains the name Netflix) and its DVD mailing business, which was its original business (to be called Qwikster). With nearly 25 million customers using Netflix it’s clear that everyone will have an opinion on this.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Movie rental and streaming service Netflix said Tuesday afternoon that it will provide unlimited maternity and paternity leave to its employees, during the first year after a child's birth or adoption. Netflix says it already has "unlimited time off" for its employees. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Culver City-based digital entertainment service provider M-GO --a joint venture of DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor--announced Thursday that its digital entertainment service has rolled out on Vizio smart TVs and Internet appliances, allowing users to see new movies and TV shows, ahead of Netflix. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Online video streaming service Netflix , in a dramatic reversal, said this morning that it will not be splitting the company into two, and will continue to offer both DVDs by mail and streaming movies. However, Starz told Netflix in September that it will stop providing those video rights next February. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Netflix as a service has always prided itself on movie recommendations that are tailored specifically to you plus user ratings on the quality of films. Netflix needs to segment their customers and charge each what is appropriate. Perhaps they should have just created business units called: Netflix DVD & Netflix Streaming.

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JUNE 18, 2013

The company said today that Netflix co-founder Mitch Lowe has been appointed CEO of the company, to help grow and expand the company''s offerings. redbox lowe mitch ecommerce subscription gifts executive netflix quarterly' Hollywood-based Quarterly Co. , READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Netflix said it has inked a deal to become the exclusive streaming provider of the season one episodes of ABC's How to Get Away With Murder , the company said Friday. Netflix started making the first season of the series available on its service this weekend, throughout the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Irvine-based VIZIO , the developer of HDTV and other electronic products, announced this morning that its VIZIO 8" Tablet with Wi-Fi is now pre-loaded with Netflix. Terms of the deal between the company were not announced. The addition of Netflix comes about a month after VIZIO inked a deal to carry Hulu Plus on the tablet device.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

Burbank-based Disney-ABC Television Group and DVD rental and video streaming business Netflix said this morning that the two have extended an existing, licensing agreement. The two said that the deal will allow Netflix to continue to stream library episodes from ABC Studios, Disney Channela, and ABC Family. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. in Los Angeles. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said. We open these doorways.”

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Tech.Co

JUNE 24, 2022

A number of tech companies have made the headlines this week for hiring new members of staff, only to rescind such offers before they start. Along with rescinded job offers, swathes of other tech companies have taken similar measures to cut costs, including pausing hiring and laying off staff. A False Start. Mass Layoffs Taking Place.

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JULY 29, 2021

As the world slowlyachieves successful Covid vaccine rollouts, tech giants Netflix, Google, and Facebook are now seeking to keep their employees safe by imposing strict vaccine mandates within their US workplaces. So, what can be learned from the standards being set by campus-based companies such as Facebook and Google?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

. “As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter,” the company said. Netflix leases New York’s Paris Theatre. And as Prince loves to remind us, the company came in second.

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JUNE 25, 2020

According to ClickUp, its customers included Google, Nike, Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, and Ubisoft, where it helps replace or integrate workplace applications for employees. The company was founded in 2017. As part of the funding, David Sacks has joined the board. Zeb Evans is Founder and CEO of ClickUp. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

According to the company, it has tripled its revenue, and now counts such clients as McDonalds, Booking.com, Papa Johns, and Netflix as customers. The company has now raised $535M in total. ClickUp is led by Founder and CEO Zeb Evans. According to ClickUp, the funding will go to expand its footprint and hire talent.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 5, 2019

including Seattle, where the company is based, as well as Los Angeles, Austin and San Francisco, since last summer. Netflix partners with Sirius XM on new comedy channel, ‘Netflix Is A Joke’ . ‘ Socially Inept ,’ a new traveling comedy cohort, is making a business out of it.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Santa Monica-based human resources (HR) software ad training products company Cornerstone OnDemand says it is in a new partnership with podcast provider WaitWhat, to offer up leadership podcasts featuring LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, interviewing such leaders as Barack Obama, Arianna Huffington, Bill Gates, Tory Burch and Sir Richard Branson, (..)

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Netflix Inc and The Walt Disney Company have joined hands to give US film lovers high quality animated and live action films. ” Sarandos added, “It’s a bold leap forward for Internet television and we are incredibly pleased and proud this iconic family brand is teaming with Netflix to make it happen.”

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The company was co-founded by Dave Vronay (CEO) and Ruben Kleinman (CTO), who previously spent time at Netflix developing that company''s movie classification and matching system. Heard is implementing many techniques reminiscent of Netflix''s content recommendations engine into social data and community. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Santa Monica-based Grow Credit , a startup which helps people establish credit by paying for subscriptions to services such as Netflix, Disney Plus, and Spotify, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding came from Mucker Labs.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

The company is the latest evolution of a credit-based approach to financial services from the LA-based serial entrepreneur, Joe Bayen. The company uses a virtual Mastercard that allows for consumers to pay for online subscriptions only. for a 12-month service offering periodic credit limit increases of up to $300.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

At least one million people will be receiving the next FabFitFun box as the Los Angeles company surpasses $200 million in revenue and continues its run as one of the startups to watch in the Los Angeles tech community. . ” With all of that, replenishment is not a focus for the company at the moment.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Perch , a startup which helps users grow their credit by allowing them to pay for such things as Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, and other services on credit, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding, the company said this week. The company was founded by CEO Michael Broughton. READ MORE>>.

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