socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2013

You''ve seen the company''s work in the Superbowl, on television, and on the web, all for big brands--but you might not know it came out of the crowdsourcing efforts of Tongal (www.tongal.com). We caught up with James DeJulio , the company''s President and one of its co-founders, to hear about how the crowdsourced video site works.

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Ideas Content Startup Web 243

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases. and are now one of the largest media outlets for entertainment on the web and Facebook.

Startup 164

Startup Paramount Netflix Entertainment 164

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

At Agility Studios, closed Puma deal for integration into director Jon Chu’s LXD dance web series, now at Paramount Digital. Creation: How do content creators (web series creators, directors, producers, writers) best integrate products and brands into branded series, videos, games and communities. Discussion will include.

Entertainment 96

Entertainment Yahoo Electronic Arts Social Media 96

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

We caught up with both Anne and John to learn more about the company. In their case, people write their scripts on a web site, and when they're done, they can submit them to contests with a single click. John Singleton: In reference to contests--one thing about our technology--is we have the only system like this on the web.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One of the firms which has been active in that area is Los Angeles-based CauseCast (www.causecast.com), run by Ryan Scott , who talked us about the company's relationship with the Huffington Post, its new efforts to provide its technology to companies interested in corporate social responsibility, and other initiatives.

Causecast 222

Causecast Startup Content Education 222

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2009

First, why don't you tell us a little bit about what your model is with companies like CBS? Miles Beckett: Our company EQAL is a social entertainment company, which means two things. Because we're on location here in LA, we're working with entertainment companies, like big studios and networks. Thanks for the interview.

Hollywood 113

Hollywood Content Paramount Entertainment 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

We caught up with James to hear more about the company, how he managed to get funding even in this economy, and his view on the mobile market. James Citron: We started the company a little over two years ago. We're still an early stage company, but we've formalized some big partnerships, including most of the U.S.

Mogreet 133

Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2010

When we started discussing the idea behind the company, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were the talk of the town. Prior to that, I had worked for a company that had invented digital sampling, which is how much of the music today is created. I also worked for the company which invented the MIDI protocol.

Orange County 244

Orange County Startup Slides Paramount 244

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

The company's VP of Marketing, Patrick Mork, will explore the demographics behind the application phenomenon, what makes a good app, consumer expectations and whether marketers really even need apps to engage with consumers on mobile. Should media companies offer their content on an ad-supported basis or get users to pay up front?

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. Why buy now?

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366