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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Santa Monica-based H Code , which provides digital advertising services around reaching the U.S. According to H Code, the new product offers up a "fully integrated" digital marekting and media solution to connect brands and agencies with U.S. Hispanic market, says it has rolled out a new product it calls Tastemakers.

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based Manalto has raised $1M in a seed funding round, for the company''s social media content management software. The company splits its operations between Santa Monica and Australia. The company is led by Anthony Owen. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Holding company Chernin Group announced Aug. 8 that it sold Santa Monica entertainment conglomerate Otter Media Inc. to AT&T Inc.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Santa Monica-based Spanish language media company Entravision Communications --which owns television, radio, and online media focused on the Latino market--said earlier this week that it has acquired online advertising company Pulpo Media. The company is based in Berkeley. and Latin America.

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APRIL 5, 2018

The company said it has named Mike DeMartino as Chief Financial Officer, and Anton Reut as Chief Product Officer & Executive Vice President of Operations. DeMartino was previously at Caesar's Interactive Entertainment and Playtika Santa Monica, and Reut was previously at Onestop Internet. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has lost its Chief Revenue Officer, Jeff Dossett, to startup Porch.com , only eight months after Dossett was named to the position after the loss of former Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer Bradford. porch jeff dossett chief revenue officer demand media executive everest' and Microsoft.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has completed its spinoff of Rightside Group , its domain name registration business, as a tax-free distribution this morning. Demand Media has been in the midst of spinning off Rightside Group for over a year. rightside group enom demand media name spinout spinoff registrar domainer'

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

In a surprise move, Santa Monica-based Demand Media said late Monday that founder, Chairman, and CEO Richard Rosenblatt has resigned from the company. Demand Media said that it has appointed Shawn Colo as interim President and interim CEO, effective immediately, with James Quandt taking the Chairman position.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Santa MOnica-based Demand Media made a surprise move this morning, saying it has appointed former Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty as its new CEO--and also acquiring Moriarty''s startup, Saatchi Art. According to Demand Media, it paid $17M for Saatchi Art, in a mix of cash and stock, in a deal which will add revenues of $0.5M

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MAY 4, 2017

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by multi-location brands to manage consumer experience interacting with their locations, has enhanced its Paid Media Manager software. The company said the enhancements include the ability to executive targeted, local Snap Ads and Geofilters on Snapchat.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media --in what looks to be a tumultuous day to for the stock market--said this morning that it will begin trading its common stock today on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol, LFGR. The company is changing its name to Leaf Group Ltd. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2013

Peter Csathy , the CEO of San Diego''s Sorenson Media , and digital media veteran, has departed the company, and will head up a new legal and investment group formed by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. The new digital media venture from Manatt was created by Los Angeles partner T. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2018

ICX Media , a developer of artificial intelligence and adaptive learning-driven tools being used to help brands, media companies, and content companies with distribution and monetization, said it has set up shop in the Los Angeles area, with a new office in Santa Monica. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has announced a new head of the company''s domain name registration business this morning, saying it has named Steve Banfield as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company''s Registrar Services business. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based entertainment studio Lionsgate said on Thursday that it has named Julie Uhrman to the position of Executive Vice President & General Manager of Lionsgate Over-The-Top (OTT) Ventures, the company's streaming media service.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Santa Monica-based interactive video technology developer Fuisz Media and IP licensing firm Intellectual Ventures said yesterday that the two are in a intellectual property licensing agreement. recognition video licensing patent ventures intellectual media fuisz' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has sold Cracked , its online humor site, to the E.W. Scripps Company , in a deal worth $39M in cash, the companies said late Tuesday. According to Demand Media, the move will give it a "more focused portfolio of businesses", and also "significantly" strengthen its balance sheet.

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JULY 30, 2015

Santa Monica-based Fuisz Media , which develops interactive video technology, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Evolution Media Partners. Ross Levinsohn and Ian Doddy have both joined Fuisz Media's board with the funding.

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JUNE 4, 2013

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MAY 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based online digital media publisher Demand Media keeps on getting bigger and bigger. The company also reported net income of $0.7M demand media earnings domain content publishing creativebug' The firm reported its latest quarterly results Tuesday, reporting $100.6M READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Adconion Media Group , the European advertising network firm which as significant operations in Los Angeles, said today that it has acquired smartclip , a European digital video advertising firm. According to Adconion, it will use the acquisition to help solidify its video advertising business, Joost, which is headquartered in Santa Monica.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it has come up with a name for its domain name services group, which it is in the midst of spinning off into an independent company. Demand Media said the new company will be named Rightside Group, Ltd. , READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2020

the Santa Monica-based social media company, reported earnings results for the second quarter ended June 30. While the company has beaten revenue expectations, it continues to see an increase in net loss.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said Monday afternoon that it has named Wendy Voong as the company's new Chief Accounting Officer. Demand Media said Voong was responsible for Activision's SEC reporting and quarterly close cycle.

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MAY 22, 2015

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has had another shuffle in its executive ranks, saying late Thursday that it has named Brian Pike, currently its Chief Technology Officer, to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Pike had joined Demand Media in November of 2014 from Rubicon Project, where he also served as CTO.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Santa Monica-based social media app startup Mayk.it has raised $4M in a seed funding, and launched its social music app, the company said this morning. Beasts' Night media, Sophia Bendz (Spotify), Cyan Banister, T-Pain and Zach Katz, plus others.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said on Friday that it will be changing its name, and will become Leaf Group Ltd. Demand Media did not say why it is changing its name, however, the company has significantly been shifting its business from Internet media, to an online marketplace business. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said Monday afternoon that it has lost its CFO, Mel Tang, who the company said will depart at the end of the year. The announcement was made as Demand Media reported its third quarter 2014 results. demand media executive revenues quarterly' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said on Friday that it has acquired UK-based The Other Art Fair , an art fair for emerging artists. The company said The Other Art Fair has a large following in the UK, Australia, and internationally. Demand Media is led by Sean Moriarty. The Other Art Fair is based in London.

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MAY 9, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media reported its quarterly earnings Monday afternoon, revealing a precipitous decline in the company's content revenues. Demand Media said that its Content and Media revenues dropped 40%, from $22.5M in the first three months of 2015 to just $13.5M in Q1 of 2015 to $13.5M

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MAY 1, 2014

Santa Monica-based movie and entertainment company Lionsgate said late Wednesday that it is expanding into a new line of business, and has launched a new, interactive and game arm. He also had been at Creative Artists Agency, Walt Disney, and Bellrock Media. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Santa Monica-based NextCar, the newest automotive-focused startup led by startup veteran Scott Painter, is gearing up for the launch of the company, saying this week that it has named a senior management team.

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MARCH 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said today that it is expanding its offerings in the content area, with an expansion of its Content Solution offerings. According to Demand Media, the expansion includes new content formats and enhanced "publishing and distribution strategies." READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

In a surprise move, Santa Monica-based Demand Media said Tuesday afternoon that it plans to explore separating its domain name and content businesses into two, independent, publicly traded companies. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media reported a steep drop in revenues for the last quarter, saying that it had $89.8M According to Demand Media, the drops were the result of a 24 percent decline in content and media revenue, which came despite a slight increase in traffic. demand media content traffic revenues'

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JUNE 27, 2013

Santa Monica-based Demand Media has made an interesting move this morning, launching a brand new, subscription fitness and nutrition program. Demand Media said it new Stronger program is part of a "key initiative" to expand its paid content porfolio. Stronger is an offshoot of Demand Media''s LIVESTRONG.COM site.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the publisher of online content, said late Tuesday that it is changing its advertising strategy to exclusively focus on premium programmatic ads. The company said the move will result in the elimination of its premium display salesforce. Terms of that deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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