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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you're a web publisher, or even a brand developing your own outreach to customers through a newsletter or microsite, how do you efficiently gather and curate all of the news and information out there? The firm has created a tool which uses software and semantic search to help in the whole process of curating content.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based AEG Digital Media , a provider of online broadcast services, said late last night that it has rolled out a new product which uses Amazon Web Services to provide cloud-based, video transport and ingest. AEG Digital Media serves traditional broadcasters and television stations. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, former Chairman of MySpace, said Wednesday that it has launched a new service which automatically pulls up and links to related content on web pages. Pluck was a developer of social media software for web publishers. READ MORE>>

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JULY 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based viral web clips company Jukin Media says that it is now expecting this year's revenues to be closer to $20M, rather than the earlier $10M reported here Monday. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. at the intersection of technology and media. According to Warner Media Camp, all of the startups went through mentoring from Turner/Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank on Monday evening.

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MARCH 27, 2009

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Beachfront Media , the developer of video publishing tools, said today that its Beachfront Builder software now supports HTML5 applications. The firm said the new support allows companies to support the mobile web, in addition to the company's existing, native apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Android. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. as part of that company''s Warner Media Camp accelerator. How did you get involved with the Warner Media Camp? How do you do that?

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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

For today's interview, we spoke to Bill Curtis , the founder of Malibu-based CurtCo Media (www.curtco.com). We spoke to Bill about CurtCo's move into the podcasting area, and why he thinks podcasting is the next frontier in media. To a content provider, that's something you have to pay attention to. That is amazing.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, along with food and cooking celebrity Rachel Ray , said this morning that they are in a multi-year, exclusive partnership to develop co-branded content in the food category. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based online publisher Break Media said today that the firm has more than tripled its branded content projects this year, and expects that it will grow 18 percent this year, despite the economy. Break has been developing content series with advertisers, aiming at creating "viral" videos which get a lot of online viewers.

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APRIL 24, 2009

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media site run by Richard Rosenblatt, said Friday that it has updated its eHow web site, the firm's questions and answers site. Demand said that it has created a "crisp, clean" design update, and also added new content channels, a new video series, and social tools to the site.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, has updated its S-1 filing, saying it now has around 3 million articles in the firm's library of content. Demand Media has applied to list on the NYSE as DMD, but has not yet set an offering range or pricing on its IPO. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publisher which runs such sites as eHow.com, typeF.com, and LIVESTRONG.COM, said Thursday afternoon that it is launching a new effort focused on long-form web content. The firm said it is looking to engage feature writers to write long articles--"north of 850 words"--for its sites.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has inked a partnership with celebrity model Tyra Banks , to create a new site focused on fashion and beauty. Financial details of the partnership between Banks and Demand Media were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? Our whole goal is to create content for real life.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Los Angeles-based EdgeCast , the content delivery network firm headed by James Segil, and fellow Los Angeles web hosting provider Media Temple , run by Demien Sellfors, are announcing today they are launching a new content delivery network offering for Media Temple's customers. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online entertainment site run by Keith Richman, said today that it has launched a new, 3D video channel--and will also produce its own, original 3D series. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing empire run by Richard Rosenblatt, has inked a partnership with outdoor retailer REI. Trails.com is Demand Media's online adventure site, providing trail guides, topographic maps, articles, and other outdoors-related content. The companies announced the deal today.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Online women's publishing site SheKnows has bumped into the 50 largest web properties in the U.S., SheKnows was ranked number 49 on the list; other local companies ranked among the top 50 include Internet Brands (50), Demand Media (16), BUZZMEDIA (38), Disney Online (30), Break Media (31), and MySpace (44). READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , which develops video encoding software and a related content delivery network, said today that it has released a new application programming interface (API). According to Sorenson Media, the new Sorenson 360 API helps developers to integrate video into their web sites. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Los Angeles-based Break Media is continuing to roll out new, original video content for the site, saying today that it plans to roll out five new web series on Break.com.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

A new analysis of the most popular, YouTube channels, shows that the Los Angeles area continues to lead the world in content production, even as the medium shifts to the web. minutes per viewer; Santa Monica-based Demand Media had 15.2 million total unique viewers in July, with about 265.4 million unique viewers, with 46.1M

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the new media venture of former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has just published its one millionth piece of original content, and is launching an effort to extend health care benefits to freelancers creating that content for the firm. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2012

Scripps Company , to provide its automotive content on the web sites of Scripps' television stations across thirteen major markets. The deal also calls for Autobytel to work with those local television stations to also develop content for the various local markets served by each site. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Pluggedin Media , which operates a web site focused on streaming of high quality, music videos in HD and broadcast quality, is looking for a buyer. Tags: merger content acquisition pluggedin hdtv media. O'Brien is one of the co-founders of Xdrive, which was sold to AOL in 2005. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Pluggedin Media , which operates a web site focused on streaming of high quality, music videos in HD and broadcast quality, is looking for a buyer. Tags: merger pluggedin acquisition content hdtv media. O'Brien is one of the co-founders of Xdrive, which was sold to AOL in 2005. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

A report today says that the latest updates to Demand Media's S-1 are a result of government scrutiny over how the firm is accounting for content developed for its sites. AllThingsD said the accounting questions have delayed Demand Media's roadshow until the beginning of the year. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

Venice-based JibJab Media , the online humor and greeting card company, made its name with its well known animation of talking and singing Presidents. Since its "This Land Is Your Land" video hit the web in 2004, the company''s humor--and greeting cards--have been based on its signature video animation style. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2010

San Diego-based Sorenson Media , a developer of online video hosting and encoding products, announced today that web performance firm Gomez has selected the firm's online video platform, Sorenson 360. Tags: sorenson media video hosting. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

RealGravity said it provides an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of online video content and advertising. The firm said it has over 500,000 professional videos available to web publishers. socalTECH had uncovered the funding via regulatory filings earlier in the week. READ MORE>>.

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