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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Drivetime , a developer of interactive, voice-driven audio entertainment apps for drivers, has raised $11M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. According to the startup, the funding was led by Makers Fund and also included the Amazon Alexa Fund and Google.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

5) Google does a great job with indexed search. Google can definitely work complimentary to what we are doing. We’ve got a very search-friendly site; we are starting to see what Google calls ‘authority’ for terms like ‘list’ and ‘top’ and ‘best’. I am looking for Java developers and database experts.

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APRIL 25, 2018

The highly anticipated, Harry Potter-themed videogame from Los Angeles-based Jam City -- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery --officially launched today, and is now on Apple's App Store and Google Play. The game was developed by Jam City, in conjunction with Warner Bros.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2013

With the E3 Expo wrapping up, SGN announced early this morning the acquisition of Mob Science further expanding its game portfolio and development team. SGN is the priemere cross-platform mobile game developer founded by MySpace Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe, delivering highly entertaining and engaging titles to millions of users around the world.

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MAY 31, 2013

Drew Baumann got his lucky hands on Google’s ongoing project, Google Glass. We get in touch with Drew and talk about his new BEAM app, Google Glasses, and the future of tech. I thought Google Glasses was allowing people to easily share life’s moment through YouTube. How hard was it to work on the Google Glass?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based Appetize , which develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) systems, has scored a big win with the Sacramento Kings , as the Kings said it will implement the Appetize POS solution at both Sleep Train Arena and the future Golden 1 Center. Financial impact of the deal was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Big news in the social gaming sphere as major interactive gaming player Kabam announces the launch of The Godfather: Five Families out of beta and into commercial exclusively with Google+ Games. This is the first major exclusive game launch Kabam or any other major gaming company on Google+ and not on Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Social video sharing app developer TikTok--which has offices in Los Angeles--said this morning that it is rolling out TikTok TV, its "smart television" app in the US and Canada. According to the company, the app is now available on Google TV and other Android TV OS devices, LG Smart TVs, and Samsung Smart TVs.

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MARCH 12, 2014

TAPP said that its investors include Discovery Communications, Demarest Films, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, as well as Ken Moelis, Peter Ezersky and Michael Huber. The company also said its co-founder and CTO is, Michael Greer, who was head of technology and product development for The Onion. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Rachel Payne , the CEO and one of the co-founders of FEM, is a veteran of Google, and is taking her experience there and applying it into the video recommendations and engagement area. Rachel Payne: I was working at Google for about eight years, most recently in global strategic alliances. What is FEM? My other cofounder has a Ph.D.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments. “We want to connect them to the right person at those companies to create a commercial relationship.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Calabasas-based Spotlight Ticket Management , the venture-backed startup which helps companies manage their corporate sports and entertainment tickets for big brands like Coca Cola, Google, Comcast, and many others, has renamed itself Ticketmanager , the company said today. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2014

For today''s Insights and Opinions section, we are featuring a post from Jonathan Handel , a Los Angeles entertainment/technology attorney, who imagines one day when driver''s licenses will be obsolete (thanks to Google and Uber). In other words, Google is engineering all of us right out of the driver''s seat.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

Calabasas-based SpotlightTMS , the developer of luxury suite and corporate ticket management software, announced today that it has rolled out its software on Salesforce.com's AppExchange.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Bccthis , a developer of messaging software which helps users add more information to their group emails, said Monday that it has added support from Gmail to its product. According to the firm, it has added Gmail support via a Firefox add-on, which allows users to use the product using Google's popular email service.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 6, 2015

With the growing need for Software Engineers at technology, entertainment and media companies in the Los Angeles area, Hack Reactor, which has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates, identified fertile ground for MakerSquare to educate, train and mentor technologists in Southern California. “We Entrepreneurship'

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment. www.science-inc.com).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Music Prodigy.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M There, I learned that there is a lot of top level churn from small businesses because Google ads cost too much.

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JULY 18, 2017

and no, there aren't any entertainment-technology companies anywhere in sight). Rocket Lab (www.rocketlab.com) Rocket Lab is a developer of satellite launch vehicles, and just launched its first rocket into space. We've put together a rundown of some of the most recent companies to enter the "unicorn club" here below.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. But with the introduction of Apple TV, Google TV, the Boxee Box & other initiatives it’s clear that this battle will heat up in 2011. Enter Google.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2014

Google Glass. Google Glass is one of the most famous examples of wearable Tech. Although there are many companies making variations on the product, Google’s seems to be the most advanced and streamlined. Initially a developer kit was released for those interested in helping to debug and improve the device. Oculus Rift.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2019

The company said the Hot Wheel Infinite Loop game was developed in a partnership with videogame maker Creative Mobile, which is known for its Drag Racing and Nitro Nation titles. Mattel said the game will also be available for Android soon through the Google Play Store.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. The firm is backed by Google Ventures, as well as a number of well known angels. You're backed by Google, isn't that right?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Josh Yguado - President SGN.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Heather Wilburn – Founding Member of AdWords Program & Biz Dev Manager for Channel Sales team at Google. The conversation shifts over to the work Heather Wilburn is doing with Google AdWords. Even with Google, the creators might not even realize what the hidden potentials are for their products and services.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

They not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook. LA produced Applied Semantics that created AdSense and was bought by Google. But we do have great technology developers. As a result many funds are OK with big bets. Get over it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

What you really want to know is which campaigns drove “bottom of funnel activities” such as: Purchases, newsletter signups, subscribers, comments and so forth in the same way you’d be tracking this on Google Analytics for your SEO / SEM campaigns, direct referrals, etc. Today awe.sm

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Josh Yguado is co-founder, COO and President of Jam City, where he�s overseen the mobile game developer�s exponential growth and global expansion. Before launching Jam City, Josh was Vice President at Fox Entertainment, where he worked at the intersection of Hollywood and technology.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Prior to Tilofy, I had technical positions at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Samsung, ranging from development, to program management, to senior technology person on Samsung''s smart TV platform. Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

With unrivaled weather, a host of high-profile universities and unlimited array of daytime and nightlife entertainment, Los Angeles seems like a dreamland for young tech professionals and the companies hoping to employ their talents. And for good reason. DVDs are dying and streaming is on the rise. But as long as L.A.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

5 on iTunes and 4/5 on Google Play—it’s looking like ADT is doing pretty good so far. Apps & Software Entertainment Gadgets AI Automation communication Connected Consumers Google Homes innovation Verizon Wireless Voice Authentication' Case in point: The ability to use voice authentication technology in our homes.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

He spent the next eight years at the center of the new music industry with a focus on developing awareness for celebrities, brands, and products through strategic digital partnerships. His time in the industry served as a living education in the world of online consumer engagement.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

Andrew Stalbow: We''re building mobile games, that are designed to be developed into bigger entertainment properties. We believe very strongly that the next generation of brands in entertainment will be mobile first, and we want to be on the forefront of that shift. They are super talented people there.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Compound that by the exponential growth of smart devices from 2011-2013 , we’re looking at a need for rapid development in the next few years. Keynote address by Jim Farley (Ford Motors CMO) and Tarun Bhatnagar (Director of Google Maps for Business). Tarun Bhatnagar echoes Jim’s thoughts with his Google perspective.

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