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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. hulu marketing streaming executive television netflix' Wall was most recently at Netflix, as part of that company''s global creative team. READ MORE>>.

Netflix

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based television streaming site Hulu is set for the launch tomorrow of Microsoft''s new Xbox One, saying that its video app--Hulu Plus--will be available as part of the Friday launch of the Xbox One. hulu xbox video streaming television' READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu said Monday that it has launched Hulu Plus for Chromecast on the iPhone, giving the ability for users to control video on their Chromecast connected TVs. Hulu had already been offering up Android and iPad support for the app prior to the new release. READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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MARCH 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Hulu said Monday morning that it has named a new Head of Distribution. Hulu said it has named Tim Connolly--formerly VP of Digital Video Distribution and New Product Development for Walt Disney--to the position. hulu executive distribution disney' READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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JUNE 25, 2014

Vessel , a new startup founded by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Richard Tom, has raised a round of funding from Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, and Bezos Expeditions. Vessel is in stealth mode, and has not said anything about what it is developing. vessel venture capital hulu jason kilar richard content hollywood'

Hulu

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APRIL 30, 2009

The Walt Disney Company is the latest firm to invest in online video aggregator Hulu , saying this morning that it has agreed to join NBC Universal, New Corporation, and Providence Equity Partners as a joint venture partner in the site. Tags: streaming media capital venture content video hulu walt disney. READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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MAY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based video site Hulu has just rolled out a number of major upgrades to the service and its video player, the firm announced this morning. Hulu also said it is continuing to use Flash on its player, and will "continue to monitor developments on HTML5," saying the new standard "doesn't yet meet all of our customers' needs."

Hulu

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based Hulu and a brand new startup, Humu , are engaging in the courts, after Hulu threatened to sue Humu over trademark infringement. Humu is developing machine learning software aimed at human talent development, and was founded by ex-Google employees.

Hulu

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

San Diego-based video software developer DivX has just filed another lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Hulu, alleging patent infringement for its video-streaming and playback technologies. DivX has at least one existing lawsuit it had filed against Hulu. DivX has at least one existing lawsuit it had filed against Hulu.

Hulu

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has acquired Vhoto , a developer of computer vision and machine learning software, according to reports. Vhoto CEO and founder Noah Heller has joined Hulu as Vice President of Audience Development, according to Heller's LinkedIn profile.

Hulu

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2019

DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. DivX filed two different lawsuits on Tuesday in the California Central District Court.

Netflix

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu has acquired the assets of The Video Genome Project (aka Structured Data Intelligence), a developer of software and data being used to personalize content recommendations for video. Hulu said it will incorporate The Video Genome Project into its recommendation systems.

Hulu

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APRIL 3, 2015

Among the creative ideas for April Fool''s this week was the "announcement" of a new channel on Hulu , Hulu Pets , featuring such titles as "Clawed City", "The Real Pugs of Portland", "The Bark" and "Bone Appetit". hulu pets april fool pranks parkme drone parking' Have a favorite April Fool''s prank from a local company?

Hulu

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Two, Southern California startups -- whole home music system developer Sonos , and streaming music service Beats Music -- made their Super Bowl commercial debuts yesterday, an unusual occasion for the startup community here. turbotax startup hulu crackle seinfeld debut commercial bowl super superbowl sonos music beats' READ MORE>>.

Culver City

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The highest ranking firms on the overall Technology Fast 500 from the area were Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , a developer of software e-commerce tools headed by Dan Engel , which was ranked at number 13 nationally with 17,468% revenue growth from 2006 to 2010. Editor's note: socalTECH was a sponsor of this event.).

Los Angeles

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

Netflix, Hulu & HBO Go are coming from the opposite direction – the Head End. ” That is why Hulu has invested so much in building its Hulu Plus subscription service. Hulu announced $500 million to fund new content and Netflix has, for example, resurrected the hit / cult show Arrested Development.

Media

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based game developer > SGN announced this morning that it has named Josh Yguado as President of the company. Yguado is one of the co-founders of SGN, and was previously in charge of game development at the firm. SGN is a developer of social games on Facebook, plus mobile games on iOs and Android. READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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JUNE 22, 2011

Richards was most recently Vice President of Technical Operations at Fox Interactive Media, and also served as Interim VP of Infrastructure and Technology at Hulu. OnGreen said Richards will manage the firm's development team and product rollouts.

Chief Technology Officer

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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. The addition of Netflix comes about a month after VIZIO inked a deal to carry Hulu Plus on the tablet device. Terms of the deal between the company were not announced.

Netflix

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JULY 17, 2012

NetDNA said it has standardized its NetDNA and MaxCDN services on NGINX, a developer of open source web servers which is being used by high volume websites such as WordPress and Hulu. Financial aspects of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops software-as-a-service for managing rights and content management for the film, video, and television industry, has raised $20M in a funding round. Lang was recently CEO of Miramax, and was at Fox Entertainment, involved with both Hulu and MySpace. READ MORE>>.

Software

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JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow. READ MORE>>.

Marina Del Rey

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based 3Rodeo , a brand venture capital investment firm led by former Hulu executive Noah Heller, says it is targeting investments in startups in Los Angeles. Size of the new fund was not announced. Size of the new fund was not announced.

Venture Capital

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

The content deal is one of the latest in a long line of content deals that online streaming video providers such as Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, and Hulu have been developing with Hollywood to provide content differentiation on their services, and to attract new viewers to their services.

Netflix

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In this area I’ve developed another philosophy that guides my investment decisions and forms a lot of the premise that I debate in our internal partners’ meetings when I’m advocating that we invest in a company. But what about markets? But be sure that along your ascent they’re going to notice you and respond.

Entrepreneur

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The big three options right now are Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, and they’re getting bigger: Americans are watching more than an hour of streaming content per day , a number excepted to steadily increase over time. Hulu Basics. Hulu offers current shows ASAP. However, Hulu – and you – pay a price for these advantages.

Netflix

L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Not Impossible Labs and Avnet developing wearable device to help people with motor-related health issues; Hulu redesigns for the computer screen and mouse; new CEO at X1 Discovery

Hulu

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops cloud-based learning and human capital management software, said late Wednesday that it has acquired Grovo Learning , a provider of "micro-learning" content, in a deal worth $24M in cash. Grovo was founded in 2010, and has offices in New York City and San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Clicker said the UCLA on Clicker site will give UCLA students both access to original videos from UCLA, as well as access to other online entertainment from ABC, MTV, PBS, Hulu, YouTube, and other sites and sources. READ MORE>>.

UCLA

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The licensing deal is part of a growing trend of online video streaming services--Hulu, Netflix, Amazon--to develop their own stable of exclusive online content, to attract viewers and subscribers to their services.

Netflix

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MAY 7, 2021

Santa Monica-based a href="[link] Cycle, a developer of software for market research, said it has rolled out a new tool to help with ongoing issue tracking for companies using continuous product development. The company said its customers include Peloton, Hulu, Thomson Reuters, Viacom, ro.co, Gymshark and others.

Tool

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 6, 2015

Expansion of the tech industry into Los Angeles and my district are pivotal to our economic development. There are also burgeoning startups there, such as Nasty Gal, Hulu, Dollar Shave Club, Tinder and Snapchat. The post MakerSquare Wants to Teach You to Become a Developer in Weeks appeared first on TechZulu. Entrepreneurship'

Dollar Shave Club

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Irvine-based Western Digital , the developer of disk drives and other electronics products, said today that it has launched a new version of its streaming media player which connects with the Spotify music service.

Media

socalTECH

MAY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based OpenX , which develops advertising technology, in addition to running its own ad exchange, said this morning that it has named three new executives. Chung, who will be responsible for OpenX's mobile app development initiatives, was previously at AdColony, and also served at YP.com. Ho had served at Hulu and Yahoo.

OpenX

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MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse announced on Thursday that it has named Ross Levinsohn, the former CEO of Yahoo!, He also served at News Corporation, where he was involved in the formation of Hulu, and also is co-founder and partner at Whisper Advisors, and a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group.

Yahoo

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based Perch, a startup which operates a service that lets users build their credit by paying for Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, and other services on credit, has scored an investment from financial giant Citi, via Citi's new Citi Impact Fund. Size of the investment was not announced. Citi announced the investment this morning.

Funding

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

And in particular, if you're developing comedy and humor content -- which is a big segment of the content being created--how to do you help people find the content which will resonate with them. We set up to develop that technology, in partnership with institutions and researchers, psychologists, and marketing professors.

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