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GoTV Networks Acquired By Phunware

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Sherman Oaks-based GoTV Networks , the provider of mobile applications and content, has been acquired by a Texas mobile software developer, Phunware. According to Phunware, the acquisition will add offices in San Francisco, Sherman Oaks, and San Diego. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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USC Among Top 10 Universities for Video Game Development Programs

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2 on a list of top 10 universities for video game development programs, according to Sherman Oaks-based 80 Level, an online publication covering the gaming industry. The University of Southern California ranked No.

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Mission Ventures Re-Ups On Alpine Data

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San Diego-based venture capital investor Mission Ventures has re-upped its investment in San Francisco-based Alpine Data Labs , a developer of Hadoop software for the big data market. Alpine Data Labs'' was founded by the founders of Greenplum (Metapa), which had been backed by Mission Ventures and originally been based in Sherman Oaks.

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Respawn's TitanFall Set For Launch

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Sherman Oaks-based videogame developer Respawn Entertainment , headed by Vince Zampella, is launching its new title, Titanfall at midnight, in what has been billed as a potential game changer for Microsoft''s Xbox One. Respawn''s Zampella was behind the immensely successful Call of Duty titles.

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Five Startups Revolutionizing Music, In Southern California

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All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more.

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Amazon Ramping Content Efforts In LA

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According to reports today, Amazon is looking to ramp its efforts in Los Angeles to develop original programming through its Amazon Studios initiatives. According to reports , and are expected to generate content for both online and traditional distribution. READ MORE>>.

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Joystick Ventures Finds $3M As Part Of $10M Venture Capital Fund

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Sherman Oaks-based Joystick Ventures, a new venture capital fund looking to invest in the videogame industry, has raised $3M as part of an ongoing, $10M venture capital fundraising, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The Managing Partners of the fund are Arturo Carillo Lopez and Dmitry Burkovskiy, according to that filing.