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THQ Names Production VP

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Agoura Hills-based THQ announced this morning that it has named Ron Moravek as its new Executive Vice President, Production. He also served at Electronics Arts, Canada, and most recently was a senior advisor to security firm NuCaptcha. Moravek is the former co-founder and COO of Relic Entertainment, which he sold to THQ in 2004.

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MarketCast Group Names John Batter As New CEO

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Batter was most recently the CEO of Gracenote, which is part of Tribune Media Company; he also was CEO of M-GO , President of Production at DreamWorks Animation, and also had served at Electronic Arts. READ MORE>>.

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FabFitFun surpasses $200 million in revenue as it hits million-subscriber milestone

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It began as a media business reviewing new products and has only taken on a small amount of venture funding since its inception , but the business has become a social phenomenon and has moved into retail, launching brands like ISH, Summer & Rose and Chic & Tonic. . “We’re helping their products get discovered.

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LA-based Maslo pivots to professional services, launching an AI product for executive coaching

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When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs.

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Citysearch Names VP, GM

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Salzer was previously HEad of Marketing and Product for Linden Labs' Second Life. Szler has also served at Activision Blizzard, heading up brand management for Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and other titles, and also has been at Electronic Arts and The Clorox Company. READ MORE>>.

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Video Game Maker Pulls In More Than $1.9M On Kickstarter

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Kickstarter allows project teams, companies, and individuals to post their different project funding requirements, letting users contribute to those projects in exchange from things like t-shirts, recognition in products, and copies of the products themselves.

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KidZui Launches Advertising Platform

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KidZui also said that it will provide parents with reports on kids interests--as well as links to relevant promotions and product information--based on when kids "like" content.