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Demand Media Highlights Entertainment Personalities

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online content network headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has launched a new "Talent and Expert Network," which will highlight entertainment personalities through its site. Demand said it is working on two additional projects with Potts for its various media properties.

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MGID: Move to Los Angeles Helped Drive Record Growth

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Santa Monica-based MGID , which provides native advertising, says its move from New York to Los Angeles earlier this year helped drive "dramatic growth" at the company. MGID said it saw a 21.7

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Siemer Ventures Backs Japanese Mobile Video Firm

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Santa Monica-based venture capital investor Siemer Ventures is one of the backers of a new, Japanese mobile video entertainment startup, Breaker. According to Breaker, it has raised $2M in a seed funding round, to help bolster its efforts to produce and distribute mobile video entertainment in Japan. READ MORE>>.

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Vertical Networks Acquired By Whistle

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Santa Monica-based Vertical Networks , a "mobile-first" content studio which was backed by Snap , has been acquired by New York-based entertainment and sports media company Whistle. According to Whistle, the acquisition will help its expand its lifestyle video content efforts.

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GumGum Sports Names ESPN Veteran To VP Post

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Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , which develops artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software to help quantify the amount of exposure sponsors are getting from sports sponsorships, has tapped a veteran of ESPN as its newest executive. Stevens was most recently at Sports Innovation Labs. READ MORE>>.

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ICX Media Sets Up Shop In LA For Digital Content, AI Tools

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ICX Media , a developer of artificial intelligence and adaptive learning-driven tools being used to help brands, media companies, and content companies with distribution and monetization, said it has set up shop in the Los Angeles area, with a new office in Santa Monica. The company is led by founder and CEO Michael Avon.

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GumGum Touts Growth In Employees, Clients

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Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , the developer of computer-vision software used for "sport media valuation", led by Ophir Tanz, said on Wednesday that it has doubled both its number of employees, and number of clients in 2018. The company did not announced how many employees it added, nor how many clients. READ MORE>>.