socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Hulu said that its Japanese service has secured licensing deals with CBS, NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, and The Walt Disney Company (Japan) for content, with plans to add Japanese-produced content and content from Asia in the future.

Hulu 145

Hulu Content Entertainment Mobile 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Appetize is backed by the Guggenheim, the 49ers Family Office, WME SVP of Music Marc Geiger, Roar Entertainment and others; the company recently announced deals with Live Nation and the Sacramento Kings, and is part of the Dodgers Accelerator. What does Appetize do? How'd you end up creating your products?

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Sales Mobile Startup 100

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time.

Geni 219

Geni Silver Lake Startup Platform 219

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What that's done, is it's create a large hit in this space, at the top right end of the market.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

Investors eager to bet on the mobility industry’s future handed ride-hailing company Lyft $2.2 billion in new capital Thursday as the company completed an IPO that set its market capitalization at $24.3 billion, The New York Times reported. Lyft sold 30.8

Mobile 57

Mobile Capital Report Marketing 57

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? Jennifer Sargent: HitFix started two and a half years ago.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2015

Creating a successful startup is all about marketing these days, no matter how compelling your solution. According to Urban Dictionary , hype is “a clever marketing strategy where a product is advertised as the thing everyone must have, to the point where people begin to feel they need to consume it.” Peak of inflated expectations.

Startup 97

Startup Marketing Entrepreneur Social Network 97

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Before iROKOtv, Nollywood was almost completely closed to the Diaspora – lovers of Nollywood were always dependent on getting their hands on DVDs from family coming back from Nigeria, or from local market stalls – DVDs which may or may not have been pirated. This is something totally new for Nollywood. Are you also in London?

Netflix 82

Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Beyond mobile phones, the same concepts can be applied to embedded systems, portable navigation devices, and laptops. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.) Provide focused event marketing. Branded entertainment. Broadcast sponsorships and advertising.

Competition 84

Competition Entertainment Advertising Social Media 84

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

Evan Britton: I''m an Internet market guru. I love the web and love Internet marketing. However, we are here in Santa Monica, and we are a celebrity and entertainment site, and the next step for us in monetization is to get direct partnerships and deals with entertainment advertisers. That''s definitely on our roadmap.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

We're also delivering our information to mobile devices, through widgets, and mobile.surfline.com, a popular version of our site which is available through the mobile web. Sean was the first guy to do it, and brough tit to market by publishing that information to paying users via phone systems.

Web 140

Web Content Mobile Sites 140

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

We find that there’s all this really specialized software, software as a service, certain platforms, and different places you can do marketing; all of those have their own sets of data. Is it only a web-platform or will there be a mobile-version? So mobile is a huge part of it. Tablet and mobile are a huge part of that.

Startup 85

Startup Southern California Mobile Software 85

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

The inspiration to create Call of Duty vs Clash of Cans is very different on mobile. $$ and Advertisements. These same companies who are making huge bets on taking tv/online properties are also looking for new ways to increase their marketing budgets. Gaming (especially mobile) is an inherently social experience. Social Gaming.

Mobile 93

Mobile Platform Technology Screening 93

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Photos that are prime real estate and have never been monetized before, until one very ambitious Silicon Beach startup, GumGum , recognized the opportunity and created the first and largest in-image advertising platform, and an entirely new market. Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. Creative Artists Agency ( CAA ) is a prominent entertainment and sports agency headquartered in Los Angeles. Monitoring & reporting on company performance. Contributing overall with marketing and community outreach activities.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Technical Review GRP Partners Email 290

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 12, 2014

Robert Poor, VP Marketing & Chief Science Officer at weMonitor. You arrive to the front door and interact with your camera-mobile synced Skybell doorbell. Once inside, Belkin’s Wemo systems control everything from lighting to entertainment, and weMonitor watches over everything’s power consumption.

Belkin 87

Belkin Startup Acquisition Entertainment 87

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

Users range from consumers who are bloggers and/or active on Facebook and Twitter to entertainers who want to share content and better engage with fans, small business owners who want to more effectively share promotions, discounts, contests and products, and big brands who want to generate more awareness and drive traffic.

Startup 97

Startup Web Content Media 97

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Everyone reports updates and obstacles. The challenge is in getting clear numbers, but not often as cleanly as a basic web analytics report. Jen Robinson has been building web and mobile tech for more than 10 years. Steve currently manages Fandango’s web and mobile commerce platforms. For example?

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

3D Movies, 3D Printing, 3D Televisions, 3DS, our entire screen world is turning 3D and now its time for your mobile screen to get in on the fun. LG 4G Thrill is one of the first mobile devices in the United States to have 3D viewing capabilities without the glasses. No issues in any of these places. For the $99.99

Software Review 77

Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

To start, let’s take a peek inside my train of thinking while I was preparing what I would report on for Tech Crunch Disrupt 2012. Taglines like “Mobile Banking Made Cool” is a hangman sinking away precious characters telling readers nothing. So if you had a mobile app I probably wouldn’t have been interested. 1 Pre Planning.

Press 97

Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

The “Consumer User Experience” system, is a robust “infotainment” system that seeks to seamlessly integrate entertainment and driving information, thereby reducing distractions and risks for drivers. One step closer to a minority report gesture-interface world.

Screening 71

Screening Press Java Statistics 71

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44