socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the startup providing in-home, technical support and related services, is powering a new in-home installation and service offering from broadband communications and video service provider Altice, the two said this morning.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. Phoebe Scott: I started Laudville, because I consume a lot of entertainment of all kinds. What is Laudville?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2011

San Diego-based Nirvanix , the provider of enterprise cloud storage services, said today that it has scored a customer win at Relativity Media, an entertainment studio working on film and television production. Nirvanix provides a cloud storage service, aimed at enterprise customers. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2012

Van Nuys-based Audiolife , the startup which provided product fulfillment for the music industry and artists, has been acquired by Florida firm Alliance Entertainment. Alliance Entertainment said that the acquisition will be an ideal complement to its business, and help it expand the services and products it offers to customers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2015

According to the two, the new startup accelerator will focus on companies at the intersection of sports, technology, and entertainment. The accelerator says it hopes to have a mix of early-stage startups developing new technologies, products, and services, as well as later-stage companies. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based Arktos Entertaiment Group , a firm which says it provides investment, creative and production management support, and other services to interactive and online entertainment firms, said today that it has led a $5M investment round in firm Online Warmongers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Burbank-based Cast & Crew, which provides payroll software and services to the entertainment industry, said last week that it has signed a deal to acquire The Team Companies, a developer of payroll and production management services to the advertising, music and concert tours and live events industries.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

Even as Quibi , the short form video platform from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo , reportedly looks to raise another $1 billion , rival service Fiction Riot continues to steadily build out its pipeline of short form serials. The company is reportedly spending $5 million per hour of storytelling for some of its titles.

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socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2013

Pasadena-based Metacloud announced this morning that it has released a new version of its product, Carbon|OS. The update includes a new self-service tenant management system; new tools to maximize the performance of virtual machines; a better web interface; and more. The upgraded software is based on OpenStack Grizzly. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based XR Studios, an agency specializing in augmented and virtual reality production, has been acquired by Solotech, a provider of audio, video, lighting, rigging, soft goods, control and collaboration solutions and services for the entertainment industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not annoucned.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The service, called Ebyline News Desk, allows publishers to create their own, custom feeds of original content. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. Ebyline, which is headed by Bill Momary, said the new service looks to fill the game that traditional wire services have been unable to fill. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Does the world need another, online streaming media service for movies and television? I personally come from DreamWorks, and was President of Production previous to taking the opportunity to come run M-GO. Why a new, streaming service -- and how is this different from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc? What''s the story behind M-GO?

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Citrix said this morning that it has launched a new, multimedia webcasting service aimed at large scale web events. The company said it is looking to target the movie, music, and entertainment market, schools and universities, community town halls, and more with the new product. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2017

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , which provides technology-enabled payroll and production-management services to the entertainment industry, has snagged a PayPal executive to serve as its new Chief Technology Officer.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Los Angeles- and Austin-based GameSalad , which develops software to easily create iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad games, said today that it has released a new publishing service and product. GameSalad said the new Studio and publishing service will pull together games built by its users under a common label. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

As part of the lead in to the conference, and as a part of our sponsor relationship with the conference, we're running a series of interviews with speakers from the conference about their experience in the area of recurring revenues, customer service, and similar topics. It sounds like you actually do all your customer service in house?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

According to a report from the New York Times, Microsoft has hired Nancy Tellem to head up a Microsoft production studio based in Los Angeles, which the report said would create programming for both the Xbox 360 and other efforts. Photo courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , which provides technology and payroll and production management services to the entertainment industry, said it has named Alex Godelman as its new Chief Technology Officer. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The money came from heavy hitters in the Los Angeles entertainment and investment scene including Scooter Braun, Troy Carter, Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew and Jared Leto. For its first foray into live entertainment, Moment House is going to host a geo-fenced, location-specific tour for the musician Yungblud. million in seed funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , the provider of technology and payroll, and production management services for the entertainment industry, said on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Culver City-based CAPS Payroll. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. Even if certain categories aren't predefined in the database, users still receive relevant product suggestions. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2019

Los Angeles-based MarketCast Group , which provides market research and consumer analytics services to the media, entertainment, sports, and lifestyle industries, has named a new CEO, and shifted its current CEO to Chairman. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2020

The company said the lifting of those limits will enable business-critical productivity and entertainment apps such as video-conferencing, accessing VPN/cloud content, email, high-definition streaming services, live TV and more. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2015

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , a provider of technology and payroll services to the entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired by private equity investor Silver Lake. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. LLC and Sidley Austin LLP in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Burbank-based BlueFocus , a provider of digital technology, hardware and software to Hollywood, said on Monday that it has acquired The Master QC Group LLC , a provider of file-based master quality control for Hollywood studios and production houses. Financial details of the buy were not announced. BlueFocus is led by Ceo Paulette E.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2013

According to ScoreBig, it has named David Marcus as Senior Vice President, Partnerships, and Eric Wilson as Vice President, Technology and Product. Marcus was previously SVP, Worldwide Artist Services at Warner Music Group, and also served at Ticketmaster. scorebig executive live entertainment tickets concerts sports'

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Burbank-based Cast & Crew , which provides software and services for both payroll and production management to Hollywood, has been acquired by private equity investor EQT Partners. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Cast & Crew previously was owned by private equity investor Silver Lake. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based Digiboo , which develops a kiosk-based, movie and television show rental service aimed at travelers, said Thursday that it has deployed its kiosks in Boise, Idaho. The firm said it installed four of its kiosks at the Boise Airport, letting travelers rent or buy entertainment while traveling. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In recent years, Mashable has focused mostly on popular culture, entertainment, and popular consumer technology products and services. The deal apparently comes after Mashable failed to raise additional funding for the company, despite a round valued at around $250M in March of 2016. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Tell me a bit about your background.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based Exactuals , the developer of a software-as-a-service product used to track complex payments such as residuals and royalties, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $10.6M The new funding came from Entertainment Partners (EP), City National, and TTV Capital. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2018

The company said it has named Mike DeMartino as Chief Financial Officer, and Anton Reut as Chief Product Officer & Executive Vice President of Operations. The company said it has named Mike DeMartino as Chief Financial Officer, and Anton Reut as Chief Product Officer & Executive Vice President of Operations. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment. For over 100 years entrepreneurs have come to Hollywood to try their luck in the dream factory and build an empire in the business of storytelling.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

Danko was previously VP of Branded Entertainment at Viacom Media Networks, working on MTVN Music Group and MTV Entertainment Group; he also worked at Comedy Central and USA Network. Culver City-based YouTube network Fullscreen said Tuesday that it has hired Justin Danko as Vice President of Sales and Brand Strategy, East Coast.

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