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AUGUST 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based Twistory Entertainment Studios , which had been a mobile game development and graphic novel design company, is being sold in an asset sale, according to auction company CMA Auctions. Twistory Entertainment was founded in 2009, and had developed Ouch! Couch and other titles.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Buy.com announced this morning that it has launched itself into the online gift card sales area. According to the online e-commerce provider, it has started offering gift cards from such brands as Sephora, Marriott, Regal Entertainment Group, Applebee's, The Home Depot and more.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the entertainment and pop culture publishing firm founded by Anthony Batt , said today that it has hired on two new sales execs, as part of a push to expand its advertising sales. Sanders joins the firm from About.com, and has also served at AOL, Philips, and SONY.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We had the notion that we could create a service that was aimed at the mass market, which was really user friendly, which provided a service to the consumer, and that helped bring back the fun in the entertainment experience, so that we could help the consumer bridge the digital divide. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecting consumers with awesome deals on below-face value, live entertainment tickets.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Irvine-based videogame maker Blizzard Entertainment sold 1 million copies of its new title, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the firm said, in its first 24 hours of availability. The title first went on sale at midnight on July 27th, in a global launch which included versions in 11 different languages. Blizzard said it sold more than 1.5

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles- and Atlanta-based Mighty Oak Entertainment , which produces sports clips for traditional, digital, and streaming, has received an investment from former MGM Television President John Bryan and entrepreneur and KDOCTV (Los Angeles) owner Bert Ellis, Jr., Mighty Oak Entertainment is best known for its "Whacked Out Sports" clips.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

San DIego-based Sony Online Entertainment announced yesterday that it has launched a new program which allows users to create their own, in-game items for its popular EverQuest franchise. Sony said the new program is the first time that players will be able to build and sell their own items in the game.

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OCTOBER 28, 2014

Santa Barbara-based optical switching technology developer Calient Technologies said this morning that it has named Erik Leonard as its Senior Vice President of Sales. Leonard had most recently been Vice President of Sales for its Service Provider and Digital Entertainment markets area. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. .” Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

San Diego-based cloud storage provider Nirvanix announced this morning that it has hired Tina Gravel as its new Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Gravel will head up sales strategy and global expansion in emerging markets and verticals such as healthcare, media & entertainment and financial services.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Los Angeles-based Big Stage Entertainment is announcing this morning that it has raised an additional $2.7M The company said the new funding will go to accelerate research and development, along with sales and marketing. The company said the new funding will go to accelerate research and development, along with sales and marketing.

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APRIL 17, 2014

According to the company, it has named Rick Song as its new Global Head of Media Solutions Sales, and named Michael Saperstein as Head of Media Sales (East, Central, Canada). Song was previously Executive Vice President at Clear Channel Media + Entertainment, and Saperstein is a former Vice President from Machinima.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Irvine-based Specific Media, a major online advertising network, has rolled out a new product geared at offline sales reporting, the firm disclosed today. The firm said it will offer its offline sales impact reports for customers in the retail, automotive, consumer packaged goods, entertainment and travel categories.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

Join us tonight live at 8pm PST from UCLA Korn Hall for Digital LA’s Branded Entertainment panel right here on TechZulu. They’ll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment. Matt McMahon, Fox Digital Entertainment, VP Mobile. Originals is Yahoo!’s

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JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s One after another, tech and entertainment companies – and hybrids of the two – have taken root here. commercial real estate market.

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APRIL 12, 2013

The firm said Thursday that the primary function of its office will be sales and outreach, and that it initially has seve, full time employees in Los Angeles. The opening of the office was first spotted by Betabeat, which saw photos of the new office posted by Tumblr''s head of sales.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Fullscreen , the online entertainment video site headed by George Strompolos, announced this morning that it has raised a round of Series A funding. According to FullScreen, the new funding will go towards domestic and intentional expansion, in the areas of technology, audience development and sales. billion monthly views. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Venice, California-based anonymous messaging app developer Whisper said Tuesday that it has named Shelby Huston Haro as the company's Vice President of Sales. Haro is from the entertainment industry, and has served at Maverik Digital, GetGlu, Penske Media Corp, along with Flixster, Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

The business is directly aimed at the issue of unsold inventory at entertainment venues. Goldstar offers up a service which emails members with last minute tickets to local events, usually highly discounted, which helps consumers get great values on local venues, and in turn, helps those venues sell out their seats.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Irvine-based game developer Blizzard Entertainment reports this morning that its newest title, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, has sold 3.3 The firm said the sales record makes it the fastest-selling PC game of all time, beating its prior record of 2.8 million copies through its first 24 hours of release.

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JULY 1, 2010

Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment said last night that it has launched a closed beta test of its new expansion for World of Warcraft, Cataclysm. Blizzard said its last two expansions to World of Warcraft "shattered" PC game sales records on release. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Hollywood-based Billion Dollar Babes , which operates a member-only, private sales business focused on fashion, home, and beauty, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Delivery Agent. Tags: billion dollar babes delivery agent merger acquisition private sale ecommerce. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Activision has released the results of the launch of its latest Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: Black Ops III , last weekend, saying that the title saw $550 million in sales worldwide.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 13, 2017

Head of Sony Entertainment, Michael Lynton, steps down to become Snap chairman, Rubicon shares soar after rumor of a sale, RadPad acquired after rough 2016, and more.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Chang was most recently Vice President of Advertising Sales for Turner Digital''s sports and entertainment efforts. HelloSociety said Change was responsible for a team generating $60M in advertising sales revenue. Chang also has served at the Huffington Post and Thomson Reuters. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The newest Call of Duty title went on sale on November 13th. The firm said it believes that the launch will be the biggest entertainment launch of the year, given those estimates. Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing is estimating a sell-through of more than $500M in the first 24 hours of launching Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision says the latest installment in its popular Call of Duty game line, Call of Duty: WWII , has just passed up $1 billion in global sales. The game publisher said that it also is behind Destiny 2, developed for the publisher by Bungie, which is ranked number 2 in terms of total sales.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation provides online ad sales for branded consumer sites; Los Angeles-based AtomicOnline operates its own network of online media properties; Springboard Productions is a developer of entertainment videos; and Double Helix is a creative and interactive web marketing firm.

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JULY 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based mobile video marketing firm Mogreet announced today that it has hired Scott Rogers as Vice President of Sales and Brand Solutions, and promoted John Allen to Vice President of Entertainment Sales. Allen was most recently Director of Sales at Mogreet. Director, Brand Solutions.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Buzzmedia said that George will manage all apsects of its revenue and sales for Buzzmedia. George has also previously served at IGN Entertainment, and FCB. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Darren Marble: I spent the last ten years in enterprise sales, selling enterprise software and services to Fortune 500 companies. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. I'm a guy that gets things done as a sales person. My co-founder, Taylor Mcpartland, is the entertainment guy. It's all about execution.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

The firm said the new offices will handle sales, customer service, and operations for grater China, Southeast Asia, and Korea. The company also named Bryan Ishijima as Director of Business Development, Cinema Japan, based in Tokyo; Ishijima has previously served at Twentieth Century Fox Japan and AMC Entertainment International.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Qualcomm said it is suspending direct consumer sales of devices, and will continue maintaining the service until Spring 2011. Tags: qualcomm television content streaming media layoffs entertainment jobs employment. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2012

According to the startup, it has added former Facebook sales director Rob Lissner as Special Advisor to the CEO, to help shape the firm's product and sales strategy. MomentFeed said that Lissner will help in product development, recruiting, and building a sales team; Lissner has also joined the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online site focused on entertainment and pop culture, has linked up with entertainment site The Superficial, the firm said today. Buzznet said that The Superficial will become part of Celebuzz.com, the firm's entertainment focused and social media website.

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