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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticket and entertainment site, reported Tuesday that it is seeing a surge in sales of tickets via mobile phone. The firm said it saw a 60 percent, year-over-year increase in Thanksgiving holiday weekend ticket sales on mobile devices through the site. 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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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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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Demonstrating the sheer money making power of the online gaming space, Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment is making a $1.1M Blizzard Entertainment is a division of Activision Blizzard. Tags: makeawish charity mmorpg videogame game online multiplayer massively entertainment blizzard. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment released its latest sales numbers for its new title, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm yesterday, saying that it has sold more than 4.7 The firm said that sets a new record for monthly PC-game sales. The firm did not say what kind of financial impact those sales have had on the firm.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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JUNE 14, 2021

Bracey was most recently EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, and also served as Chief Financial Officer of Youbet.com, before its sale to Churchill Downs. She also served at Ticketmaster Entertainment, National Opinion Research Center, and FOX Broadcasting Company, in addition to Ernst & Young.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

If you have your eyes and ears open, you can discover sales lessons in unexpected places, including the cable TV show, Say Yes To The Dress. There are a number of solid sales techniques on display by the Say Yes team. Throughout the sales process, they continually probe and modify their sales approach, based on the bride's feedback.

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Tech Zulu Event

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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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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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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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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JULY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Whip Media Group , a developer of software used by the entertainment industry to manage content, said that Shout! is using its products to streamline and monetize their transactional digital sales, and to provide real-time performance data to partners. Factory , also based in Los Angeles, has selected its platform.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Mellot was most recently Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the company. Cast & Crew is a developer of payroll, human resources, accounting, and other software for the entertainment industry. According to Cast& Crew, Mellott has been at Final Draft for 14 years, having joined the company in 2006. 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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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Thuzio was founded in 2012 by former NY Giants great Tiki Barber and entrepreneurs Mark Gerson and Jared Augustine, and offers up access to figures in the sports, entertainment, culinary, and business world through interactive events and interviews to businesses.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

According to Wave, it has launched a new, mulkti-channel virtual entertainment platform, specifically allowing artists to perform live for fans in online games, social networks, live-streaming channels, or entertainment networks. Image: one of the virtual concerts enabled by Wave's technology.) READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based Appetize, the developer of point-of-sale ordering apps serving the restaurant, sports, entertainment, and hospitality business, has been acquired by San Francisco-based SpotOn, the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) software for enterprise customers such as stadiums and other venues, has named a trio of new executives, as it continues to grow its business. Avakian joined Appetize earlier this year, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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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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MAY 23, 2018

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops modern, tablet- and handheld-based point of sale (POS) systems, has added a number of high profile customers, and says it has seen record growth this year. The company's point-of-sale terminals and software are a significant upgrade from legacy point-of-sale terminals.

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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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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Financial details of the sale were not announced. The companies said those systems are typically used in entertainment, surveillance and security, marketing and training, and other industries. According to the companies, the deal was between Quantum Corporation and Western Digital Technologies, Inc., READ MORE>>.

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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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MAY 11, 2017

UBTECH Robotics , a developer of robots and robot toys used for the STEM- (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), entertainment, and other markets, said on Wednesday that it has opened up a new, North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. UBTECH did not say how many it plans to hire at the location. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based Appetize , a startup which is backed by Guggenheim, the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers family offices, Marc Geiger of William Morris, and Roar Entertainment, has signed up Live Nation Entertainment as a customer, the company said this week. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale tablet provider Appetize said today that it has linked up with payment gateway provider FreedomPay, to offer up PCI-validated, encrypted payment protection for its customers.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. 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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