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JANUARY 19, 2009

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment announced Monday that it has acquired PoxNora, an online collectible strategy game, and other assets, from Octopi LLC. Sony said that the members of Octopi's development team will become a new Tucson-based studio for the company, and will work on new trading card and strategy game projects.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Alpha this week, it priced a $270,000,000 initial public offering (IPO), which will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols SSAA and warrants as SSAAW. Alpha (SSAA). According to Science Strategic Acquisition Corp.

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JULY 1, 2019

The combined company trades on the Euronext Paris as VMX. The combined companies develop everything from set-top boxes and security services for the telecom, entertainment, mobile and semiconductor industries. Inside Secure paid $147M, mostly in cash, for Verimatrix as part of the acquisition deal in March. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2019

According to Rubicon Project, Harden brings ore than two decades of experience in digital media, entertainment and direct-to-consumer video to its board. Rubicon Project operates an online advertising exchange, and trades publicly on the NYSE as RUBI. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 6, 2011

Use such rooms for private meetings, to perform product demonstrations, and to entertain prospects in an intimate setting. You can also economically establish a presence at a show by booking a conference room or suite in a nearby hotel. This approach leverages the time-tested Scarcity principal of influence.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

and will start trading under the new stock symbols PHUN and PHUNw. As a result of the merger, Stellar is renaming itself as Phunware, Inc., The two said the acquisition values Phunware at an enterprise value of $301M.

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 11, 2016

Home Entertainment has settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission after reportedly failing to adequately disclose an online marketing campaign for the late-2014 release of role-playing video game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, the FTC announced Monday. Burbank-based Warner Bros.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Santa Monica-based Demand Media --in what looks to be a tumultuous day to for the stock market--said this morning that it will begin trading its common stock today on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol, LFGR. The company is changing its name to Leaf Group Ltd. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard said late Monday that it has received clearance from the South Korean Fair Trade Commission, on its deal to acquire King Digital Entertainment. The clearance is one of a number of clerances required on the $5.9 billion deal, which was announced in November.

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MAY 15, 2013

Online live entertainment ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com has signed on a big new partner this morning, United MileagePlus. The deal allows MilagePlus members to earn miles on tickets they buy, and also allows users to trade in their miles to purchase tickets to live events on ScoreBig.com''s marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

When it's all about trading, swapping, lucky finds, and more--explains Dan Murillo , who is CEO and Founder of Little Black Bag (www.littleblackbag.com), an online e-commerce community based in Los Angeles. Dan Murillo: Little Black Back is what we call an entertainment shopping company. How does that trading work?

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 6, 2011

Use such rooms for private meetings, to perform product demonstrations, and to entertain prospects in an intimate setting. You can also economically establish a presence at a show by booking a conference room or suite in a nearby hotel. This approach leverages the time-tested Scarcity principal of influence.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mandalay Digital Group , a provider of mobile data services, said today that it has acquired the music label assets of Skyrockit , a venture-backed mobile entertainment studio providing content to AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed.

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MAY 18, 2015

Cinedigm said the company is specifically looking for board members from the areas of television, over-the-top television, social media, marketing, entertainment, capital markets, and related areas. The move comes after a complex $60M borrowing deal and record low stock prices at the publicly traded company. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2013

Newport Beach-based digital advertising firm MediaShift has snagged the former CFO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, as its CFO, according to the company. MediaShift went public via a reverse merger back in 2012, and was formerly known as Ad-Vantage Networks; the firm is now traded OTCBB. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2012

Local video gaming fans, and Los Angeles city officials, can relax this morning after the industry's big conference, Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) , said it will remain at the Los Angeles Convention Center through 2015. The group's conference this year brought 45,700 people to the industry trade show.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With the step into groceries, Impossible Foods moves into direct competition with its bigger, publicly traded rival Beyond Meat, which is already selling its patties and sausages in major stores nationwide. Indeed, celebrities are some of the backers of Impossible Foods.

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JULY 28, 2010

San Diego-based Entropic Communications , a publicly held developer of semiconductors used in home entertainment and consumer electronics products, reported today that it had an increase of 56 percent in its second quarter net revenues, compared with last year. Tags: entropic semiconductor entr earnings moca chip home entertainment.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2011

E3 Expo is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. Thursday, June 9, 2011 -- E3 Expo 2011.

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JUNE 1, 2011

E3 Expo is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. Tuesday, June 7, 2011 -- E3 Expo 2011.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Sony Online Entertainment , which is based in San Diego, said today that it now has over eight million players on its virtual world Free Realms. Sony's virtual world, which allows users to network with other people, and is also connected to the Free Realms trading card game, is targeted at families.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Meanwhile, games are quickly becoming the go-to revenue driver for the entertainment industry. Add that to its own Cookie Jam and Panda Pop properties and it seems like the company is ready to make moves. According to data collected by Newzoo , mobile games revenue reached a record $63.2

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2011

E3 Expo is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 -- E3 Expo 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

According to Broadcom, its Bluetooth technology is being used by Philips Home Control to enable remote controls which can control home entertainment with things like hand waves, finger swipes, or movements of a remote control.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 2, 2011

In association with some of the region's top trade associations and social networking groups, the fourth annual Digital Family Reunion promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. We also are dong the Twilight premiere from LA.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

This year’s event is being held in partnership with New Media Expo (NMX), the world’s largest conference and trade show for bloggers, podcasters, Web TV and video series creators. Entertainment Events NMX Video' Viewers can join the conversation with the hashtag #IAWTVAwards.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Costa Mesa-based Tickets.com, a provider of online ticketing services, disclosed this morning that it has entered into a strategic alliance with ticket trading firm StubHub, and Ballena Technologies, a provider of 3-D maps for sports and entertainment venues. Tags: sports tickets entertainment stubhub technologies ballena.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The firm says it hopes to begin offerings its services early next year, in the penny auction entertainment shopping area, and also is looking to become a publicly traded company this fall. The firm said it will use the funding to establish its operations. The firm lists its CEO as Micheal Holt.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

San Diego-based semiconductor maker Entropic Communications , which makes chips for the home networking and entertainment market, said Monday that it is boosting its guidance for revenue in Q3 of 2010. Entropic is publicly held, trading on the Nasdaq as ENTR. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based entertainment trade publication Variety has decided to put the firm's content behind a pay wall, telling its readers today that it will start restricting access to its articles to print and digital subscribers, starting Thursday. The publication said the move is part of a revamp of its subscription structure.

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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? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

In association with some of the region's top trade associations and social networking groups, the second annual Digital Family Reunion promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General over its privacy policies for children. The new fund comes as part of a settlement with the U.S.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

This is similar to the role that public markets play in helping shape publicly traded companies. At times I’m sure it feels terrible to be a publicly traded company but ultimately I believe the sunshine of publicly reported numbers produces better results. So, too, a healthy and skeptical board.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

In addition The Trade Desk, which went public in 2016, grew its market cap from just under $2 billion at the beginning of 2018 to slightly over $6 billion today. It was entertaining to be at the (geographical) epicenter of that phenomenon. Were pleased to be a part of one of SoCals greatest VC-backed successes.

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MAY 10, 2011

Encinitas-based SUPER HEAT Games , a developer of skateboard-themed collectible trading card games, announced this morning that it has raised $1.6M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Diamond Ridge Ventures and DFJ Frontier.

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