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APRIL 30, 2020

West Hollywood-based Dear Media , which is developing a podcasting network focused on female voices, said on Thursday that it has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from private equity investor Magnet Companies. Dear Media is led by CEO Michael Bosstick, and the company was co-founded with Raina Penchansky.

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MARCH 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based equity crowdfunding site StartEngine says it is powering a $250M, "initial coin offering" (ICO) for Overstock.com and its t0.com, tZERO) subsidiary. According to StartEngine, tZERO is raising $250M in its ICO. StartEngine said the ICO is the first regulated ICO on its platform. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2012

A report today from Bloomberg says that Providence Equity Partners , the private equity firm which owns part of Los Angeles-based Hulu , is selling its stake to the firm's other owners in a deal valuing the firm at about $2 billion.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Los Angeles-based online real estate investing marketplace RealtyMogul.com said it has helped to finance the acquisition of a multi-tenant, medical office building in Hollywood, Florida. Size of the funding was not announced. The medical office center is 57,815 square feet.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

reald private starboard equity activist investor merger acquisition theater movie content hollywood' Starboard is a well known, activist investor, and is the company which is urging Yahoo to merge with AOL. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short. billion transaction by Vista Equity Partners. The two spent months pounding the pavement in Los Angeles pretending to be college students doing research on the industry.

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APRIL 19, 2013

saban capital singapore media communications venture private equity hollywood content univision' Saban''s technology holdings include mobile games firm The Playforge and kid''s online site Zui. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2013

The firm recently raised $15M in a private equity funding from Insight Venture Partners. tongal user generated crowdsourced crowdsourcing crowdsource video content hollywood advertising commercial television creative' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 28, 2013

In addition, other bidders include Time Warner Cable; DirecTV; The Chernin Group; and a bids from private equity firms KKR, Guggenheim Digital, and Silver Lake Partners/William Morris Endeavor. hulu streaming video merger acquisition content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2011

Hollywood-based ZestCash , a startup offering up short-term, consumer loans online, has scored $19M in funding today, including $11M in a Series A equity round plus $8M in venture debt. The equity came from Lightspeed Venture Partners and GRP Partners. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Woodland Hills-based Music Reports , the provider of music copyright, royalty accounting, and rights administration which is owned by private equity firm ABRY Partners, reported today that it is working with social music service Rdio. Tags: music reports musicreports royalty accouting hollywood content rdio social license musician.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Jam City said the new, $350M funding round was a combination of equity and debt, and included Netmarble, Kabam, and affiliates of funds managed by Fortress Investment Group. Ludia is behind the Jurassic World games, including Jurassic World: The Game and Jurassic World Alive.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Variety has been covering entertainment and Hollywood news since 1905. The companies said that debt and equity for the acquisition came from Third Point LLC, and that Reed Elsevier was advised by Evercore Partners. Penske acquired Variety from parent firm Reed Business Information, which is part of Reed Elsevier.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

in an equity funding, and added two directors to its board from MK Capital. in equity, but it's unclear when those funds were actually invested in the company. Tags: poptent venture capital user crowdsource video content hollywood commercial advertising. According to the filing, the firm has raised $3.0M

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

According to Scopely, the deal is split between both cash and equity in the company, which will give SPE a minority interest in the company. GSN Games owns a portfolio of free-to-play mobile and online games, and is best known for such titles as "Solitaire TriPeaks" and "Bingo Bash".

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

MarketCast was owned by another, private equity investor--RLJ Equity Partners--which acquired MarketCast in November of 2014. Los Angeles-based MarketCast , a market research company providing research services to the global entertainment industry, has been acquired by Kohlberg & Company , according to reports. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications. Tags: citysearch business contest idea venture capital equity. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2020

The funding--which included both equity and debt--was led by CoVenture and GPS Partners, and also included existing investor Golden Ventures and Sweet Capital. Los Angeles-based Wave.tv , a sports media company focused on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Youtube, and Tiktok, said this week that it raised $32M in its Series A funding round.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The financiers funding the company’s plans are a mix of Silicon Valley venture capital firms and members of Hollywood’s elite, which is only fitting for a company whose headquarters are in Los Angeles, but whose business takes it to the far flung research centers and launch facilities which support the U.S. space industry.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Aviron Capital , a consortium of financiers with primary backing from by private equity investor BlackRock, said this morning that it has acquired a "substantial equity stake" in Kino Industries , the developer of an interactive movie technology called CtrlMovie.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital has invested $25M in Thought Equity Motion , a provider of video footage licensing services, Thought Equity Motion said today. According to Thought Equity Motion, the funding will go towards technology, cloud storage, and ability to service global customers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

We are hoping to change that next year, with free crowdfunding, to go towards an equity/royalty funding model for YouTube channels, which will be exciting. Josef Holm: Equity-based crowdfunding. They are all rewards-based campaigns. As of now, there is no monetary reward for supporters. Is there an ideal kind of project for Tubestart?

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and also included Amazon, Cool Japan Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Liberty Media. The content developer, which is led by co-founder and CEO Larry Fitzgibbon, says it now reaches over 250 million monthly viewers.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Burbank-based Entertainment Partners , a provider of workforce management and automated production software and services for the entertainment industry, has been acquired by private equity investor TPG Capital. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced, however, Cast & Crew said it is received "substantial additional equity" from its backer, private equity backer Silver Lake, as part of the buy. CAPS Payroll was based in Culver City.

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APRIL 12, 2017

My only relationship with LA was through the movies, so I naively synonymized LA with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and never really gave it a chance. Unlike Hollywood, which is all about sharp elbows, about "my script", "my talent", "my private equity", "my deal", venture is all about community.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

RealD said that Spain has over 20 years of experience with public, venture, and private equity-backed companies. Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection system developer RealD announced on Monday that it has named Jeff Spain as the comapny's new Chief Financial Officer. Spain was previously CFO of Rentech Inc. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2016

X Factor Films – a Hollywood 2.0 Equity Directory – an invite-only network of entrepreneurs and startup talent exchanging work for equity. We will have cocktails, snacks, and great networking. Support your favorite local startups as we begin our search for Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year! More startups to come**.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Cast & Crew is backed by private equity investor Silver Lake Partners. The company said Patterson will oversee its corporate technology and security teams, and also manage its engineering team and direct its digital products efforts. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The startup has already secured a seed investment from Maveron and CRV, TechCrunch has learned, and will receive another $150,000 in exchange for 7% equity upon entering YC next year. million Series A led by Puma Private Equity, a U.K.-focused The business has attracted about $4.5 million in funding to date, including a recent $3.6

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APRIL 29, 2009

Speaking on a panel on Venture Capital in Hollywood at AlwaysOn's OnHollywood conference yesterday, de Silva said he's now seeing repeat entrepeneurs coming out of Southern California who are just as good, if not savvier about real businesses, as Silicon Valley.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based The Chernin Group , the media holding company and investor led by Peter Chernin, said Thursday afternoon that it has received a "significant" equity investment from Qatar Holding LLC. Size of that investment was not disclosed.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Entertainment , which says it is taking an equity position in Fandango. Los Angeles-based movie and movie ticketing service Fandango said late Wednesday afternoon that it is acquiring both Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Both Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes were part of Warner Bros.

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APRIL 6, 2016

percent stake in Los Angeles-based AwesomenessTV , paying approximately $159M in an equity stake which values AwesomenessTV at approximately $650M. Verizon said Wednesday that it will acquire a 24.5 Dreamworks Animation will continue to hold a 51%, majority stake in AwesomenessTV.

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AUGUST 16, 2020

These opportunities are creating an opening for Watertower Ventures in markets far beyond the Hollywood hills. Things that might have taken a decade are taking two years now,” Milken said.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The acquisition was supported by private equity investor Silver Lake Partners, which is the majority owner of Cast & Crew. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Cast & Crew said the buy will help expand its suite of technology solutions.

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