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MARCH 14, 2013

According to Kilar, Forssell helped grow the company from 2 content partners and no revenue to over 450 content partners and approximately $700 million revenue in 2012. Kilar also said that Disney and News Corporation are still working on "forward-looking plans" with the site. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

According to the WSJ, Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast are looking to make Time Warner an equal partner in the streaming telvision company, to help further Hulu's efforts to compete with Netflix; in addition to cash, Time Warner would bring Hulu more exclusive content, said the report.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Icon Media Direct described how it helped TrueCar use TV ads plus digital to reach mainstream audiences and increase revenue. Someone just thanked me last night, saying he got two clients at Silicon Beach Fest and was able to help several others. This year, Disney Accelerator graduated Jaunt VR at its demo day at the Dinsey lot.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The funding came from Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners--the investment joint venture which involves the CAA's Evolution Media Capital, TPG Growth and Participant Media--and Chine Media Capital (CMC), along with ProSiebenSat.1 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

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. That''s how content deals work in Hollywood.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Attendees include startup CEOs, accelerators, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Plus VIP-only parties and other networking events. Register for a 5-6?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Our last (belated) one is from Kevin Winston , the founder of Digital LA , the big networking group which helps to connect Silicon Beach through an extensive lineup of events. As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Sellbot helps online sellers sell through multiple platforms. iScout makes meaning out of football data to help teams make good playmaking and recruiting choices. The afternoon began with a fireside chat with Albert Cheng, the Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Digital Media at Disney/ABC Television Group.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The new unit also will be working closely with design firm IDEO in its efforts, according to Fandango.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Mark Zuckerberg. As Walt Disney once said, "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? We really help them understand what their audience is all about. We realized that technology was very powerful, and could help us connect with great fans on the other side.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

billion deal to Disney. He joined when Maker was a small, chaotic organization and helped bridge our talented creative team with the outside world of investor, brands, partners & press. At the right time we would like to work with you to bring in the appropriate leader to help us build this company to the next level.”

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Scott Sangster: What we are doing, is helping people find and schedule all kinds of medical care and doctors. Scott Sangster: There are companies that claim to help you find a doctor, or which will do online scheduling, or might give visibility into a doctor's price--but, I'm not aware of any that do all of those things.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

To help it along, we developed some software which makes it easy to create a mobile experience, which corresponds to a QR code you can place on any, real world object. We recently completed a pilot with William Morris and Disney, around Hannah Montana, where we helped print QR codes for 10,000 CD stickers, 2500 posters, and digital signage.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. 7083 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028. Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood. 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. We had executives from the studios like Fox, Warner Bros and Disney. The company combines high-quality information about genetics, with tools that use family health history to help identify personal disease risk.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

20 months ago we sold Maker Studios to Disney for $500 million in cash plus a large earn out. I figured I owed it to both Disney and to Maker not to state views that could be construed as their views during a period where I was still involved. When we were acquired by Disney we had a product & engineering team of 55 people.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If a person from outside Los Angeles is a fan of the city, dig a little and you’ll probably find that they like it for the celebrities, Hollywood not LA. In total, Demand Media owns 20 media networks in the US alone and is one of the best reasons why Paul Graham believes Hollywood is dead. Comment help. 13 comments.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Google balances the universe and helps all of the hardware, software and media companies ensure it isn’t a “one horse race.&#. Attempts at “moving up the stack&# – In 1997 I led a project to help senior management at British Telecom define its Internet strategy. Disney acquired Playdom and Club Penguin.

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