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APRIL 30, 2009

The Walt Disney Company is the latest firm to invest in online video aggregator Hulu , saying this morning that it has agreed to join NBC Universal, New Corporation, and Providence Equity Partners as a joint venture partner in the site. Tags: streaming media capital venture content video hulu walt disney. READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But we have a great city for building technology companies. You can find very talented technology executives. But we do have great technology developers. You don’t.

Company

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based Hulu announced on its blog Friday afternoon that Jason Kilar, the firm's CEO, has decided to depart the company, along with CTO Rich Tom. Although surprising, Kilar has been a top prospect in CEO and other top positions at Facebook and Yahoo, among other high profile technology companies. READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

San Diego-based video software developer DivX has just filed another lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Hulu, alleging patent infringement for its video-streaming and playback technologies. DivX has at least one existing lawsuit it had filed against Hulu. The lawsuit was filed by Robins Kaplan and Brown Rudnick.

Hulu

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Pasadena-based people search site Spokeo has named longtime Los Angeles technology veteran Tom Fuelling as its new Chief Financial Officer, the company said today. Fuelling was most recently CFO over at Laurel & Wolf, and also has served at such companies as OpenX and Hulu.

Hulu

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JULY 5, 2012

A report Thursday says that Hulu 's Jason Kilar , and interim Yahoo chief Ross Levinsohn are considered the top prospects for a permanent replacement for troubled Internet portal Yahoo. Regardless of who does gain the CEO post, it's clear that they will have quite a job cut out for them to reverse the ailing fortunes of Yahoo.

Yahoo

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JANUARY 7, 2013

LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. Broadcom Powering New Mac Wireless. Surf Air Gets First Aircraft. How to find a startup mentor. Southern California's Most Popular Tech Stories.

Southern California

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APRIL 1, 2013

Los Angeles-based Hulu has devoted its April 1st homepage to the "Itchy and Scratchy" show--calling it the "most violent, beloved children's series of all time". Hulu joined the long tradition of April Fool's announcements today with its website; other clever announcements were Virgin's glass bottomed plane , among many others.

Hulu

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The Los Angeles winners of the Deloitte Fast 500 ranking of fastest growing companies was announced last night at an event at Santa Monica's Shutters on the Beach, with 26 companies recognized in the overall 2011 Technology Fast 500, and three "Technology Rising Stars" recognized in the Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles

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MARCH 24, 2015

In a strange intersection of corporate advertising and filmmaking, Dell and Intel said they have released a new film on Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu , produced by an Oscar winner and including a number of well known actors. Simmons ("Whiplash") and Catherine O''Hara ("Best In Show"). READ MORE>>.

Hulu

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APRIL 3, 2015

Did you miss the April Fool''s pranks of local technology companies? Among the creative ideas for April Fool''s this week was the "announcement" of a new channel on Hulu , Hulu Pets , featuring such titles as "Clawed City", "The Real Pugs of Portland", "The Bark" and "Bone Appetit". Comment below! READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 18, 2017

Hulu to allow users to download shows to their phones, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies eyes European network, and TeamDom raises $1 million to sell advertisements from influencers.

Hulu

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We have already had a lot of people apply to join Indeed Prime, however, we only accept around 5 percent of the best candidates, and try to put them in touch with great companies hiring, like Uber, Hulu, and a few dozen other companies in LA, even though we've just launched. Why did you pick Los Angeles for the new job service?

Los Angeles

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APRIL 1, 2014

If you’ve watched any industry in the last 20 years where technology has begun to transform how the industry works the results are always predictable driven by what Clay Christensen appropriately called “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” (one of the most influential books that changed my thinking about markets).

Truecar

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JUNE 22, 2011

Pasadena-based OnGreen , the clean technology, funding marketplace headed by Nikhil Jain, said this week that it has named Mark Richards as its Chief Technology Officer. Richards was most recently Vice President of Technical Operations at Fox Interactive Media, and also served as Interim VP of Infrastructure and Technology at Hulu.

Chief Technology Officer

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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.

Marina Del Rey

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MAY 29, 2014

Eric Larson , at Rivera Partners , a search and recruiting firm which operates both in Silicon Valley and Southern California, says that graduates do not have to look too far for a job, given the growth activity in the technology industry here. He explains in his article, Calling all engineering grads: There''s lots of work in LA.

Southern California

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APRIL 6, 2015

San Francisco-based Hack Reactor acquired MakerSquare in January.

Dollar Shave Club

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MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. Despite the huge interest in Facebook's IPO--the firm priced at $38.00

Southern California

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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. READ MORE>>.

Marina Del Rey

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based 3Rodeo , a brand venture capital investment firm led by former Hulu executive Noah Heller, says it is targeting investments in startups in Los Angeles. Size of the new fund was not announced. Size of the new fund was not announced.

Venture Capital

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

which has most of its employees in Westlake Village; Los Angeles-based Gamefly ; City of Industry-based NewEgg ; San Diego-based Fallbrook Technologies ; and Thousand Oaks-basd Nexsan. Other firms currently in registration include Santa Monica-based Demand Media ; San Diego-based Zogenix ; Inphi Corp.

Southern California

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? Stay tuned.

Venture Capital

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MAY 11, 2017

technology hub", and pointed at such local technology companies as Tinder, Hyperloop One, SpaceX, Hulu, and Snap. The company's marketplace offers inspections, valuation, title reports, and information on tenants and local property managers to its users. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The move is an interesting one, given the number of Southern California technology companies trying to go the other direction, and to hit the public markets.

Internet Brands

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

He had the idea that as a comedian and performer making videos, someone needed to create technology to add personalization and discovery around how we laugh, exactly as you get those things now for music and other forms of content. The first app we're applying this technology to is Mock The Vote, a one-stop destination around the election.

Content

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MAY 18, 2017

Levinsohn, who is a well known advisor and investor in the digital media and technology market, has previously served as CEO of Yahoo!, He also served at News Corporation, where he was involved in the formation of Hulu, and also is co-founder and partner at Whisper Advisors, and a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group.

Yahoo

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MAY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based OpenX , which develops advertising technology, in addition to running its own ad exchange, said this morning that it has named three new executives. Ho had served at Hulu and Yahoo. Chung, who will be responsible for OpenX's mobile app development initiatives, was previously at AdColony, and also served at YP.com.

OpenX

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Or maybe you’re trying to dramatically change the way TV is consumed, like Boxee or TV advertising works on the Internet, like Hulu. If you look at Hulu and said, “the networks will never enable a strong competitor to broadcast TV you’d need to put your head in the sand. Nobody knows that.

Entrepreneur

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

link] Why (and who) she thinks will pay for premium Quibi content In a world of Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and YouTube, why would a customer choose to pay the $4.99 She also spoke about the importance of 5G and why they think Quibi will be a perfect use case for the technology. monthly subscription (or $8 ad free) for Quibi?

Content

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

Technical Review

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MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. We provide full service, digital distribution and video-on-demand to iTunes, NetFlix, Hulu, Comcast, cable VOD, Time Warner, Cox, Dish Network, and AT&T.

Hollywood

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology.

Company

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. Tags: SoCal Stuff LA SoCal startup technology.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Vessel , the subscription video streaming service led by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Richard Tom, has been acquired by Verizon , Vessel said on Wednesday. In the announcement of the deal, Kilar and Tom said that the "heart of the transaction" is Vessel's technology, which will be incorporated into Verizon's efforts in online video.

Hulu

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based OWNZONES Media Network , a provider of technology for the motion pictures, television, and digital content market, said on Monday that it has launched a new product for delivering content over "over the top" (OTT) market. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

Platform

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

But I also accept and appreciate the ads in Hulu because I know that I’m watching shows for free. In-Stream rewards the content producer, Contextual just the technology provider – The funny thing about contextual search like that in Google is that it benefits the tech company and NOT the content producer at all.

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