Media, Entertainment Drive LA’s Growth as a Tech Hub
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 2, 2021
Los Angeles is cementing its status as a hotspot for the tech industry.
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Future Forum ? Entertainment: The Convergence of Technology and Media
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 2, 2017
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -- Future Forum Entertainment: The Convergence of Technology and Media. The business strategy has gone to more vertical integration of companies who have cable, TV, and film arms, as well as theme parks and digital media. See [link] (more)
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Specific Media Taps Entertainment Exec As New CFO
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MARCH 6, 2013
Irvine-based Specific Media , the online advertising firm which now owns Myspace, said late Tuesday that it has named entertainment industry executive Larry Madden as its Chief Financial Officer. Madden was most recently CFO of SFX Entertainment, as well as CFO of 19 Entertainment and XIX Entertainment.
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Demand Media Highlights Entertainment Personalities
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JUNE 8, 2010
Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online content network headed by Richard Rosenblatt, said today that it has launched a new "Talent and Expert Network," which will highlight entertainment personalities through its site. Demand said it is working on two additional projects with Potts for its various media properties.
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AngelVision Eyes Investments In Entertainment, New Media
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JUNE 21, 2011
A new Los Angeles investment group, AngelVision Investors , said this morning that it has launched, and is looking to invest in startup and emerging growth-oriented companies, in the entertainment, marketing and new media.
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Mammoth Media Finds $13M For Mobile Entertainment
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JANUARY 30, 2018
Los Angeles-based Mammoth Media , a startup that says it is developing mobile-first media, has raised $13M in a Series A funding round, the company disclosed on Tuesday. The company, co-founded by CEO Benoit Vatere, and incubated at venture studio Science Inc., Greylock's Josh Elman joins the company's board as part of the funding.
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Gravity Summit - Social Media for Sports and Entertainment
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 -- Gravity Summit - Social Media for Sports and Entertainment. Gravity Summit is the premiere social media conference focused on business. Event includes sports teams, studios, technology, mobile, content, gaming. See [link] (more)
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IDEAS LA - The Future of Digital Technology and Content: Media and Entertainment and Lifestyle and Health
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 15, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016 -- IDEAS LA - The Future of Digital Technology and Content: Media and Entertainment and Lifestyle and Health.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 15, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -- IDEAS LA - The Future of Digital Technology and Content: Media and Entertainment and Lifestyle and Health.
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Deeper Social Media: Social Art/Entertainment vs Social Games
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- Deeper Social Media: Social Art/Entertainment vs Social Games. Virtual Goods, free to play games, social media, globally sourced content creation, social art and entertainment; the mix is growing wildly. Entertainment is no longer Star Wars and Pong. What happens next?
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Media Draws a Crowd in Silicon Beach
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
As digital media continues to evolve, and as entertainment plays an increasingly crucial role in the category, Silicon Beach has developed into an essential location for big and ambitious companies.
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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.
MarketCast Acquires Deductive
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Los Angeles-based media and entertainment research firm MarketCast says it has acquired data science services provider Deductive. According to MarketCast, Deductive--formerly known as Dativa--will help expand its data science services for media and entertainment companies and brands.
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LAVA Digital Media: AI + Media and Entertainment
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
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Beyond Entertainment | Social Media as a Tool for Marketers
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 26, 2013
Since its inception into the mainstream fabric of people’s lives, social media and the concept of social networking has gone through a rather peculiar evolutionary transition. While 63% of local users on social networks are more likely to use a business or develop brand loyalty to a product or service that has its info on a social media site.
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82 Raidiant Aims At Women Gamers
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NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Los Angeles-based esports- and gaming-media company New Meta Entertainment said this week that it has launched a new, esports website and media site, Raidiant, which is specifically aimed at women gamers.
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Google Cloud will launch its Los Angeles region in July
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 26, 2018
During an event in Los Angeles today, Google specifically positioned this region as ideal for the media and entertainment industry in the area. But as Google announced today , the new Los Angeles cloud region will go live in July, making it the company’s fifth region in the U.S.
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SPORTS.TV Aims At Sports Fans With Streaming Service
socalTECH
JANUARY 6, 2022
A new, free-streaming service, SPORTS.TV, has been launched by Allen Media Group, which said today its new app-based consumer video streaming service is free, and aggregates sports, news, movies, documentaries, and entertainment networks, as well as local broadcast television stations.
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Meta Data Software Acquired By Founder Of Rightsline
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AUGUST 2, 2021
Los Angeles-based Meta Data Software, a company which develops software for managing media and entertainment catalogs and metadata, has been acquired by Rob Delf, the former founder of Rightsline. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.
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Google Aims At Hollywood With LA Cloud Services Move
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JUNE 29, 2018
In a move designed to attract more customers from the media and entertainment industry, Google said this week that it will be opening up a new Los Angeles cloud region to its cloud computing platform, Google Cloud.
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Whip Media Group Selected By Shout! Factory
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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! Whip Media says that Shout! Factory , also based in Los Angeles, has selected its platform. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
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113 LiveXLive and Allied Esports Team Up to Produce Gaming Events
L.A. Business Journal
AUGUST 29, 2019
Live event producer LiveXLive Media Inc., based in Beverly Hills, announced today it will partner with Irvine-based Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. to put on live esports events.
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Optimad Media Acquires DSPolitical, UNTU
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OCTOBER 13, 2021
Los Angeles-based Optimad Media, a performance marketing company focused on the consumer packaged goods and film and entertainment market, says it has acquired majority stakes in two companies, DSPolitical and UNTU. UNTU was based in New YOrk, and focused on healthcare digital media campaigns.
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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 28, 2018
This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.
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GumGum Sports Adds New Sponsorship Analysis Module
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2020
According to GumGum Sports, the new module was tested in beta by Premier Lacrosse League, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, Scout Sports and Entertainment and a professional Belgian football team.
Games & Esports Experience Acquisition Corp. Raises $175M In IPO
socalTECH
DECEMBER 3, 2021
The SPAC said it is targeting businesses in interactive media, operating directly within or adjacent to competitive gaming and esports sectors or in industries with similar user characteristics or demographics including, but not limited to, ecommerce, media, content and other intellectual property, sports & entertainment, and social media.
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Veritone Swizzles CFO
socalTECH
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Zemetra previously was Executive Vice President and CFO FOr LiveXLive Media, and also served at such companies as J2 Global, Global Eagle Entertainment and Demand Media (now Leaf Group), as well as PricewaterhouseCoopers. READ MORE>>.
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124 OWNZONES Media Network Names Chief Security Officer
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations.
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Earbuds lets audiences stream the playlists of athletes, entertainers and each other
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 7, 2019
Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. On social media, players would take screenshots of their playlists and post them to platforms like Twitter or Instagram, Fox said. “He was jamming. Image courtesy of Earbuds.
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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 15, 2022
Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. 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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126 Creative Artists Agency Gets Major Funding From Temasek
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
The Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the entertainment and sports agency which also is an active investor and partner of technology and media companies here, said this morning that it has received a an investment from Temasek , the $200 billion Singapore investment company. READ MORE>>.
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Jared Leto, Scooter Braun and Troy Carter are backing Moment House, a startup recreating live events… digitally
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 14, 2020
The money came from heavy hitters in the Los Angeles entertainment and investment scene including Scooter Braun, Troy Carter, Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew and Jared Leto. For its first foray into live entertainment, Moment House is going to host a geo-fenced, location-specific tour for the musician Yungblud. million in seed funding.
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173 Rubicon Project Names New Board Member
socalTECH
JULY 9, 2019
Hello Sunshine is the media company of Reeese Witherspoon. Harden also previously served as President and Executive Vice President at Otter Media/The Chernin Group. Harden also was previously a board member of ESPN-Star Sports, Star China Media and The Moby Group.
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Qualcomm, Disney, UTA Back The VOID For VR Entertainment
socalTECH
JUNE 6, 2018
Three, Southern California investors--Qualcomm Ventures, Disney, and the United Talent Agency--have backed the developer of a network of "experience centers" focused on virtual reality entertainment, as part of a newly disclosed Series A Funding.
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TV Time Acquires Mediamorph
socalTECH
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Mediamorph is a provider of entertainment content distribution and tracking services. The newly combined companies will operate under a new umbrella organization, Whip Media Group. Rosenblatt was previously CEO of Demand Media, and also had been Chairman of MySpace. READ MORE>>.
LiveXLive Names Head of Product
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2018
West Hollywood-based a href="[link] , which provides a number of live streaming and other products focused on live entertainment--and also runs Slacker Radio--has named Tad Ro as Head of Product. Ro previously has worked for such companies as Verizon Digital Media, TMZ, Virgin Mobile, Spin Media and Rhapsody. READ MORE>>.
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113 Quibi Sues Eko
socalTECH
MARCH 10, 2020
Los Angeles-based short-form streaming media startup Quibi , founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, has sued a competitor--Interlude US Inc, which runs the interactive multimedia entertainment service Eko , saying that it has "embarked on a campaign of threats and harassment to coerce money or a licensing deal from Quibi".
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113 Former UFC Owners Launch Fertitta Capital With $500 Million Fund
L.A. Business Journal
MAY 2, 2017
Fertitta Capital launched its first fund on Monday, worth $500 million, which it plans to invest in technology, media, and entertainment companies.
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Electric Monster Gobbles Up Funding And A Brand
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Los Angeles-based Electric Monster, a new startup which focuses on digital entertainment, said on Thursday that it has raised a "major round" of funding, and acquired React Media. Size of the funding was not announced.
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MarketCast Group Names John Batter As New CEO
socalTECH
JULY 26, 2019
Los Angeles-based MarketCast Group , which provides market research and consumer analytics services to the media, entertainment, sports, and lifestyle industries, has named a new CEO, and shifted its current CEO to Chairman. READ MORE>>.
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Creative Artists Agency Launches Its Own Startup Studio With $12.5M In Funding
socalTECH
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Los Angeles-based entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has launched itself into the startup business, saying that it has created a new startup studio it calls Creative Labs , according to the company. The new effort is funded by $12.5M
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Jukin Media Hits $25M In Royalty Payments From Viral Videos
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2020
Los Angeles-based Jukin Media says it has surpassed $25M in total royalty payments to video creators which it represents, with $1M in royalty payments alone in Q1 of 2020. Jukin Media says it now represented footage from more than 50,000 people.
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113 FilmTrack Finds $5.5M More
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2017
Studio City-based FilmTrack , which develops software used for rights management in the media and entertainment industry, has raised $5.5M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from Insight Venture Partners. FilmTrack says it has now raised over $40M in total funding.
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113 Artie Takes $10M For Mobile Games
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Los Angeles-based Artie, a new startup developing mobile games which can be played inside social media, video, and messaging platforms, said this week that it has raised $10M in a seed funding round.
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