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JULY 18, 2018

Los Angeles-based media brand Pocket.watch , which creates content for kids, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, led by Viacom, the company said today. As part of the funding, Viacom Media Networks COO Sarah Levy joins the company's board of directors.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Linux System Engineer , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group. Tech Lead Adserving Engineer , Santa Monica, Adconion Media Group. socalTECH is the best location for finding high tech savvy executives, marketers, engineers, and others. Some positions posted to the site recently: Sr. Trying to find local, high tech savvy employees?

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MAY 21, 2009

El Segundo-based out-of-home advertising firm Ripple TV said today that it has added two media executives to the firm's board of directors. Ripple places news and advertising on screens in retailers such as Borders, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Gelson's, Juice it Up!, Robeks, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Tully's Coffee. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a number of web sites focused on the young male demographic, announced this morning that it has launched a new website, MadeMan.com. The new property will be managed by Break Media VP Jonathan Small. The new property will be managed by Break Media VP Jonathan Small.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

According to the companies, they are in a five year "innovation partnership" to develop 'scene-to-screen' content workflows, which will include a technology hub called The Walt Disney Studios StudioLAB. The Walt Disney Studios , in Burbank, and technology giant Microsoft Corp. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Santa Monica-based ad technology developer GumGum --which injects contextually relevant ads into images on publishers' websites, said today that it has signed a renewed partnership with Wenner Media, the publisher of Rolling Stone , Us Weekly and Men's Journal. Financial details of the renewal were not announced.

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MAY 23, 2016

The Green Screen Institute , a startup accelerator which is looking to create innovation in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) areas, says that it is getting close to closing applications for its first, startup accelerator program.

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JUNE 10, 2010

El Segundo-based iSuppli announced Thursday that it has acquired UK-based Screen Digest , a firm which provides market research covering film, television, broadband media, mobile media, cinema, home entertainment, TV technology and video games. Screen Digest has over 45 analysts and is based in London.

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JULY 27, 2017

Los Angeles-based mobile ticketing firm Atom Tickets said this morning that it is teaming up with Paramount Pictures and Participant Media, to offer up its users a chance to see the new Al Gore film, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power", at special public screenings.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Mediapeers serves such companies as Lionsgate, MGMG, FremantleMedia, and Global Screen. Mediapeers becomes part of Delxue''s Burbank Deluxe Media Unit. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Mediapeers was based in Berlin, and had been founded in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-baesd online art site Saatchi Art 0--part of Demand Media--said Thursdya that it has launched a new, mobile app that lets users use virtual reality to see how a piece of art might look like on their wall. The new app uses augmented reality to superimpose a picture on any wall, whether at home or at the office.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Spoiler Shield , which develops iOS, Android, and Kindle apps, says that its apps help shelter social media users from seeing the results of the Winter Olympics--or even the plots of television shows or other sporting events, by helping to screen a user''s Facebook and Twitter streams. The company''s apps are free to download.

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MARCH 27, 2012

TeleSign is being run by serial Southern California entrepreneur Steve Jillings, who has had a number of successful exits, including FrontBridge and Vantage Media. The company has quietly emerged to power the phone-based screening for a very large number of top tier Internet services. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In what looks like a plan by Specific Media to revamp the relevance of former social networking giant MySpace as a choice for social networking, the firm is showing a new video of a revamped user interface for the site. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 14, 2012

THe firm said that SMI Corporation Limited , a Chinese entertainment and media company operating the Stellar International Cineplex brand, will equip 100 screens across its network with RealD's technology. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. We just see so much potential.

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MAY 3, 2013

Los Angeles-based CraveOnline , the online unit of Evolve Media which caters to men with its video and other online content, said it has set up its own studio for creating original video. The company said the studio includes a green screen, "numerous" sets, and state-of-the-art equipment.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Tags: entrepreneur startup kids children video videogame game content world virtual myminipeeps media masher gunther sherry.

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JUNE 5, 2014

The company explains the product can either be used to reach the same audience across multiple screens--or make sure that consumers see an ad outside designated viewing times, or even to show ads to consumers watching a TV show they don''t currently have ads running. ubermedia television advertising targeting mobile media' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2016

DreamJobbing.com's founders have a combination of social media, digital and interactive, as well as reality TV. DreamJobbing's contests and winners have been featured in reality television shows and other on-screen tie-ins. The two said that applications opened on Thursday, and will run until June 22nd. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Broadcom's new BCM2157 dual-core, baseband processor includes functionality for mobile hot-spot, multiple touch screen, and other media and applications processing features. Broadcom said the new chip is sampling now to early access customers, with first commercial launches expected in Q1 of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2015

According to Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media Labs , The Muppets Studios and Disney Accelerator company imperson , Miss Piggy offered up live chats both Monday and Wednesday, and will also do so on Friday between 10am and 11am PST on her Facebook page.

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JUNE 20, 2013

Two local, next generation media companies--Youtube network Fullscreen , and production studio FishBowl Worldwide Media --said today that they''ve linked up in a deal to bring the America''s Funniest Home Videos (AFV) brand to YOuTube.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

IHS said late Friday that the deal also included Screen Digest, a digital media and technology research company which was recently acquired by iSuppli. The acquisition of El Segundo-based iSuppli , worth $95M, has completed, according to acquiring firm IHS Inc.

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MAY 10, 2011

According to Huntington, the financing round goes to facilitate the deployment of a network of high definition, LCD media screens for out-of-home advertising at Barnes & Noble College bookstores. Size of the equity funding deal was not disclosed. The funding by Huntington was led by Tim Bubnack.

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JUNE 18, 2009

The two firms said the joint venture would streamline media buying for customers. Both companies operated their own network of display screens at gas stations, which run news clips, advertising, and other content. Tags: outcast pumptop adtekmedia advertising station network video screen merger acquisition.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

El Segundo-based Ripple, which operates a network of retail digital displays featuring content and advertising, said earlier this week that the firm has partnered with On The Go Media Network. According to Ripple, On The Go Media Network is a sales organization specializing in local and regional sales for the digital out-of-home industry.

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OCTOBER 3, 2008

Santa Monica-based Fuelcast, which operates an advertising network at gas stations, said Thursday that it has merged with Bhootan, which provides out-of-home media at retail stores, to create a new company called Outcast. and McDonald's.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. What we find, especially in the mobile world, is you've only got one or two screens to get a consumer to make a purchase, before they abandon the visit. We're really headed for three screens.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based Access 360 and production company Endemol USA said Thursday that the two firms have partnered on a new series, which will run on Access 360's media network. Access 360, develops content for in-store, retail media displays for retailers such as f.y.e.,

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MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. That's really the core focus for us.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , an online video and entertainment site focused on men, said Tuesday that it has tapped a new team of writers, directors, and producers for a new "Creative Lab", which the firm said will create original content for its branded advertisers. Exact size of the new team was not disclosed by Break.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Neville Spiteri is co-founder of Venice-based WEMO Media (www.wemomedia.com), a new, digital studio whose flagship product is TheBlu (www.theblu.com) an online, interactive experience focused on the world's oceans. Our focus is really what we refer to as globally shared media. We spoke with Neville about the company: What is theBlu?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a online network of web properties focused on men, announced this morning that it is teaming up with Quantcast to collect demographic information about its sites. The service will collect demographic data about who is viewing the firm's web videos.

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MARCH 16, 2009

Irvine-based Gateway said this morning it has released a new notebook PC targeted at gaming, entertainment, and digital media.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Entangled Media , one of the startups out of the current class at MuckerLab , has developed Younity (www.getyounity.com), a service which hopes to do just that--make your files available from anywhere. I use my desktop when I need the screen real estate or processing power. The idea is that we're context-based users now.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Topspin said the new application allows users to scan both paper and smart-phone screen tickets and supports multiple scanners, among other updates. The software is used by Topspin's customers to scan tickets sold through Topspin's software. The firm said the update will be available to its users for free.

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