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StoryBots Acquired By Netflix

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StoryBots , the kids' mobile app and content developer created by long time Southern California entrepreneurs Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, has been acquired by Netflix , Netflix announced on Thursday. Storybots said that there will be a "lot more StoryBots shows, specials, and more coming your way" after the Netflix acquisition.

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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 20: Netflix Countersues Fox Over Employee Poaching Claims

L.A. Business Journal

Netflix countersues Fox over employee poaching claims, SAG-AFTRA rejects final offer from video game industry, and Seriously launches “Best Fiends” sequel mobile game.

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Freeletics raises $45M for its AI-powered mobile fitness coach

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As you might expect from the name, Freeletics operates its mobile fitness coaching app on a freemium model, with tiered pricing beginning at $11.99 for one month or $74.99 for a year-long membership. “We want to be there for people who want a long-term athletic lifestyle,” Sobhani told TechCrunch.

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7 Lessons For Mobile App Developers To Beat The Odds

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You provide the free app in the App Store that gives subscribers mobile access to your service. This is a tough one to accomplish, but it has paid off handsomely for the first to win in other categories, such as Amazon Kindle and Netflix. After this connection, you need not share the 30% of all revenue collected by the store platform.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 14: $165 Million for ServiceTitan

L.A. Business Journal

Netflix tries mobile-only subscription; Snapchat drops prices for AR ads; ServiceTitan brings total funding to $326 million

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Heard Takes On Social Sharing, Networking

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The company was co-founded by Dave Vronay (CEO) and Ruben Kleinman (CTO), who previously spent time at Netflix developing that company''s movie classification and matching system. Heard is implementing many techniques reminiscent of Netflix''s content recommendations engine into social data and community. READ MORE>>.

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Silicon Beach Report July 18: There’s a New Podcast Studio in Town

L.A. Business Journal

KPCC creates podcast venture; Hulu to carry NASA programs; Netflix pushes mobile in India

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