socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2011

They are a national practice but “it would be hard to see a local media success that Revolution isn’t part of&#. This potential merger is another example of media companies getting together in what seems like a monopolistic way that still might find itself as prey for market innovation of the future; like Hulu for example.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising software developer SteelHouse announced on Thursday that it has named Ross Levinsohn, the former CEO of Yahoo!, Levinsohn, who is a well known advisor and investor in the digital media and technology market, has previously served as CEO of Yahoo!, Fox Interactive Media, and Guggenheim Digital Media.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

According to Velocity, Rosen will focus on video, music, social media, publishing, games, and online advertising at the firm. Rosen joins Velocity Interactive from Fox Interactive Media, where she was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Entertainment.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

My background is that I was at IAC, focused on advertising solutions and advertising engagement. We've got original contributors such as Vox Media, Maker Studio's POLIPOP Network, everyone from the Bad Lip Reading Guys, to Barackdubs, it spans the spectrum. One of the companies there I was working with was CollegeHumor.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

Guest article by Richie Hecker, Founder of Bootstrapper Media. A good example of growth hacking was Andrei Marinescu’s role as head of customer acquisition for Hulu. During an interview, he discusses that Hulu had its free version with 25 M uniques, which they needed to actively covert into premium subscribers.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. People aren’t going to fundamentally change their media consumption patterns just as consumers don’t fundamentally change their diets. MSN & AOL.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2014

Amplify was instrumental, because having a network down here in Los Angeles within the technology community, in addition to the media industry, was really the biggest value add in our early days. In online TV or sites like Hulu, you get roughly twenty minutes of content, and after that you get a one or two minute video ad.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

I recently invested in a company in the media & entertainment sector (this will be announced in a couple of months) so I’ve been thinking a lot about how the industry works, why the structure has evolved the way it did, why the company I invested in has had so much success and what this all implies for the future. If so, why?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. Richard Yen: We're fairly broad in respect to digital media.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

In what looks to be a challenging funding climate for entrepreneurs, we thought it would be interesting to talk to one fund which is still making investments--Saban Ventures (www.saban.com)--a new, digital media focused venture capital fund located in Los Angeles. Richard Yen: We're fairly broad in respect to digital media.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology. This event will bring together thought leaders to discuss the current state of CONTENT within the ever-evolving digital ecosystem.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

And this in a nutshell, is what our lives as media consumers has turned into: a constant stream of impatience and auto-pilot interactions with ads. Enter Vidzey , the in-video shopping platform that seamlessly combines media, entertainment and e-commerce. Use digital media to change the way we consume media and shop.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

Netflix, Hulu, and even YouTube and other content streaming sites have all but obliterated the independent DVD rental business of yesterday. has provided a platform since 2005 for indie producers, distributors and advertisers to provide viewers with this kind of content. The folks over at Blip.tv It’s got a fresh clean look.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

There was an inkling of the changes to be when interactive TV services like NetFlix, Hulu and On Demand debuted as frenemies to traditional TV viewing. As media morphed into individually packaged pieces of content across platforms, viewing media on the couch (lean back) quickly became the old model.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

However, I can tell you that until recently, our business model was based purely on advertising and yes, it was profitable. The team is working with US-based advertisers, as well as exploring the TV and cable routes. What’s the business model? Profitable? We can’t disclose revenue as we are a private company.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). startup scene so hot. What makes L.A. a great place for startups?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

All you have to do is want something like Hulu on your Facebook so you can watch “Lie to Me” and a slurry of other amazing shows and hit movies. It’s far too easy to find Spotify , Hulu , Whatever News Site, and other “fun” applications that exist in the Facebook ecosystem. The logic trail seems pretty straight forward to me.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

Mitu Network is the largest digital media company for Latinos in the US and also targeting Mexico and South America. In long-form online video, companies were also broad in nature: Hulu, Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV. And the more you succeed the more advertisers in search of endemic audiences want to advertise with you.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. This is where the digital media puck is going. Michael Ovitz , the co-founder of CAA will be the keynote speaker. The device itself will have no storage.

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