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MAY 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based livestreaming and podcasting company LiveXLive Media announced this morning that it has acquired Gramaphone Media, an artist and brand development company which was founded and is led by Eshy Gazit. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The business will continue to be led by Gazit.

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MAY 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based Whip Media said on Tuesday that it has launched the Whip Media Exchange, a new data-and AI-powered content marketplace aimed at the global film and TV content licensing market. Whip Media is led by longtime technology executive Richard Rosenblatt, who is both founder and CEO of the company.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based Whip Media has named Jamie Otero a the company's new Vice President of Business Development and Content Strategy. The company said the appointment comes as it has added Globo, Univision's VIX and Onza to the Whip Media Exchange, the company's data and AI-powered content rights marketplace.

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JULY 19, 2017

Los Angeles-based Penske Media Corporation (PMC), the publisher of Variety, WWD, Footwear News, Deadline, Indiewire, TVLine, Hollywood Life, and the Robb Report, has promoted two of its executives to VPs. According to PMC, it has named Judith R.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Google''s YouTube has created a huge upswing in content and media startups-and fortunes--in Los Angeles, with the rise of multi-channel networks. youtube hollywood channel content creator video funding investment' A new effort by YouTube to fund individual content creators-- announcd last week --might further fuel that fire.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Ross Levinsohn , the former head of Yahoo and Fox Interactive Media, has just been appointed CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media , the parent firm of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, and other entertainment focused properties.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based online content publisher Break Media and Alloy Digital said Tuesday that the two are merging to form a new, Internet video company called Defy Media. Break Media founder and CEO Keith Richman will become President of the new company, with Alloy CEO Matt Diamond becoming CEO, according to reports.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video entertainment network Jukin Media is continuing to build out its executive team, saying today that it has named Jerry Boonstra as its new Chief Technology Officer, and Theresa Tran as its new Head of Product. jukin media viral video youtube content hollywood videos executive frequency cnet'

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MARCH 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Pluto.TV , a new company led by startup veteran Nick Grouf, said Monday that it has launched a brand new, video platform which will curate streams of video content around music, sports, news, entertainment, and many other areas. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based multichannel content network Fullscreen is in the midst of selling itself to Otter Media , the joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, according to reports. fullscreen otter media chernin group hollywood youtube network video merger acquisition rumor' Fullscreen is led by George Strompolos.

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JULY 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Wave.tv , a sports media company focused on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Youtube, and Tiktok, said this week that it raised $32M in its Series A funding round. The company said the funding will go to expand its portfolio of media brands. The company is led by CEO Brian Verne and President Ishaan Sutaria.

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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! Factory , also based in Los Angeles, has selected its platform. Whip Media says that Shout! Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

What do you get when you combine a technology investment demo day with a Hollywood-style story pitch session? It might look a little like Demo Day for Warner Media Camp , the startup incubator program being run out of Los Angeles by Turner/Warner Bros. at the intersection of technology and media. READ MORE>>.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 12, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 -- Social Media Breakfast Los Angeles. We've all had this dilemma when deciding whether or not our business contacts should see all of the photos from our extravagant night out in Hollywood. The Topic: Public or Private? Peg Samuel is the Social Diva and the queen of networking.

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MAY 22, 2012

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. I realized that it has been a little while since I posted about the Los Angeles Startup Community and so needed to update my list of startup events that will be out of date almost before I finish publishing it.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Los Angeles-based AEG Digital Media , a provider of online broadcast services, said late last night that it has rolled out a new product which uses Amazon Web Services to provide cloud-based, video transport and ingest. AEG Digital Media serves traditional broadcasters and television stations. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In this solo episode we meet up with Sarah Zurell and talk about Pavemint, the creative talent of Los Angeles, Hollywood to tech, collaboration, diversity, and running full featured product development. Media Sponsor: SOCALTECH - High Tech News and Information for Southern California. www.collective-genius.com.

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MAY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based YouTube network Fullscreen has bolstered its team--and media credibility--with a new hire, the company said Wednesday. fullscreen media entertainment youtube network content hollywood executive' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A new, Burbank-based startup, Loop Media , said on Thursday afternoon that it has launched a new "short-form" streaming media service, which it says will feature music videos, film trailers, game trailers and TV clips. The startup--which says it has been in "stealth" mode for over two years--says it is backed by $10M in seed funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You will not fundamentally change consumers media consumption habits. But here’s what Silicon Valley doesn’t get about Hollywood. And what Hollywood does’t get about Silicon Valley? ” Guess what, Hollywood. And I’m seeing it emerge all around me in Los Angeles. hours of TV per day.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

its Media Camp accelerator program wil lbe launching in Los Angeles, to help early stage companies create "disruptive innovations" in entertainment. has realized that much of the activity in startups related to content is centered closer to Hollywood and Southern California's entertainment industry. Entertainment.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media , which licenses and distributes viral, user-generated and other video content, said today that it has launched a brand new product to make it easier for publishers to tap into that viral content. jukin media viral video feed hollywood content license mrss publisher' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Now defunct, Los Angeles-based multi-channel content network Defy Media is unlikely to be able to pay the $1.7 One of the companies which had provided debt funding to Defy Media, Ally Bank, said recently that it expects to experience "a substantial loss" on its loan to the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The Los Angeles area is fast becoming the content hub for online video site YouTube , a position that takes advantage of both the LA region's long history in the entertainment business, and the rise of a slew of startups producing content specifically aimed at the YouTube audience. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Penske Media owns such online publications as Deadline, HollywoodLife, BGR, and TVLine MovieLine, a number of which are major competitors to Variety.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video site run by Keith Richman, has scored a win with NFL.com , the firm said Friday. Tags: hollywood content highlights video sports football media break. Financial details of the partnership between the two companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. All of the major internet-age media companies had their own mobile strategies.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media is launching a new web series, in a branded content deal with Toyota, the firm said today. The web series was filmed with a 75-member, live audience in Hollywood's Improv, and was directed by Rocco Urbisci. READ MORE>>.

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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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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online entertainment site run by Keith Richman, said today that it has launched a new, 3D video channel--and will also produce its own, original 3D series. Tags: break media content publishing hollywood. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Frame.io , which develops a video review and collaboration product used for content management, has raised $50M in a funding, and plans to set up an office in Los Angeles, the company said today. The company's founders have a background in post production. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has inked a partnership with celebrity model Tyra Banks , to create a new site focused on fashion and beauty. Financial details of the partnership between Banks and Demand Media were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 25, 2021

The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. ” A focus on diversity reaps rewards for this Los Angeles investor. Mayor Adrian Fenty To Be Its Newest Special Advisor.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. 7083 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028. Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. Why Los Angeles Is The Next Silicon Valley.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based DEFY Media , a developer of YouTube channels and digital content, said on Tuesday that it has raised $70M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Wellington Management Company LLP, and also included ABS Capital, Lionsgate, Viacom and ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital).

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JULY 12, 2017

According to Mitu, its ACCELERATOR program will provide hands-on training and mentorship to multicultural digital creators, teaching those creators every aspect of the digital media industry in a boot camp-style environment. The new effort is also tied into Mayor Garcetti's L.A.

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