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MAY 4, 2011

Burbank-based Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group said this morning that it is acquiring Flixster , the movie site which also runs Rotten Tomatoes. According to Warner, both sites will continue to operate independently. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital firm backed by Walt Disney Co., Yoyi Media provides targeted advertising and demographics to Chinese web sites. Yoyi Media provides targeted advertising and demographics to Chinese web sites. has invested in a Chinese provider of online advertising.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Burbank-based Youbet.com , an online site focused on horse racing wagering and content, has been acquired by Churchill Downs Incorporated in a deal worth $126.8M. Churchill Downs operates thoroughbred racing events such as the Kentucky Derby. in cash for each share of Youbet common stock.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide suite, said today that it has added video site Vevo as its newest content provider. MeFeedia did not disclose any business terms between the companies, but said that Vevo's music videos and news will be featured in a "Vevo channel" on the site. MeFeedia is run by Frank Sinton.

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JULY 11, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the developer of video software tools headed by Frank Sinton, is further extending its outreach to app developers today, with a new set of SDKs. Beachfront said the SDK includes a video player, video management tools, video analytics, and video advertising tools. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site, is on a mobile app roll, announced Thursday that it has launched a new, iPad version of its app.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the developer of video distribution tools, applications, and other infrastructure--and operator of video discovery site MeFeedia.com --said this week that it has racked up 3 billion video views across its properties, resulting in 1 billion ad impressions for its partners.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Many commuters and executives who fly between Southern California and Silicon Valley were stymied by a massive shutdown of flights by Southwest Airlines Thursday afternoon, after high winds and heavy rain prompted the airline to cancel travel to and from Burbank, Ontario, Orange County, and San Diego airports.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Burbank-based Disney said this morning that it has acquired Babble Media, Inc. , an online site features over 200 "mom bloggers". Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Disney said that Babble will become part of the Disney Interactive Media Group, and provide an online resource for moms and fmailies.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , the firm which operates the MeFeedia video discovery site, has upgraded its tools and platform to support Windows 8. The firm said it now supports Windows 8 App creation, deployment, and management via its Beachfront Builder tool.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site run by Frank Sinton, said Thursday that it has updated its Android app. According to the firm, it has improved thumbnails and layout on the software, expanded the number of devices it supports, as well as increased the amount of content in categories.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has re-upped its investment in San Jose-based Baynote , a developer of personalization and marketing software for the enterprise market. Steamboat's Dan Beldy sites on the board of directors of Baynote.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , which operates the online video discovery site MeFeedia , said it has added a number of new discovery features to its mobile website and apps.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Burbank-based MeFeedia , the online video guide site run by Frank Sinton, said today that it has added Eytan Elbaz to the firm's advisory board. Elbaz is one of the co-founders of Appled Semantics, the firm which developed Google AdSense. Elbaz is currently head of Deep Dive Media.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Burbank-based Beachfront Media , which develops video publishing and syndication tools, and also runs the MeFeedia video discovery site, has extended its platform to support publishing video to connected TVs. Beachfront Media is headed by Frank Sinton.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Burbank-based Mefeedia , the online video guide site run by Frank Sinton, has bolstered its roster of advisors, saying today that it has added Bedi A. Singh, the Co-CEO of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc. MGM) as an advisor to the company.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Burbank-based Nerdist Industries , the online site focused on popular culture and "nerd" content, said today that it has named tow executives. The company said it has appointed Adam Rymer as President and Jack Herrguth as Head of Development. He also has been at Universal Studios Motion Pictures Group.

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MAY 14, 2013

According to Burbank-based Beachfront, the new tool helps serve up video advertising for app developers, handling mobile devices and tablets and optimizing video ads for app developers. READ MORE>>. beachfront builder advertising mobile development software'

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MARCH 31, 2009

Burbank-based Take180.com com announced Tuesday that the firm has officially launched a web site which looks to create original web series based on audience participation. The site--which is owned by The Walt Disney Company--said it has created three web series called "My Date," "I READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Further details on the deal between Yahoo and Microsoft have come out in a filing by Yahoo with the SEC, with Yahoo saying that Microsoft will hire at least 400 Yahoo employees, and potentially another 150 employees to help with the transition, as Microsoft takes over the search engine features of Yahoo's sites.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of Disney, is one of the investors in Bay Area-based mobile games advertising firm Greystripe , which raised a $5.5M Greystripe's services insert in-game ads into mobile games, and the firm also operates the GameJump.com mobile games portal site. Series C funding today.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of Disney, is one of the investors in Bay Area-based mobile games advertising firm Greystripe , which raised a $5.5M Greystripe's services insert in-game ads into mobile games, and the firm also operates the GameJump.com mobile games portal site. Series C funding today.

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JULY 11, 2016

The Walt Disney Company has named its next class of startup participating in the Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator and mentoring company held on the company's Burbank campus. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Many commuters and executives who fly between Southern California and Silicon Valley were stymied by a massive shutdown of flights by Southwest Airlines Thursday afternoon, after high winds and heavy rain prompted the airline to cancel travel to and from Burbank, Ontario, Orange County, and San Diego airports.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. When Suite Arrival launches, you will be able to login to their site, choose your travel period, destination and toiletry needs and a box will show up at your hotel before you arrive. ’s HQ in Burbank. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time!

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Burbank-based Walt Disney said this weekend that it has promoted John Pleasants, the former CEO of Playdom , as co-President of its Disney Interactive Media Group , along with James Pitaro, most recently of Yahoo! Pitaro will oversee Disney Online, which runs's Disney's branded web and social media sites.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. When Suite Arrival launches, you will be able to login to their site, choose your travel period, destination and toiletry needs and a box will show up at your hotel before you arrive. ’s HQ in Burbank. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time!

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

We recently ran into Frank Sinton, founder of Burbank-based Mefeedia (www.mefeedia.com), a popular online video search web site. Although Mefeedia plays in the very crowded, online video space, the site seems to be very popular with end users, so we thought we'd chat with Frank a bit about the company. What's your background?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Nowadays, when you post something online, whether that is an image in a gallery or social networking site, it only has a lifespan of just a few seconds. After MySpace, I did the old Burbank to San Jose commute. People are not just interested in looking at a series of 85 pictures you just posted. They're still around.

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JANUARY 24, 2016

We met on Twitter, Seth David and I, during an event I hosted at Yahoo in Burbank. Over the next few months, Seth focused almost entirely on creating content for the site. This blog post is for information purposes only and my only intention is to move forward. I wish the best for Seth David, his family and colleagues. I did the rest.

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