socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service.

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Content Entertainment News Venture Capital 100

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Ficto , a streaming service without a paywall offering interactive dramas, film adaptations, comedies, documentaries, talk shows, game shows, and news, is now live on iOS and Android. Series run anywhere from three to ten episodes and there area an additional twenty shows that are currently in production now.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

When I joined the company, I found an amazing technology platform and analytics capability. He's gone through this a couple of times now, so we have a robust platform which can predict the content users will like, and do so in an elegant and efficient manner. By using our analytics platform, they learn about what consumers want.

Content 189

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Although Worlize may be news to some they have been around for just over a year and they are based right here in Los Angeles. Worlize is a user-created social gaming and chat platform for Facebook and social networks including Twitter, MySpace and OpenSocial. With sites like TurnTable.fm , Chill , and Shaker to name a few.

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Blogging Paramount Social Network Entertainment 84

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2016

What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? Brad Brooks: The biggest news from TigerText this year is that we're evolving from what was a pure secure messaging product to a comprehensive clinical communications platform. The introduction of TigerFlow is our biggest news since launch.

Southern California 113

Southern California Social Media News Entertainment 113

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). What was the big news for your company this year? Our team has an eye for identifying legacy industries and nascent trends, and creating platforms for innovation.

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Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Now the company is launching a true crime podcast, to tap into another potentially high-growth market, on the iHeartMedia and Apple platforms. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. But it was far from the only studio to see money in mobile-first entertainment.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. New platforms led by YouTube have emerged to change the dynamic of broadcast media — once dominated by the rigid programming of TV — while the internet has enabled new media stars to engage with their audiences in new, high-touch ways.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

ChatGBT and Bing AI are just two of the new tools that are already changing our lives. It won’t be long before another round of layoffs comes, and these new tools will create new jobs to fill the gap. We watch our news and entertainment anywhere we want to on any kind of device we choose.

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? This year, we focused on diversifying and strengthening our team by recruiting Maureen Klewicki as an investor and senior associate, and Nick Kim as our head of platform. We moved from our loft in Venice to a new tech campus in Santa Monica.

Riot Games 133

Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2009

We have the usual suspects like Kitchenaid, Sara Lee, McCormick, Reynolds but we really focus on entertainment properties like Sony, ABC, Fox Searchlight. The good news is, we're giving them a run for their money. We're going to make it easy as possible to share information on multiple platforms. Babette Pepaj: We do.

Social Network 174

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

The people who spend the most money on reaching consumers: consumer products, car companies, food & beverage, entertainment – need to reach mass audiences and smaller channels aren’t as effective for them relative to the time to produce creative and learn how to perform in a channel. It creates a reason to “go now!”

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Snapchat Advertising Media Platform 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2013 – Some big news for local startup Plug.DJ and their user-curated music sharing platform. It’s borderline addicting, and their platform is a fun and refreshing take in the wake of a massive boom in the popularity of shared music. Just make sure to not to not engage during work hours.

Startup 101

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The space will be that platform for entrepreneurs in the wearable industry to engage, learn and connect with the global Wearable Technology ecosystem. It aims to provide an innovation platform to foster the blend of technology, art and humanity. “ Wearable World is the answer to the call for a united community voice.

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Incubator Conference Platform Entertainment 82

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Customized content. Stage and settle debate.

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Metrics Platform Content Web 79

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Since then, the two left to start a brand new startup, SendLove.to (www.sendlove.to), which launched Tuesday, focused on allowing users to rate public figures in news stories, blogs, and elsewhere. We've instead taken those comments and turned them into scores and a rating platform. Can you maybe give a concrete example of that?

Startup 174

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? I'm also tracking the growth of esports - both amateur participation through leagues, analytics platforms and training solutions as well as new tech around the viewer experience for pro esports - lots of exciting stuff here.

Startup 124

Startup Press Commerce Southern California 124

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Big news in the social gaming sphere as major interactive gaming player Kabam announces the launch of The Godfather: Five Families out of beta and into commercial exclusively with Google+ Games. It’s some pretty major news at it signifies an interesting list of milestones in the social gaming industry: 1.

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Google Paramount Web 2.0 News 64

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

What's the biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? Then, as a new administration takes hold, investors will look to support companies who have already achieved some manner of success. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

I think we have all seen the news from Sequoia, and there are lots of funds pulling back, just trying to nurture their portfolio through the downturn forecasted in the macro environment. Our team comes from the entertainment industry--we have the entertainment background, and we have done this before. But, there are two things.

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Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

It has inked a licensing deal with Merlin , the global agency that represents tens of thousands of independent music labels and hundreds of thousands of artists, for music from those labels to be used legally on the TikTok platform anywhere that the app is available.

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Services Los Angeles Media Marketing 182

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

It gives us the ability to do what we love, which it to create engagement and content that people find entertaining, informative, and authoritative, and moves an audience, and introduces the right kind of selective sponsors and clients to that engaged audience, in a respectful way. It ends up being good for both. Why podcasting?

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Media Report Advertising Content 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong is obviously doing something right since they are now the preferred mobile payment platform for Facebook’s mobile credit offering but will compete against some serious guns – Boku has raised nearly $40 million from Benchmark, Index, DAG and Khosla Ventures – the A list of who’s who VCs. Other News: 1.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? He also created a white label fundraising portal for individuals and businesses hoping to crowdfund ventures independently of major platforms. This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 106

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

If that’s news to you, here are eleven of Los Angles’ best and brightest. Their Behavioral Marketing Platform even broke new ground at ad:tech 2011 winning an innovation award. Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Silicon Valley? That’s so yesterday. Get to know them now before they become household names.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ever since sound was first introduced into movies, the entertainment business has never really faced a huge change. However, the online presence has shifted the entertainment landscape drastically and is threatening to change the business for better or for worse. Is it kind of like social media platform? What does Filmzu do?

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Content Entertainment Startup Los Angeles 81

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Chill.com , from the makers of Namesake , is a video community sharing platform. Everything from hip hop music videos to entertainment news and gossip, there is sure to be a lounge to suit your taste. You can also create your own lounge. Each lounge has its own theme based on the videos being shown.

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Content Conference News Social Network 74

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

Editors use Buzzfeed and read the news, to find proposals and decisions, and use the news as a source. How do you contrast this to the latest news on how very few people actually bother to vote in Los Angeles? In our initial testing in LA, funny enough, people do care more about things like sports and entertainment.

Mobile 100

Mobile Buzzfeed News Tool 100

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2009

in 2004, we purchased Buoyweather.com, moved it into our setup, weather department, and marketing department, and in 2005, we added much more multimedia news and entertainment to Surfline. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal. Finally, how big is your firm now?

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Web Content Mobile Sites 140

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Some of the visual effects make for highly entertaining videos such as my recording from the beach. Viddy’s accelerated growth can be greatly attributed to its celebrity users, who utilize Viddy as a communication platform for engaging and entertain their fans. Viddy is currently available in the App store for the iPhone.

Mobile 69

Mobile Entertainment Technical Review Platform 69

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. Michele Ruiz: The only thing I would add, is this is a software-as-a-service solutioneverything is on our online platform.

Content 150

Content Training Education Outsource Development 150

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Bedloo is a social media voting platform for those who want to find the right answer in life. We are all coming from a background in entertainment. We are power users and we are constantly trying to redefine platforms we are frustrated with. That is how Todd and I met, from all the talk of using platforms that frustrates us.

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