socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Fandango , the online and mobile movie ticketing provider based in Los Angeles, has hired former Disney Online executive Paul Yanover as President, the company said today. Fandango said Yanoger reports to Nick Lehman at NBCUniversal Entertainment Network, which owns Fandango. READ MORE>>.

Fandango 145

Fandango Entertainment Media Mobile 145

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie tickets site, said today at SXSW that it has launched a new Facebook Timeline app called "Movies with Friends". Fandango said it is hopping to grow its user base on Facebook via the app.

Fandango 157

Fandango Activity Sites Los Angeles 157

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site Fandango has jumped on the Facebook bot bandwagon, saying Tuesday at Facebook's F8 conference that it will be launching its own, Fandango bot, which will book movie tickets via Facebook Messenger. The new bot will roll out sometime in May.

Fandango 100

Fandango Conference Los Angeles Platform 100

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fandango has scored a deal with MSN , to power MSN's online and mobile movie tickets, on both MSN Movies and MSN Entertainment, the firm said today. According to Fandango, the deal makes it the official online and mobile movie ticketing provider for both sites. users per month.

Fandango 127

Fandango Mobile Entertainment Sites 127

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Los Angeles-based online movie ticketing and information site Fandango said Friday morning that it has acquired Ingresso , Brazil's largest online ticketing firm. Fandango said it was advised by The Raine Group and G5 Evercore in the deal. Fandango said it was advised by The Raine Group and G5 Evercore in the deal.

Fandango 100

Fandango Acquisition Los Angeles Mobile 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fandango is getting a spot in its first SuperBowl ad this weekend, the firm said Friday, as part of a promotion for Universal Pictures' new action movie, Battleship. Fandango said that the SuperBowl advertisment will feature a tag which links viewers to its mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

Fandango 176

Fandango Southern California Hulu Social Media 176

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the movie ticketing and information service, said today that it has had the best ever number in May for traffic and ticket sales, for the company's entire 12-year history. Fandango is owned by Comcast, which acquired the movie site back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

Fandango 150

Fandango Sales Screening Mobile 150

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango reports that it hit another ticketing record this weekend, after the debut of The Avengers. Fandango said it set a new record for the most tickets sold for any opening weekend in the company's 12-year history, surpassing its recent record breaking opening of The Hunger Games. READ MORE>>.

Fandango 124

Fandango Mobile Sales Sites 124

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango launched a new app for the Apple Watch today, letting users pull up barcoded movie tickets on the new Apple Watch, as well as other feature as directions to a theater, countdown-to-showtime clock, and more. Fandango said the Apple Watch app works in conjunction with Fandango's app on the iPhone.

Fandango 100

Fandango Los Angeles Sites Angel 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based local search site YP said Thursday that it has linked up with Groupon , to integrate Groupon's local deals into its discovery site and mobile apps. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Fandango 100

Fandango SoCal Southern California Sites 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Venice, California-based Tecca , the online and mobile site providing articles, reviews, how-to articles, and other information about electronics products, said Monday that it is now reaching over one million unique visitors a month. The site says it is now the largest technology website specifically catering to women.

Fandango 140

Fandango Technical Review Venice Yahoo 140

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

TechZulu will be streaming Digiday : Mobile live from 8:00am - 5:00pm PST Monday 3/8. Scott will share data and results from both ChaCha and other industry sources that will highlight the compelling opportunity that brand advertisers now have in the mobile arena. Presenter: Scott A. Presenter: Scott A.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Developer and publisher of social mobile games. SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices. Venture Financings we Discussed.

Venture Capital 230

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Fandango 230

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Fandango said today that this weekend's release of The Hunger Games, the movie based on the book of the same name by Suzanne Collins, broke its sales records, with 22 percent of domestic opening weekend ticket sales being made through its system.

Fandango 149

Fandango Sales Mobile Los Angeles 149

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

TestFlight recently joined forces with Burstly (www.burstly.com) to create a suite of apps for mobile developers and publishers. We spoke with Ben about how Burstly is now creating a company to help mobile developers create, develop, distribute, and monetize their apps. It also includes things like rewards and currency in games.

Startup 262

Startup Mobile Outsource Development Tool 262

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

First, how did I handle things like unexpected surges in traffic to my site (let’s say after a major press release) and then the subsequent flattening of traffic as the crowd subsided? It’s needed for Fandango, RottenTomatoes, Movies.com, Lunch.com and scores of other companies. We all know about IMDB. Healthcare data.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343