socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We serve up four to five percent of the global Internet on our network. James Segil: EdgeCast is the fastest growing CDN in the world. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

It had the audience, the people, the network, everything! 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. Where exactly it missed the mark is hard to say.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Los angeles-based sell-side advertising platform operator Magnite announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire SpotX, a video advertising platform provider, in a deal worth $1.17 billion in cash and stock. Magnite is acquiring SpotX from RTL Group. Magnite is led by President and CEO Michael Barrett.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

One of the major growth areas along Silicon Beach has been in the whole area of creating content for digital platforms. So we've partnered and worked with technology partners, and built a technology company to develop applications for ourselves and third party platforms. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

As it turns out, as we thought about that, we started looking for partners to help us build a platform. It turns out that Technicolor had already been separately developing a platform for digital media distribution. Why a new, streaming service -- and how is this different from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc? Stay tuned there.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2014

Bryce Clemmer: We were studying this area, and two things that jumped out at me was data that was showing digital audio platforms were exponentially increasing in terms of usage, and at the same time, digital video platforms, such as YouTube, were also exponentially increasing. What were you doing before Vadio?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Advertising is also what allows you to watch Hulu for free, use Yahoo! So PPC (pay-per-click) advertising on social networks has performed poorly to date. Just ask MySpace.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). No doubt the platform that Francisco built will take Twiistup 7 to a whole different level.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. As a result many funds are OK with big bets. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Multi-Channel-Network. This is dumb because you really are nothing more than a temporary ad network if you do this and usually one who delivers almost no value. YouTube AND other platforms. The platforms are expanding and fragmenting. What does that even mean? Who came up with this term and why? It can’t be funded.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

By providing access to a large variety of titles, like NetFlix with streaming movies, or Hulu for TV shows, with new content added regularly, there is always a reason to keep up your subscription. Network model. All-you-can-eat content model.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This runs on a number of platforms? I kind of thought there was a similar opportunity you see in the video space with YouTube, Hulu, thePlatform all going after. Rahul Sonnad: I had just moved to Southern California, so I didn't have the largest local network here. How did the incubation part come about?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

By providing access to a large variety of titles, like NetFlix with streaming movies, or Hulu for TV shows, with new content added regularly, there is always a reason to keep up your subscription. Network model. All-you-can-eat content model.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

TVSync’s parent company Voible , has provided fingerprint protection technology to most major movie studios and TV networks since 2005. The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV. What does that mean? Even more choices.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

He's an entrepreneur and operating executive, and has made investments in companies like Univision--the largest television network in the U.S.--where I was looking to transition to a platform that focused on digital media, and Saban has a strong legacy in that area. where he is Chairman. What's your ideal investment opportunity?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

He's an entrepreneur and operating executive, and has made investments in companies like Univision--the largest television network in the U.S.--where I was looking to transition to a platform that focused on digital media, and Saban has a strong legacy in that area. where he is Chairman. What's your ideal investment opportunity?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

By providing access to a large variety of titles, like NetFlix with streaming movies, or Hulu for TV shows, with new content added regularly, there is always a reason to keep up your subscription. Network model. All-you-can-eat content model. This one is an extension of the insurance model into new domains.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2011

CallFire also used Biz2Beach as a platform to showcase its newest iteration, CallFire Version 3.0. Robyn Ward is the Director of Sales and Business Development at BetterWorks, which offers companies and their employees pre-negotiated perks in a simple, cost-saving platform. KRISHNA SUBRAMANIAN.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

We have a very significant, deep network, and relationships from the best of the best, across multiple disciplines. What I'm building here, is a very different vision, which is broader, brings together a diverse set of skills, and a set of people with talent and with deep networks. It's a full range of activities.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Enter Vidzey , the in-video shopping platform that seamlessly combines media, entertainment and e-commerce. ” Article 1 discussed the digital revolution and how companies like Netflix and Hulu were taking over. Maybe you work for a network or TV production. ” THE SALES PLATFORM. And it’s available today.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

Get users immediately into valuable content that engages them in the site: featured video, music, news; video, popular trending items in my network. Work with the studios to have premium Hulu-ish content prominently branded and for sale. I’m not friends with most of the people that are connected to me on social networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

By providing access to a large variety of titles, like NetFlix with streaming movies, or Hulu for TV shows, with new content added regularly, there is always a reason to keep up your subscription. Network model. All-you-can-eat content model. This one is an extension of the insurance model into new domains.

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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

APRIL 9, 2015

Companies like Google, Facebook, eBay, Xbox Live, Hulu, and Netflix would have been seriously hurt as they hemorrhaged dissatisfied customers who would likely refuse to pay extra to just bid on select items on eBay, or watch “House of Cards” on Netflix. Not even the dot com giants would have been spared from this new fee hike.

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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. The Food Network. And of course the 800 pound gorilla – YouTube – is also horizontal in nature.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

So without my weighing into the pro’s / con’s of this I can say that I believe it will capture a large segment of the market but leave room for “open platforms&# to play a big role. Thus you see television manufacturers rushing to create content ecosystems, app platforms, TV OS’s and Internet offerings.

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