Scopely Buys GSN Games For $1 Billion
Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely said on Monday that it is paying approximately $1 billion for GSN Games, the division of Game Show Ne…
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LiveOne Buys Gramophone Media
Los Angeles-based on-demand livestreaming and podcasting company LiveOne--which until recently was known as LiveXLive Media--says it has acquired Gram…
Audio Up Gets $12M For Podcasting Play
Los Angeles-based Audio Up, a podcasting and audio entertainment production studio, has raised $12M in funding, led by SiriusXM, according to SiriusXM…
Hollywood Crews Vote ‘Yes’ on Strike Authorization, Raising the Stakes for Streaming Giants
Ratcheting up the stakes in an already tense labor battle, members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have voted to …
Quibi To Give Up Mobile Video Technology After Lawsuit
Quibi, the short-lived, short-form-mobile-video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg, is transferring its mobile video technology to another company, Eko…
Jam City Raises $350M, Acquires Ludia For $165M
Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mo…
Whip Media Names Bizdev VP
Los Angeles-based Whip Media has named Jamie Otero a the company's new Vice President of Business Development and Content Strategy. Otero was previous…
UTA Ties With Rally On Social Tokens
UTA, the talent, entertainment, and sports agency, said this week that it has linked with Rally, a new "social token fan engagement and monetization p…
Jambox.io Launches Music Licensing Marketplace
Los Angeles-based Jambox.io said this morning that it has launched new, online music licensing service, which aims to connect film and video makers wi…
Tetavi Takes $20M From Insight Partners
Los Angeles-based Tetavi, a developer of immersive content and technology, says it has raised a $20M funding round from Insight Partners. The deal als…