When a start up is getting started it is common for the founder to call the guys he worked with at other companies and invite them to come work with him. Roku has a lot of Akimbo guys. Microsoft Media Room had a lot of Akimbo guys. It’s just the nature of things. What is [...]

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ZillionTV will announce Monday that it has completed a deal with Paramount.
Not wanting to be the only one not at the party Paramount has agreed to a content deal with struggling ZillionTV.  Those close to the deal say that ZillionTV completed a deal which includes warrants for the later purchase of stock in ZillionTV, based [...]

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Dailymotion.com, one of the top 100 web sites in the world, today announced a funding round of $25 million (17 million euros). The round, led by the French Sovereign Fund (FSI) and including original investors Advent Venture Partners, AGF Private Equity, Atlas Venture and Partech International, recognizes Dailymotion's leading audience position and sustainable business model. [...]

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Rumors circulating at Digital Hollywood today say that Jack Lawrence formerly of Corgi International, and DotCast Inc, has replaced Mitch Berman as CEO of ZillionTV.
Jack Lawrence whose background is as a CFO, and according to his Linked In Profile is “Adept at merging and restructuring diverse organizations to gain efficiencies and drive profitability” , would [...]

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