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Function(x) marries creativity with capital, connections and technology expertise.
We're bringing together the brightest minds in software engineering, product development, business and marketing, and setting them loose in a global-scale sandbox with the latest tools and resources for success.
We connect the big ideas with global entertainment partnerships, audiences and distribution channels. We remove barriers and open up all possibilities to create rich, revolutionary entertainment experiences.
We may have a hip Union Square office, but we're not just another start-up. The (x) in Function(x) represents founder and leading media entrepreneur Robert F.X. Sillerman and we're the next chapter in his inventive, irreverent, and undeniably successful business legacy.
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Sales Assistant (New York, NY)
The Sales Assistant is responsible for administratively supporting the sales team in executing all sales activities related to prospecting, closing …
Campaign Manager (New York, NY)
Campaign Manager The Campaign Manager will be responsible for performance, optimization, delivery assurance and reconciliation of our digital media campaigns.This …
TV Viewers Earn Real-World Rewards with Viggle Check-ins
Fashionably Marketing Me, Marguerite Darlington 5/10/12 Viggle, an iOS social rewards mobile app, uses new technology to verify that users …
Viggle for Android (Beta) Found Here
Lazy Tech Guys, Tony Hannides 5/9/12 What is Viggle? Viggle is a great way to watch TV and get rewarded. …
Viggle: Earn Gift Cards and Cash for Watching TV!
Southern Cali Saver, 5/9/12 How would you like to earn Gift Cards and cash just for watching TV? Viggle is a FREE App …
Viggle for Android Hits Beta, Pays You To Watch TV
Android Static, Matthew Deal 5/9/12 Like watching TV? Like, uh, earning points? Like turning those arbitrary points into a random …
Viggle @ AdAge’s Social TV Event in NY
Lost Remote, (Nathan Edelsburg) 5/9/12 After navigating through the beast that is NYC’s midtown Hilton to the third floor, the …
Cynopsis: Morning Digital Brief
Cynopsis Digital, 5/10/12 Viggle spotlights Gadget & Apps’ section of today’s brief for the digital media platform. Viggle, the mobile social …
Viggle For Android Gets Beta App
Android Police, Liam Spradlin 5/9/12 Viggle For Android Gets Beta App – Let Your Inner Couch Potato Free, Earn Tangible Rewards …
Beet TV: Social TV Service Viggle Hits 625,000 Users In Four Months; Plans New Features
Social TV newcomer Viggle has amassed more than 625,000 registered users four months after launch and is gearing up to …
Variety: U veers to Viggle to boost ‘Battleship’
Variety, Andrew Wallenstein 5/10/12 Viggle, a second-screen app that awards prizes to viewers for watching TV, has signed up its …
VIGGLE ANNOUNCES BUSINESS MOMENTUM AT THE AD AGE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT / SOCIAL TV CONFERENCE
625,000 registered members; more than 142 million engagements in the app since launch NEW YORK – May 9, 2012 – …
From Social TV to Better TV: Will the ‘Second Screen’ Deliver for Networks, Brands And Users?
Advertising Age | April 30, 2012 On Wednesday, May 9 in New York City, Ad Age is hosting the inaugural Social …
Make Money with Viggle and Field Agent Iphone Apps
Squidoo | April 22, 2012 Viggle and Field Agent are can produce an additional source of income. Viggle makes it where you do …
The Future of TV NOW
King 5 | April 16, 2012
Viggle Rewards You for Watching TV
My Fox Atlanta | April 16, 2012 ATLANTA – It’s one of America’s favorite past times and now watching TV is …
What a Short (But Packed) Trip It’s Been for Social TV
Advertising Age | April 16, 2012 By Kunur Patel While social TV isn’t entirely new (remember 2000, when AOL tried to …
Believe The Hype? Four Things Social TV Can Actually Do
Advertising Age | April 13, 2012 By Simon Dumenco Within the broadcast and social-media-analytics worlds, as well as the broadcast-obsessed precincts …
ConsumerWatch: New App Pays People To Watch TV Shows
CBS San Francisco | April 11, 2012 By Julie Watts
The Tablet-TV Connection
Forrester Blogs | April 11, 2012 Analysts and press have paid much attention to the cannibalistic relationship of tablets and PCs …
App of the Week: Viggle
ABC Southern Illinois | April 10, 2012 WSIL — An app can help you earn all kinds of stuff, just by …
New IPhone App Pays You for Watching Television Shows like ‘American Idol’ and ‘Community
Yahoo! Voices | April 10, 2012 By Meagan Morris We watch more television than a lot of people — it’s our …
Viggle your finger on your iPhone for rewards
San Francisco Chronicle | April 9, 2012 In a nutshell: TV addicts use this free iOS app to check in to …
Get paid to watch your favorite television style shows like ‘Fashion Star’
Examiner | April 8, 2012 By Meagan Morris Watching television just got a whole lot more fun (if that were even …
Viggle Pays You To Watch TV
CBS Dallas – Forth Worth | April 6, 2012
Get Rewarded to Watch TV
Yahoo! Voices | April 5, 2012 By Steven White Viggle is an app that rewards you to watch TV. At first …
Social TV App Courts ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Fans
Clickz | April 5, 2012 By Christopher Heine USA Network has teamed with social TV app Viggle to create a civil …
USA Network teams up with Viggle for ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
Lost Remote | April 5, 2012 By Natan Edelsburg Viggle’s direct-to-rewards approach is continuing to interest networks. Today USA Network has …
USA Brings Social TV to Airing of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Broadcasting Cable | April 5, 2012 By George Winslow USA Network will be working with Viggle to add social TV features …
Obama, Viggle and AFI boost viewing of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Digital Media Wire | April 5, 2012 By Chris Marlowe The White House has invited a select group to a private …
App Rewards Users For Watching Their Favorite TV Shows
CBS Los Angeles | April 2, 2012 LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Want to get paid to watch all of your favorite …
What Can Brands Learn from SocialTV?
Business 2 Community | March 28, 2012 By Bob Fetter You have probably noticed hashtags during broadcasts, tweets streaming across the …
Front-End Web Developer (New York, NY)
Function(x) Inc. is seeking a front-end web developer to join the team that launched Viggle – a social TV/mobile gaming …
Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (New York, NY)
We’re looking for a creative, thoughtful tester to lead our growing Quality Assurance team. At Function(X), we understand that testers …
Mobile iOS / iPhone / iPad Engineer (New York, NY)
We’re in the midst of designing and developing our mobile internet presence and mobile apps that will potentially be used …
Software / Platform Engineer (New York, NY)
As a member of our product engineering team, you’ll build real products for the real world. You’ll be responsible for …
Freelance – Senior Mobile UX/UI Designer (New York, NY)
As a Senior Mobile UX/UI Designer you will be an integral member of a tight-knit team working with product managers, …
Mobile Android Engineer (New York, NY)
We’re in the midst of designing and developing our mobile internet presence and mobile apps that will potentially be used …
Platform Engineer (San Francisco, CA)
As a member of our product engineering team, you’ll build real products for the real world. You’ll be responsible for …
Freelance – Editorial Web Producer (New York, NY)
Are you a web producer who moonlights as a TV junky? Are you looking for the opportunity to engage with …
Linux Systems Engineer (San Francisco, CA)
As a member of our technical operations team, you’ll help build and maintain Function(x)’s growing infrastructure that supports our mobile …
Data Warehouse Engineer (New York, NY)
Function(x) is building a data warehouse team that’s passionate about data, data warehousing and reporting. In early 2012, we launched …
Visual Designer – Freelance or Full-Time (New York, NY)
The Visual Designer would work as a member of the in-house design team, supporting Creative Director, and Business Development team to …
Mobile Web Developer (Los Angeles, CA)
Function(x) Inc. is seeking a highly experienced web developer to join a team with a commercially shipping “second screen” social …
Linux Systems Engineer (New York, NY)
As a member of our technical operations team, you’ll help build and maintain Function(x)’s growing infrastructure that supports our mobile …
General Application
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New App Makes TV Watching Profitable
NBC’s KRON 4 | March 27, 2012 By Gabe Slate Link to video.
Social Nudges Viewers to Watch More Live TV
Marketing Pilgrim | March 22, 2012 By Cynthia Boris I love television. That’s not new news to anyone who regularly reads …
Viggle Live: Watch American Idol This Week & Earn Up to 500 Points (+ Reader’s Experience)
TODAY Hip2Save Blog | March 21, 2011 By Collin If you’re planning on watching American Idol tonight, don’t forget to earn …
VIGGLE WINS TWO APPY AWARDS AT MEDIAPOST’S PRESTIGIOUS 2012 EVENT
TV loyalty app named best “Television/Video App; wins “Entertainment: Professional” category NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ViggleSM, a loyalty program for television created …
New TV app: What’s Viggle?
USA TODAY Pop Candy | March 16, 2012 By Whitney Matheson Even though I watch much more TV than I …
Second-screen app Viggle offers rewards, lures over a quarter million users
The Next Web | March 15, 2012 By Anna Heim Viggle now has over a quarter million users, the US loyalty …
VIGGLE SURPASSES QUARTER MILLION USER MILESTONE
With 250,000 registered users and over 7 million check-ins to date, TV loyalty brand sets new standard in audience engagement …
Introducing Viggle: Watch TV, Earn Rewards
Yahoo! Voices | March 8, 2012 By Scott Cornell Watch television, earn points, redeem awards. Now there’s an app for …
Unilever Taps TV App Viggle as Part of March Madness Campaign
AdAge | March 6, 2012 By Jack Neff Most advertisers want viewers’ eyes glued to the TV screen, but Unilever …
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL LEADS A SLAM DUNK TRIO OF BASKETBALL ICONS SHARING PERSONAL “JOURNEY TO COMFORT” STORIES WITH DOVE® MEN + CARE®
Steve Nash and Tom Izzo Join the “Journey to Comfort” Team to Give Fans A Look Beyond Their On-Court Public …
5 Huge Digital Marketing Trends You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Mashable | March 5, 2012 By Jonathan Gardner Digital marketing is a discipline in flux. We face an onslaught of …
Making Money from TV Sounds Good but Viggle is Advertiser Friendly Too
Yahoo! News | February 28, 2012 By Jason Gallagher COMMENTARY | Privacy advocates have to be churning at least a little …
Oscars 2012: Who Won the Award for Most Social Buzz? [STATS]
Mashable | February 27, 2012 By Stephanie Buck Just like the Super Bowl and the Grammys, Sunday’s Academy Awards generated …
Oscars 2012: Miso, GetGlue and Other Social TV Apps Take Aim (Updated)
The Wrap | February 26, 2012 By Lucas Shaw The 84th Academy Awards will be taking place not just on …
Roundup: Latest gadgets that are changing TV
USA Today | February 25, 2012 By Alice Truong Once upon a time, watching TV meant the entire family gathering …
How Social TV is Taking Over the Oscars and How You Can Win [CONTEST]
Mashable | February 25, 2012 By Christina Warren The Oscars are getting a big dose of social TV integration! From …
Viggle Live: Earn Rewards for Watching TV (Plus, Earn Up to 10,000 Points on Sunday!)
TODAY’s Hip2Save Blog | February 22, 2012 By Staff Writer I’ve posted a few times now about Viggle, a FREE …
Serial Entrepreneur & GetTaxi Co-Founder’s ‘Loyalize’ Acquired for $5M
TechCrunch | February 20, 2012 By Roi Carthy Loyalize, a social TV audience platform, has been been acquired by Function(x) …
In Battle For ‘The Second Screen’ Viggle Bets On Women And ‘Loyalty’
TVexchanger.com | February 17, 2012 By David Kaplan There’s no question that social media activity around television viewing and discovery have …
Viggle Acquires Loyalize To Engage Live TV Viewers On Mobile
MediaPost | February 17, 2012 By Laurie Sullivan Viggle, a company supporting mobile loyalty rewards programs, acquired tech company Loyalize, …
VIGGLE ACQUIRES LOYALIZE TO ENHANCE REAL-TIME AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Consumers benefit from interactive games and polls during major TV events NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ViggleSM, a loyalty program for television …
Let the social TV consolidation begin! Loyalize swallowed up by Viggle
GigaOm | February 16, 2012 By Ryan Lawler Social TV startup Loyalize has been acquired by Function(x), the company behind …
Viggle: Free App that Rewards You for Watching TV (+ Reader’s Experiences!)
TODAY’s Hip2Save Blog | February 15, 2012 By Staff Writer Earlier this month, I posted about Viggle, a FREE app …
New app pays you to watch TV!
HLNtv.com | February 14, 2012 By Amanda Sloane New app called ‘Viggle’ gives you points for watching TV Exchange your …
Get Paid To Watch Your Favorite TV Shows
CBS Denver 4 | February 12, 2012 By Staff Writer Couch potatoes sit up and take note — you can now …
The best mobile apps for watching video from the pros
Appolicious | February 12, 2012 By Brad Spirrison While many of us are familiar with watching YouTube clips on our …
Super Bowl Ratings Redux: Why Social TV Must Address The Twitter Paradox
Forbes.com | February 10, 2012 By Michael Humphrey Any doubts that Social TV was a real phenomenon were flattened last Sunday, …
Bing, Viggle to Partner for Second-Screen Grammy Effort; Search Engine will Debut Latest TV Spot During Show
AdWeek | February 10, 2012 By Tim Peterson Microsoft’s Bing search engine will partner with mobile app Viggle to interact with …
Viggle, sponsored by Bing, rewards Grammys viewers
Digital Media Wire | February 10, 2012 By Chris Marlowe Viggle revealed that it is bringing its TV loyalty program to The …
Watch TV, Earn Rewards: That’s How You Make a Social TV Play
MediaPost | February 8, 2012 By Daisy Whitney Social TV is off and running and, by all accounts, will become a vital …
Saving with 6abc: Earn stuff while watching TV
6 ABC Action News | February 06, 2012 By Alicia Vitarelli You take a trip, you earn points with the …
FORBES: Shazam, Yahoo, Viggle: Super Bowl Ads’ Sizzle Is On Second Screen
Feb 5 2012. During last year’s Super Bowl, the notion of social television was still new or unknown to most …
From Vampires To Monkeys, Super Bowl Fans Vote With Viggle For Best TV Commercial
Madonna’s halftime show draws 1.4 million Viggle votes and high praise from viewers NEW YORK, NY – Feb. 6, 2012. …
Viggle: Get Rewarded for Watching TV (Free App for iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad)
TODAY’s Hip2Save Blog | February 6, 2012 By Staff Writer If you watch TV on a regular basis and own an iPhone, …
Biggest, record-setting social media moments of the Super Bowl
Lost Remote | February 5, 2012 By Cory Bergman Updated: The Giant’s fourth-quarter victory help the Super Bowl become the biggest social …
Social TV Grows Up: Communities and Advertisers Flock
SearchEngineWatch | February 2, 2012 By Ron Schott Today, many TV viewers are using a mobile device while watching content, …
Viggle to Add Check-Ins for TV Ads
AdWeek | January 27, 2012 By Tim Peterson Starting next month, brands can deliver content such as a digital coupon or …
VIGGLE LOYALTY PROGRAM FOR TV AVAILABLE IN ITUNES APP STORE
Free app enables users to check into TV shows and get real rewards such as gift cards, movie tickets, music …
The more you watch, the more points you earn; Viggle mobile app grants credit for watching TV
Associated Press | January 25, 2012 By Ryan Nakashima Want to earn stuff by watching TV? A free app for …
Verizon, Pepsi, Capital One and Others Back Viggle, New ‘Loyalty Program for TV’
AdAge | January 25, 2012 By Simon Dumenco I recently spoke with Chris Stephenson, the president of Function(x), a mysterious …
Viggle TV loyalty app listens to you watch TV, offers rewards
The Verge | January 25, 2012 By Adi Robertson Every time it seems like the old model of TV viewing …
Will Viggle, The New ‘Loyalty Program For TV’ From Robert F.X. Sillerman, Transform Television?
But last week when Function(x) President Chris Stephenson walked me through a demo of Viggle, a “loyalty program for TV,” …
Sillerman back with social-TV venture
By Andrew Wallenstein The man who ran the company that owns “American Idol” is back to take another crack at the …
Brands banking on social, video for Super Bowl XLVI
The Super Bowl has been watched as much for ad innovation as for one-the-field highlights for more than twenty years. …
VIGGLE LAUNCHES FIRST EVER LOYALTY PROGRAM FOR TV
Users check into TV shows to get real rewards such as gift cards, movie tickets and music Jan. 18, 2012 …
Viggle Checks In As Loyalty TV Tool
MediaPost | January 18, 2012 By Laurie Sullivan Function(x) said Wednesday it plans to launch Viggle, a free loyalty program …
American Idol Backer Launches First TV-Rewards App: ‘Viggle’
CNBC.com | January 18, 2012 By Julia Boorstin Can the guy behind American Idol transform the way people watch TV? …
Ex-American Idol boss readies own tech audition
January 17, 2012 By Robert Cyran The former boss of American Idol is ready for his own audition. Robert Sillerman, …
Ex-American Idol Boss Readies Readies Own Tech Audition
January 17, 2012 By Robert Cyran The former boss of American Idol is ready for his own audition. Robert Sillerman, …
Forbes: See Who Got Rich This Week
ADT: Former Apache Exec’s New Gig: Function(x)
Geir Magnusson, Jr., the former Apache Software Foundation board member and representative on the Executive Committee of the Java Community …
AMERICAN IDOL ENTREPRENEUR CONTINUES BUILDING INDUSTRY-LEADING TEAM
Robert F.X. Sillerman Hires Top Talent from Technology, Entertainment and Advertising Sectors to Deliver New Consumer Business New York, NY …
Oda runs the office
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Meet Function(x) Head of Media Sales: Brad Elders
Robert Sillerman’s Function(x) Will Focus On ‘Digital And Mobile’
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FUNCTION(X) ANNOUNCES PLACEMENT OF $35 MILLION EQUITY OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS
NEW YORK, NY – August 25, 2011 – Function(x) Inc. (Symbol: FNCX), a company formed and controlled by Robert F.X. …
Bobism #17
Have fun. Make money. Have fun making money.
ROBERT F.X. SILLERMAN ANNOUNCES KEY MANAGEMENT HIRES AT FUNCTION(X)
Leading media entrepreneur, Robert F.X. Sillerman, today announced the appointment of four accomplished digital media and entertainment veterans at Function(x) Inc.
ROBERT F.X. SILLERMAN AGREES TO ACQUIRE CONTROL OF GATEWAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Leading media entrepreneur Robert F.X. Sillerman announced that he has reached an agreement to acquire control of Gateway Industries, Inc. (GWAY.PK) to serve as the vehicle for his new venture. Upon closing of the transaction, Gateway Industries, Inc. will be recapitalized and renamed Function(x), Inc. with the ticker symbol (FNCX).
WSJ: ‘American Idol’ Backer Robert Sillerman Launches New Media Venture
Entertainment entrepreneur Robert F.X. Sillerman, founder of “American Idol” owner CKX Inc., is acquiring control of an inactive company that will be the launch pad for his new venture to buy and build new media and entertainment businesses.
Executives
Executive Chairman

Janet Scardino
CEO

Chris Stephenson
President and COO

Geir Magnusson Jr.
CTO

Mitchell J. Nelson
EVP, General Counsel


