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SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -- paidContent Entertainment. Last November, industry leaders, disruptors, creators, distributors and investors gathered in West Hollywood for the day-long paidContent Entertainment: The Battle for the Digital Home. link] (more)

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Four Companies Where Hollywood Is Intersecting With Technology

socalTECH

Despite a perpetual belief that the presence of both high tech companies and Hollywood should be spawning out hundreds of entertainment and technology related startups, it actually happens much less than one might think. What do industrial equipment and tooling have to do with Hollywood and technology?

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GotCast Powers Video Gaming Reality Series

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According to GotCast, it is launching a casting challenge for Sony Computer Entertainment America and 51 Minds Entertainment for the second season of "The Tester", an original reality series which pits video game players against each other for the ultimate prize of becoming a quality assurance game tester for the PlayStation.

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AT&T Mobile App Hackathon | Superheroes & Geeks, Only in Hollywood!

Tech Zulu Event

Spearheaded by Alex Donn , the event was designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build apps over the course of a weekend at Io/La , an incubator/co-work space in the heart of Hollywood. We walked over down to Hollywood Blvd. Only in Hollywood are you able to mash up Superheroes and Geeks in one big room!

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Oncam Raises $7M For Group Video Calling App For Celebrities

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The funding was led by Tonn Investments, and also included un-named high net worth individuals and firms. Oncam was spun out of Untitled Entertainment, the talent agency which represents Jared Leto, Penelope Cruz, and Naomi Watts.

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Entrepreneurs Love Celebrity Investors While VCs (Usually) Hate Them

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs typically embrace celebrity investments, while most sophisticated investors prefer to avoid famous entertainment or sports personalities on the cap table. Celebrity investors aside, I am a fan of high net worth individuals who are willing to allocate some of their risk capital to foster a startup''s success.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

socalTECH

The company is employing a network of documentary filmmakers and high quality, Hollywood production capability here in Los Angeles to produce small business videos in HD for the web and YouTube. So, what I've been doing is connecting my experience with those reviews, and working businesses, with my experience in the entertainment industry.