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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

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This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? When's the next one?"

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Report: CityGrid Lays Off Two Thirds Of Staff

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A report this morning says that West Hollywood-based CityGrid , the parent firm of CitySearch, Urbanspoon, and InsiderPages, has laid off two thirds of its staff. It''s unclear how many of those staff are based in Los Angeles, but CityGrid has a significant presence in the LA area. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Companies Continue To Dominate Top YouTube Channels

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The latest ranking of the top, YouTube Partner Channels from internet measurement firm comScore shows that the entire segment continues to be dominated by Los Angeles companies, with the region holding six of the top slots in the list. The August 2012 ranking by comScore ranks Machinima at number three on YouTube, with 21.8M

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Awesomeness TV Acquired By DreamWorks For As Much As $117M

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in a Series A in August of 2012, from such investors as MK Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, New World Ventures, in addition to such angels as Dean Gilbert, Allen DeBevoise, Matt Coffin, Jeremy Zimmer and Michael Kassan. awesomenesstv merger acquisition dreamworks exit content hollywood youtube comedy network' READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Hits $1 Billion In Revenues

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Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu said Wednesday that it will reach $1 billion in revenue this year, up from the $695M in revenues it had in 2012, and also now has 5 million subscribers on its Hulu Plus premium service, six years after the company''s launch in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Cheers, Brady Bunch Land On Hulu

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In yet another expansion of content on Hulu Plus , the subscription television streaming service from Los Angeles-based Hulu , the company said Monday that it has licensed over 5,300 episodes of programming from CBS , including Cheers, Taxi, The Brady Bunch, Melrose Place, and other television series. READ MORE>>.

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