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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Moviepilot , which operates an online movie discovery site, said last week that it has opened up an office on Abbot Kinney in Venice, California, as part of its expansion into Los Angeles. Elkins joins the firm from MEC, where she had run interactive media campaigns for Paramount and Dreamworks. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Bordo has previously served at Paramount and MGM, in addition to a stint at SocialVibe.com. My first studio role was in digital media at Paramount Pictures.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital has invested $25M in Thought Equity Motion , a provider of video footage licensing services, Thought Equity Motion said today. Shamrock focuses on investment in the media, entertainment, and communications areas. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Also, the week of Silicon Beach Fest, I also was honored to be included in the inaugural 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles listing by LA Business Journal. In the film industry in the 20s to 40s, there were lots of movie companies churning out Hollywood films. Some companies run out of money and fold, like Vrideo.

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MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based maniaTV, which develops video content for the web, said today that it has hired six new executives at the firm. Paul joins from Joost; Klein from National Lampoon; Sniffen from JumpTV and NBC; Przybylowski from G4TV, Chu from Paramount Pictures, and Lucero from Disney.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. In terms of the market, we cover everything, but the big areas are contests and publications of every kind, literary agents, and also some Hollywood agents.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. He's been working Hollywood, too, and is a real Cinderella story. I worked on packaging independent projects, and helped send Paranormal Activity to Paramount.

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JANUARY 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based EQAL (www.eqal.com) launched into the online world in 2006 with the creation of the YouTube sensation "lonelygirl15," the fictional video blog of a teenage girl. Editor's note: Quincy Smith is CEO of CBS Interactive; Nancy Tellum is President of CBS Paramount Network Television).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

This morning, Los Angeles-based Mogreet (www.mogreet.com) announced it had raised a Series B funding round for the firm's mobile greeting services. It's a great testament to the management team, that we've been able to gain traction among big strategic partners, such as carriers and the major Hollywood studios.

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