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APRIL 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu said Thursday that the company has officially launched on Amazon''s new, living room video player--the Amazon Fire TV. hulu amazon firetv fire streaming video player livingroom living room television content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has rolled out a fun new tool to help you channel your holiday spirit (or lack of holiday spirit) into an animated GIF, with a new service called the Hulu Perfect GIF Generator. hulu animated holiday card video hollywood streaming' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Cloud Takes , an online project collaboration site focused on feature films, post production, and other content work, has been acquired by Technicolor. Cloud Takes'' software was used to manage digital assets, track project progress, and more, and ran on Amazon Web Services. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2013

Hulu the online television streaming site based in Los Angeles, has added support for Windows Phone 8, the company announced Monday. Hulu Plus is Hulu''s monthly, premium subscription service. hulu plus windows phone windows8 video content streaming hollywood television' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. In related news, the firm said it now has over 400,000 registered members on the site, and is getting around 30,000 new members per month.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

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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JANUARY 20, 2010

Hollywood-based Taltopia.com , an online social networking site for artists, said today that it is launching a new tool which aggregates casting calls and job postings in the entertainment and arts industry. The firm said its service will allow members to search for jobs by area code or talent category. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has a full slate of new original series planned for this year, saying today it has plans to launch a number of new series and has renewed a number of series to bolster its original content. hulu original series content hollywood production video streaming' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online talent casting service, said today that it is offering up a new holiday gift package for its members and others. The offering--the first foray into added services for the site--will provide professional headshots, professional demo reel, and one year of access to its job platform, for $499.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based television streaming site Hulu announced today that its premium service, Hulu Plus, will be available on the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4, starting on Friday. huluplus streaming hollywood content console videogame playstation playstation4 hulu' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site and service Fandango said late Tuesday that it has launched a new app, this time on Amazon''s new Fire Phone. fandango amazon fire phone movie ticketing content hollywood theater tickets' The app--like the company''s other mobile apps--offers up movie discovery and movie ticketing.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu scored a major win this weekend, and has inked a deal with television network Epix , after Netflix said it would not renew and existing deal with Epix for its content. Epix--known for its Hollywood movie lineup--is a joint venture of MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Paramount.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

The first, LA Tech Gives Back event was held this last week, on Thursday, October 19th, with 157 volunteers attending from 32 companies helping out Thursday at three different volunteer sites: Mark Twain Middle School in Venice, The Center at Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood, and LA Child Guidance Clinic in Downtown LA. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman is CEO of Santa Monica-based Gotcast (www.gotcast.com), an online site focused on casting of actors for television shows, movies, and other productions. The firm is venture and angel backed, and was co-founded by Wil Schroter, who is involved with a number of other startups here, including Affordit.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based Hulu said Tuesday that it is planning a big push of its Hulu Plus subscription service, with a Super Bowl XLVI advertising campaign. The new campaign--a spin on its 2009 Alec Baldwin ad--features actor Will Arnett and the Hollywood sign, plus the hashtag "mushymush". READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has rolled out a new feature to help its users track their favorite shows and content on the service. hulu watchlist show content episode movie tracking hollywood streaming media video' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, said today that it has opened up access to its Hulu Plus services. The firm--which had previously been restricting the service to a preview subscriber base--said anyone can now join the service. The service had previously required an invitation to join.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu said Tuesday that the video site is in new distribution partnerships with both Roku and Tivo. Roku is a maker of set-top boxes, and Tivo is a developer of digital video recorders and related services. Tags: hulu roku tivo digital video content hollywood streaming television. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Tagging along for the ride are a motley assortment of millionaires and billionaires, movie stars and media moguls that are providing the money the rocket launch services provider and manufacturer of large-scale, 3-D printers needs to achieve its goals. space industry. “These guys have built the world’s largest 3-D printer.”

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Voomerang , a new daily local deals site, has entered into the crowded group and local deals market today, saying it has officially launched its daily deals service. Like the many other daily deals sites cropping up around the country, Voomerang offers up both website and email deals. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the Internet video streaming site, announced today that it has officially launched its premium service, Hulu Plus. Hulu said the service will cost $7.99 The service will also be avaliable on the Sony Dash. Tags: hulu plus video streaming content hollywood premium. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

FandangoNOW , the video-on-demand service run by Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango , has launched a new movie and TV store on Oculus Go and Quest , the company said o Wednesday. According to Fandango, the new store provides access to its catalog of over 90,000 movies and TV shows.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the newly launched video and TV indexing and search site which is headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, told its users today that it has linked the site to Boxee, which is developing products which connect computers to televisions. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based Withoutabox , which is now a part of Amazon.com's IMDB.com division, said this week that it has launched a new service targeted at film festivals. The site is looking to supplant the existing process of mailing DVDs to film festivals for screening. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based online video site Hulu announced today that the firm has added a new feature which allows users to search the captions of the shows on its service. According to the site, users can search from the captions on show, through a "captions" tab under any video with captioning. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

to launch this week, Los Angeles-based MeUndies.com said today that it is launching a line of high-end, comfortable underwear for men and women. The new startup, like many other e-commerce startups emerging across Los Angeles, has combined a subscription service with a high-end, apparel brand. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based Bevvy (www.bevvy.com) launched on online site aimed at deals and offers for nightlife and nightclubs. Niall Donnelly: Bevvy is a private reservation site. We opened up our first on in Hollywood at the start of this year, which was a pretty big deal. It's been a roaring success.

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MAY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based video site Hulu has just rolled out a number of major upgrades to the service and its video player, the firm announced this morning. Tags: html5 hollywood movie content television streaming video hulu. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2013

WhooHooLive.com , a new Los Angeles-based music streaming and download service, said Wednesday that it has debuted a new service focused on rare, live recordings and videos. The site said it will offer up audio and video concerts and music of such artists as Emerson Lake & Palmer; Todd Rundgren; Iggy Pop and The Nice.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles- and New York-based PlaceVine , which operates a web-based service to connect brands and agencies to product placement opportunities in film, television, and new media, said Wednesday that it has scored a round of seed financing from a New York-based angel fund, NYCSeed. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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APRIL 1, 2011

Visitors to Los Angeles-based video streaming service Hulu Friday were greeted with a surprise "redesign" of the web site, as part of a Hulu April Fool's gag.

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JULY 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming media site Pluto TV has inked a deal to stream free content from Hulu, Jukin Media, and a number of others , to bolster the content lineup for the service. operates an online and mobile service which provides curated access to video streaming content, and is venture backed by U.S.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site Fandango said Friday that it has acquired M-GO , the on-demand, movie release service which is a joint venture between Technicolor and DreamWorks Animation. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. and purchases at $14.99 M-GO was based in Culver City. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site Fandango is debuting a new tool to predict interest in upcoming weekend movies, which it calls "Fanticipation". Fandango said it will release its list of movies weekly on its site. Fandango is launching the new movie buzz product at SXSW this weekend.

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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. John Singleton: WordHustler is a service that empowers writers to get connected with people who publish or produce their work. WordHustler launched in May of 2008 in a beta.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Hulu , the online television and video streaming service based here in Los Angeles, has just rolled out a new section entirely devoted to children's shows, the company announced this morning. The shows require a subscription to Hulu Plus, the premium version of Hulu's services, and is also available for access via the PlayStation 3.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online and mobile movie ticketing service which is a unit of NBCUniversal, said today that its 2012 was its "best year in company history". The site did not give any financial details of its year, but did say it saw a 57 percent surge in annual ticket sales. Fandango is run by Paul Yanover.

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