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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The Los Angeles area is fast becoming the content hub for online video site YouTube , a position that takes advantage of both the LA region's long history in the entertainment business, and the rise of a slew of startups producing content specifically aimed at the YouTube audience.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online media firm headed by Richard Rosenblatt, announced today that it has inked a partnership with celebrity model Tyra Banks , to create a new site focused on fashion and beauty. The deal will make Tyra Banks a shareholder in Demand Media, which is rumored to be in the process of filing for an IPO.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen Media says it is shutting down its video on demand service , and instead putting its resources into its other efforts, after a two year run. According to reports, about 25 employees are being laid off as a result of the shutdown of the service, which had offered up access to subscription content for $6 a month.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu said this week that it has added two new "add-ons" for its Live TV subscribers, including both a new set of Spanish channels, as well as new Entertainment content. Hulu also said it will be launching Discovery Networks on Hulu with Live TV later this year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Well, if you''re looking for past episodes, you will have to subscribe to Santa Monica-based Hulu , which said today that it has obtained the exclusive, video-on-demand rights to the show. The companies said this is the very first time that CSI has been licensed to a streaming, video on demand service. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Santa Monica-based television- and video-streaming service Hulu and Walt Disney Studios said earlier this week that the two are in a subscription, video-on-demand deal which make over 50 popular titles available for streaming on Hulu. Hulu and Disney already have a deal to stream content from The Disney-ABC Television Group.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Raw Science , a new startup in the content area, said that it has launched a new online network aimed at content in the areas of science and technology. rawscience science content hollywood video streaming technology film scientific technological' The startup was founded by Keri Kukral and Raj Singh.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Hollywood's an old industry, used to doing business in traditional ways. One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films.

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MAY 2, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media is expanding out its original content efforts on YouTube, saying Wednesday that it has launched a new, eHow Pets Channel on YouTube. Demand Media said it will feature everything from animal-related news, dog training techniques, farm animals, and more from well-known personalities on the channel.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

According to reports, a hacker is apparently holding the company''s data hostage, giving the company a deadline of 11pm tonight to meet unspecified demands. content security breach data hollywood hack hacking hacker pictures sony' Sony Pictures employees are apparently unable to access their corporate email or any computers.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

In what can only be good news for the ecosystem of content providers and startup firms here in Southern California, Google's YouTube said Sunday that it is expanding into Europe, and adding more than 50 original channels to the 100 it introduced last year.

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MAY 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based free Internet television provider Pluto TV said this morning that i has launched a new, free Video-on-Demand (VoD) service. The company said it will feature content from Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and Warner Bros. on the new offering.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform. That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014.

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MAY 17, 2019

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , which both produces live music content as well as owns the Slacker music streaming app, has rolled out a new, combined app which combines both livestreaming of music festivals, as well as ther personalized radio stations provided by Slacker. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2019

According to LoopMedia, The Preview Channel is a 24-hour, ad-supported video-on-demand channel which will show new film trailers and video game previews, cast and director interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from major Hollywood films. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based WhipClip , a yet-to-be-launched startup led by Demand Media founder Richard Rosenblatt, revealed today that it has raised $20M in a venture funding round. demand demandmedia rosenblatt richard application mobile hollywood content television clipping video whipclip' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Santa Monica-based WhipClip , the content discovery startup which was co-founded by former Demand Media founder Richard Rosenblatt, debuted its mobile app today , looking to help users create, share, and find music and television video clips. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Amazon.com has been muscling its way into the business of Hollywood a lot recently--particularly with its local Amazon Studios effort here to produce its own content and series--all to bolster its online video streaming service, Amazon Instant Video. hollywood content hdtv television streaming settop amazon' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

Imagine Impact , the entertainment accelerator launched by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to try and bring Silicon Valley-style mentorship and project development techniques to Hollywood, has inked a development deal with Netflix and is looking for submissions. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement.

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MARCH 4, 2014

According to the two, the deal gives both video-on-demand and linear rights as part of an Internet streaming video service. The deal also includes an interesting requirement that DISH turn off its "AutoHop" functionality, which automatically skips adds in television content. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

Tastemade is the producer of a number of online, Youtube food and cooking shows, which had been founded by former Demand Media executives. tastemade youtube food network content hollywood venture capital foodie channel' The company''s founders are Larry Fitzgibbon, Steven Kydd and Jose Perez. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Binge television watchers will be happy with the latest, distribution deal from Los Angeles-based Hulu , which said today that it has signed a multi-year, subscription video-on-demand deal with NBCUniversal , covering such titles as "The Real Housewives", "Top Chef", "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", and "The Mindy Project". READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Companies such as Los Angeles startups Machinima, DECA, Demand Media, EQAL, Katalyst, Maker Studios, My Damn Channel, and many others are all aiming at that combination of content and technology--and YouTube--as a principal part of their business plans. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

TALK NYC Heads to SOHO House, Bringing Madison Avenue to West Hollywood on June 13, 2012. State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

CBS and Amazon.com announced a deal this morning, which will bring exclusive access to the upcoming CBS "Under the Dome" series to Amazon Prime Instant Video, Amazon's video-on-demand service. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Under The Dome is based on a Steven King book. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Nippon TV said it would use the acuqisition to enter into the subscription, video-on-demand business. hulu japan merger acquisition nippontv content hollywood nippon television streaming' Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hulu had only launched services in Japan three years ago, in September of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Beverly Hills-based live-streaming and on-demand video content provider LiveXLive has shifted its public listing to the NASDAQ Capital Market, the company said on Thursday, and is now trading as LIVX. LiveXLive says its platform and app, deliver premium live-streamed and on-demand video content from live music events and festivals.

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JUNE 23, 2010

The site has allowed Hollywood casting agents to cast their net wider than usual, in particular for specialized talent and for more obscure talents being demanded for reality shows. Tags: video videogame content gotcast game hollywood casting actor. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Southern California is still the home of Hollywood - the symbolic name for the motion picture industry - but that industry has changed dramatically in recent years. Theatrical release competes with broadcast and cable television and streaming video on demand.

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JULY 26, 2017

AT&T , which has been ramping up its efforts and presence in Los Angeles, both with technology and Hollywood, said this week that it has topped 500,000 subscribers on its over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform, DIRECTV NOW.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the movie ticketing and movie information provider, has inked a new deal to stream films from IMAX , as part of its video-on-demand service, FandangoNOW , the company said on Monday. The IMAX Enhanced film program provider 4K HDR content and DTS audio films.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Content is a “hits-driven” business that makes it unattractive to investors – remember? The number of channels grew with cable & satellite TV but we still have limitations that makes distributing content high. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4 Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the developer of in-flight wireless broadband access equipment, has inked a deal to stream in-flight video on demand from Disney , Warner Bros. Universal , and Twentieth Century FOX , the firm said Monday.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

The latest firms with Southern California connections to file for an IPO are REVA Medical, Gevo, and Demand Media; recently IPOs have been Green Dot, RealD, Trius Therapeutics, and ReachLocal. Tags: hulu merger acquisition exit media content hollywood video. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu launched a Black Friday special on its service this weekend, offering up access to its content for a mere 99 cents per month for 12 months. The deal does not include Hulu's Live TV or on-demand channels. Hulu said the offer ends at 10AM PST today, 11/27/2018. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2014

We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired DramaFever , an online, video-on-demand company focused on Korean dramas, Kpop, and other related content. Burbank-based Warner Bros. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Time Warner said it will continue to run DramaFever under its own brand, with operations based in New York.

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