Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

That year the couple, both trained in design, founded a startup in San Francisco, then called KaleidoscopeVR. René Pinnell says he and his wife Selena Pinnell were “blown away” by the virtual reality projects their friends were creating in 2014, so they looked for an entrepreneurial niche that would allow them to support such artists.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. Phoebe Scott: Right now, we''re affiliates of other sites that we work with, such as iTunes and Hulu. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. Every single TV service online, from Hulu, to Netflix, and on requires people to search and find content, and really makes people work. We have access to so much content, it's actually exhaustive.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Streaming services are designed to be easy – open an app, hit play, and you’re pretty much just where you want to be. Hulu/Hulu Plus. Hulu offers current shows ASAP. Pay to Watch: If you didn’t already know, paying a few bucks more a month will get you Hulu Plus without (hardly any) commercials.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The event is designed for professionals and students alike who are interested in or are currently working in the field of entertainment or new media. Topics of the panels include Media and Entertainment Focused Startups in Silicon Beach, Business Model with CFOs and Intersection of Technology and Content Production and Distribution.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Their VDNA technology helps protect and manage content rights for works that may be pirated and uploaded illegally by automatically identifying that content, tracking it and taking it down. The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu. Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Well, that’s easy – we deal in African content, created by Africans, for (mostly) Africans. They saw our passion for content, the Diaspora’s thirst for Nollywood movies, the site traffic and our plans to grow the company and we went from there. Why Africa in terms of why did we set the company up there? Are you also in London?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

” Article 1 discussed the digital revolution and how companies like Netflix and Hulu were taking over. We were reviewing the content and looking at the stats on viewership. “You need content and technology!” Immediately, he’d have the content and people. Two articles, side by side.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

The reason is that most people equate MCN with “YouTube aggregators” meaning people who sign up video creators, roll them up into a single content management system and then collect advertising revenue from YouTube. We had a studio and invested in content creation. We built creators tools and website builders. And Vidme.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). startup scene so hot. What makes L.A. a great place for startups?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. From left to right I wrote in boxes: talent discovery, content development, production, post-production, distribution, & marketing. Many people are visual thinkers. That’s a shame. If so, why?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

That said, Apple will remain a closed system designed to drive media consumption through a closed iTunes system and a take a toll for media distribution. Thus you see television manufacturers rushing to create content ecosystems, app platforms, TV OS’s and Internet offerings. The device itself will have no storage.

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