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JANUARY 4, 2021

Failed mobile video streaming service Quibi, which is based in Los Angeles, is in talks to sell its content to Roku, according to a report from the WSJ. The WSJ said that Quibi is in "advanced talks" to sell its content catalog to Roku, citing "people familiar with the matter". The company raised an astounding $1.75

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MARCH 8, 2017

West Hollywood-based FabFitFun , the women's lifestyle brand which is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Upfront Ventures,Rachel Zoe Ventures, 500 Startups, Simon Ventures, Draft Ventures, and a long list of angels, said today that it has launched a new service called FabFitFunTV. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2018

Getty Images has launched a new, custom content service in Los Angeles, called Getty STUDIO. According to Getty Images, STUDIO will be a "full-service production agency" and provide services to brands. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Beats Music , the streaming music service which is being developed by Santa Monica-based Beats Electronics, officially launched this morning on the web and via an iPhone application. The service, which costs $9.99 beats music streaming service content hollywood audio' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2020

Hollywood-based streaming television service Rivit TV , which recently launched a streaming television service which had allowed audiences to choose which series they wanted to support, says it will "pause" its service due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The FAA said Monday that it has granted eight more regulatory exemptions for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), nearly all of them to a set of linked companies in Van Nuys which film for Hollywood. as well as Team 5, LLC, Shotover Camera Systems LP, Helinet Aviation Services LLC, and Alan D. Slugwear Inc., READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Burbank-based Walt Disney Studios has launched a new, cloud movie service this morning, called Disney Movies Anywhere. According to Walt Disney, the new service--available via iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and the web--allows users to purchase and watch movies from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Netflix , the online streaming movie service operator, is planning to boost its content acquisition and production, via a $2.0 billion debt offering, a move which might benefit the Los Angeles content production industry. According to Netflix, it is proposing a $2.0 According to Netflix, it is proposing a $2.0 READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Microsoft is the latest big name, technology company which sees its future being defined in Hollywood, and is reportedly hiring a former CBS television executive to head up original video content development efforts here.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Culver City-based M-GO , the online movie and television streaming service which is a joint venture of DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor, has rolled out the latest release of the service, adding a number of features aimed at making it easier for consumers to use the service. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the provider of movie information and ticketing services, has inked a deal today with Samsung to launch a new, movie trailer and ticketing service on Samsung''s smart TV line. The service will be part of Samsung''s own movie video recommendation and discovery service on its smart televisions.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Santa Monica-based eHarmony.com is expanding its personal matchmaking service, eH+ , the company announced Monday, after a month long beta test of a new combination of eHarmony''s online, dating service and personal advice and matchmaking services from actual matchmakers. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

Maker Studios will be producing content for distribution exclusively on Vimeo , the two said this morning, as part of a new, on-demand deal between Walt Disney a IAC. maker studios vimeo video demand hollywood' Maker Studios is owned by Disney, and Vimeo is owned by IAC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company says it has reached 137M paid subscriptions across its direct-to-consumer services, including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and says it hopes to reach 300-350M subscriptions to those services by 2024. The company said the growth "shatters previous guidance" on its expected growth of those services.

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MARCH 3, 2010

A group of Hollywood studios has scored a win over RealNetworks today, as the firm settled a lawsuit which targeted a DVD copying and ripping service called RealDVD , which RealNetworks was attempting to launch into the market. According to RealNetworks, it is entirely dropping the service, and will pay $4.5M

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In a move that may have a huge impact on the content creation business in Los Angeles, YouTube said on Wednesday that it has created a new, $100M fund, which it will disburse over the next three years, which will go towards the creation of "thoughtful, original" children's content for YouTube and YouTube Kids.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? What''s the connection between Seriously and Hollywood? The average Millennial spends approximately five to six hours a day consuming content and engaging with their mobile device.

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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. Where's the service now?

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Venice-based Snapchat has shut down its original content efforts, and laid off around 15 people who were working on the Snap Channel, according to Deadline. Snapchat had launched its original content efforts in January, to develop its own original content and music for the service. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

The service, called Ebyline News Desk, allows publishers to create their own, custom feeds of original content. Ebyline, which is headed by Bill Momary, said the new service looks to fill the game that traditional wire services have been unable to fill. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 21, 2019

For over 100 years entrepreneurs have come to Hollywood to try their luck in the dream factory and build an empire in the business of storytelling. “What we saw as the problem is the content creation itself,” says Lee. Oculus Quest and Rift S now shipping. There are significant economic reasons for companies to persist.

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APRIL 7, 2011

Technicolor , which serves the motion picture, television, and media industry, said this morning that it has launched a new cloud-based media storage service. operations in Hollywood, said it has partnered with data storage provider NetApp on the service. The firm, which has U.S.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

IMDb , the online movie information site which Amazon runs partially out of Los Angeles, has launched its own, free movie and TV streaming service, called IMDb Freedive. The new service also features "IMDb Originals", content generated for IMDb itself. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Donut Media , a startup generating social video content focused on car enthusiasts, announced this morning that it has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round. The startup, led by CEO Matthew Levin, says it has created a process for creating highly shareable automotive social content. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Santa Monica-based streaming television service Hulu said this morning that it is adding Designated Survivor, as well as other titles, such as Revenge, Shadowhunters, Marvel�s Agent Carter, Blossom, The Catch, and Bunheads to its library of content. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Ross Levinsohn , the former head of Yahoo and Fox Interactive Media, has just been appointed CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media , the parent firm of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, and other entertainment focused properties.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

is pulling all of its movies from Netflix , the studio said on Tuesday, and plans to launch its very own, video streaming service. Disney will also launch a new online, subscription streaming service from ESPN, focused on live sporting events and other related content. Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

In a move which seems to aim at keeping high definition televisions relevant in the era of online streaming, Irvine-based Vizio announced its very own video streaming service on Wednesday, powered by LA's Pluto TV.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Fans of the WWE have a new way to get content from the entertainment company--known for its professional wrestling personalities and contests--via Hulu Plus , the premium service of Los Angeles-based video site Hulu. That service costs $7.99 READ MORE>>.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2019

In a move to again raise the question of it you truly own those digital movie and TV titles you have purchased, Ultraviolet , the digital movie locker service which had acted as a cloud-based digital "locker" location for movies and television shows, is shutting down. Ultraviolet is also the basis for Walmart's Vudu movie service.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Amazon.com , which has been investing in developing content out of its Los Angeles-based Amazon Studios arm, has scored five Emmy awards for its original content series, Transparent. Access to Amazon's original content is restricted to those with Amazon Prime membership, which also offers up free shipping and other benefits.

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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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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Los Angeles-based Digiboo , a developer of retail kiosks where users can purchase movies and other content for digital download, said today that it has added support for Android devices, and also included a new set of television series. each, and come on top of more than 800 new releases and catalog movies available through its service.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

Not--it's not a mistake, that "Start Your Free Trial" button on the home page of Los Angeles-based television streaming service Hulu marks the end of Hulu's free streaming , as the company moves 100 percent into the world of subscription video. a month, or a "no commercial" service for $11.99 READ MORE>>.

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