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Los Angeles-based Ficto launches its Quibi competitor — with Niantic as a content partner

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Shows on the platform at launch include a gameplay-focused series built around the augmented reality game, Ingress , developed by Niantic , the game studio behind the massive AR hit Pokemon Go. Series run anywhere from three to ten episodes and there area an additional twenty shows that are currently in production now.

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REAL Aims Platform At Creators

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A new, Los Angeles-based startup, REAL says it has launched a new, online platform that lets creators offer up exclusive content to their fans, using their own currency. The startup said it lets creators sell their own "coin" to fans, which will give fans access to special content.

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Why Meg Whitman is Betting on Quibi as“The Da Vinci Code of Content”

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raised (more on that later), and the A-list names they’ve signed up for their first batch of content, they’ve certainly raised a lot of expectations and more than a few opinions. link] Why (and who) she thinks will pay for premium Quibi content In a world of Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and YouTube, why would a customer choose to pay the $4.99

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Performance marketing agency MuteSix bets on content and data to boost DTC e-commerce

TechCrunch LA

“They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. In today’s highly competitive ad environment, both content and data are kings. Not just content that looks and feels great, but video that is reverse-engineered to sell product. The key takeaway? Image Credits: MuteSix.

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PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year

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Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention. Part of that is because of how PortalOne has built out its platform. “This is part of our secret sauce.”

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Topdser Extends Drop Shipping Platform To Brazil, France

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Los Angeles-based a href="[link] , a startup which operates a platform it says connects product suppliers who dropship with Shopify e-retailers, says it has expanded its platform to provide localized content for sellers in Brazil and France.

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TiTAN Platform Launches Into US Market

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TiTAN Platform , a Chinese developer of "smart home" devices, says it has officially launched its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles. product line, and set up its U.S.

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