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AUGUST 6, 2015

Rinse , a San Francisco-based on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, said Thursday that it is expanding it service to Los Angeles, after raising a $3.5M The company offers up many features familiar to on-demand app users, including emailed photos of your items and SMS pick up and scheduling. funding round.

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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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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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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Obvious Ventures , the venture investment firm co-founded by Twitter founder Ev Williams and James Joaquin of When.com/Ofoto/Xoom, is announcing a $50,000 investment in one of 50 startups being featured at a conference in Hollywood next week. READ MORE>>.

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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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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.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticketing and information services, said Tuesday that it will launch its own, premium on-demand video service, FandangoNOW , on March 30th. The company said the new service will offer up both new and catalog movies from all of the major studios, along with TV shows, for purchase or rental.

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based online content publisher Demand Media is getting into an Olympics mood, saying Thursday afternoon that it has launched an Olympics-related series, Taking London , a special series which will be featured on the LIVESTRONG Woman YouTube channel.

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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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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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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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APRIL 8, 2016

In the world of on-demand driving�such as driving for Uber and Lyft--one of the biggest costs for drivers it the cost of owning, maintaning, fueling, and cleaning their vehicles. Why target the on-demand economy? When we first started, the largest demand was from government, particularly Mayor Greg Ballard in Indianapolis.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The startup said it is offering up on-demand videos, pay-per-view films, news, and original programming specifically focused on scientific discoveries and technological achievements. rawscience science content hollywood video streaming technology film scientific technological' The startup was founded by Keri Kukral and Raj Singh.

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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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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.

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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.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles is partnering with on-demand shuttle-based service Via as part of a pilot program that will give people rides to three busy public transit stations. Under the pilot program, Via will provide on-demand rides to and from the Compton, El Monte and North Hollywood stations.

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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.

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MAY 1, 2014

On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has expanded in Los Angeles, saying recently that it is now covering downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, and will deliver groceries from Ralphs and Costco. The company--which launched earlier in April in Los Angeles--offers up personal shopping services driven by crowdsourcing. READ MORE>>.

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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 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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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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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.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

In a "that''s so LA" moment, Los Angeles-based on-demand, valet parking app provider CurbStand is taking its valet parking service to the popular Runyon Canyon hiking trail in Hollywood, saying it will let users valet park their autos at the popular hiking/running trail this weekend.

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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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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Hulu said yesterday that it is in a new licensing agreement which brings video-on-demand rights to Resurrection, Mistresses, and Lifetime''s Devious Maids. devious maids hulu content hollywood streaming video' Financial details of the license deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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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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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The San Francisco company said that it plans hiring and expansion in Escondido, North Hollywood, Orange County, Pomona, San Diego, and San Luis Obispo, among other locations. The company said the expansion comes due to increased consumer demand for home solar installation.

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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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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The deal--which was first uncovered by the Hollywood Reporter--is in the former headquarters of Hughes Aircraft. A number of local companies are already powering YouTube's push into original content, including Los Angeles firms like Maker Studios, Machinima, Demand Media, DECA, Disney, Katalyst, My Damn Channel, and many others.

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MAY 20, 2016

TCL said the expansion comes to help it keep up with demand from fast growth in the United States. TCL purchased the naming rights to the iconic Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in 2013. The new plant will produce high resolutions, flat panel displays for use in 65-inch and larger LCD TVs. 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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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. content hollywood broadcast satellite movies television media streaming dish disney' Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. 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 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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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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JANUARY 31, 2013

Lyft's app--which works with both iPhone and Android--lets users offer rides to people on-demand, at what it says is a "fraction of the cost" of a cab. Lyft said it will be moving east towards Hollywood and beyond in coming weeks. READ MORE>>.

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