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Why Hollywood is Joining the Video On-Demand Market

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The idea of video on demand has been around since as early as 1990 when GTE partnered up with AT&T to create the first VOD system. Hollywood studios are jumping on the trend of the VOD market. is suggesting offering recently released films on-demand seventeen days after debut for a $50 dollar fee. For example, Warner Bros.

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Demand Media Ties With Tyra Banks On Beauty, Fashion Site

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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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Fandango Launching Video-On-Demand Service

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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 new Fandango service will be avialable on the Web, iOS, Android, Roku, and smart TV interfaces.

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FandangoNOW Extends to Xbox One

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Los Angeles-based Fandango said today that FandangoNOW , the company's on-demand, premium video service, has launched on the Xbox One and Xbox One S. FandangoNOW is also available on the Web, iOS and Android, various smart TVs from Samsung, LG, and VIZIO, along with others. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Brandon Hance, Audiolife

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For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web. We've got a suite of on-demand, manufacturing tools which means they never have to spend money upfront. Is this installed software, or web technology?

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Interview with Sunil Rajaraman, Scripped

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We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community.

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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors!

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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. OnHollywood socalTECH is proud to be an affiliate partner of the upcoming OnHollywood event, where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the Hollywood digital entertainment and media elite. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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