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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? Andrew Stalbow: We''re building mobile games, that are designed to be developed into bigger entertainment properties. What''s the connection between Seriously and Hollywood?

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TechCrunch LA

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. Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio that would dominate popular entertainment.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

MarketCast provides studios, entertainment platforms, sports, and lifestyle brands with research and analytics services. Palmer was previously at NBCUniversal, on NBC's Content Distribution Digital Products team. The company said Palmer also spend nearly a decade at Yahoo! previously.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media , the parent company of Slacker and provider of digital media services focused on live entertainment, said today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

UTA, the talent, entertainment, and sports agency, said this week that it has linked with Rally, a new "social token fan engagement and monetization platform", to help its creators, artists, celebrities, athletes, and to launch their own social tokens. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. The intersection of entertainment and technology has been a long time coming. That said, YouTube Network Fullscreen platform is blazing this new trail with 2.5

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DECEMBER 26, 2013

Dorsey was co-founder of Twitter, and also co-founded mobile payment service Square in 2009. Disney said the move will give it a perspective into the "latest technologies and platforms" to reach more people, due to his influence in the social media and commerce space. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Epix--known for its Hollywood movie lineup--is a joint venture of MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Paramount. Netflix said it will stop carrying Epix movies at the end of September, and said that "now is the time" to stream movies from Epix on its service. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Santa Monica-based entertainment studio Lionsgate said on Thursday that it has named Julie Uhrman to the position of Executive Vice President & General Manager of Lionsgate Over-The-Top (OTT) Ventures, the company's streaming media service. Uhrman also has served at IGN Entertainment and Vivendi Universal. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Los Angeles-based Frequency , the developer of a cloud-based video distribution and curation service, said this morning that it has inked an agreement with TiVo Corporation , to bring the company's video service and programming to TiVo's pay TV and consumer platforms. Financial terms of that deal were not announced.

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JUNE 11, 2018

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Scot Lawrie , the President and technical Co-founder of Los Angeles-based Coverfly (www.coverfly.com), and John Rhodes , Coverfly's head of Marketing and Business Development, to learn a bit more about the early stage, bootstrapped startup focused on Hollywood script writers. What is Coverfly?

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Now the company is launching a true crime podcast, to tap into another potentially high-growth market, on the iHeartMedia and Apple platforms. Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. But it was far from the only studio to see money in mobile-first entertainment.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Entertainment has changed. New platforms led by YouTube have emerged to change the dynamic of broadcast media — once dominated by the rigid programming of TV — while the internet has enabled new media stars to engage with their audiences in new, high-touch ways.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online talent casting service, said today that it is offering up a new holiday gift package for its members and others. The offering--the first foray into added services for the site--will provide professional headshots, professional demo reel, and one year of access to its job platform, for $499.

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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.

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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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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. We are in phase three of the influencer economy.

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MAY 21, 2014

As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment. That was my first, deep dive into entertainment. That was a real gamechanger in the way we were viewing things, especially having been in a traditional entertainment company like Team Downey.

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MAY 23, 2012

and has set up shop here to connect with the local entertainment industry. Tobi Bauckhage: We are a movie recommendation and discovery platform. Our platform is all about connecting early fans and early audiences with new and upcoming movies, months before a movie comes out. What is the idea behind Moviepilot?

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JUNE 15, 2017

Milana Rabkin: As a platform, we work on a consensus model. They can use Stem as a platform to distribute that content. As revenue comes back from the platforms and services they've monetized that content on, we automate the disbursement of payments to everyone at the same time. Currently, that's music and online video.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2011

Last week, Adconion (www.adconion.com) announced that it had spun out Joost (www.joost.com), its online video service, into a separate company, which is going to be based out of Santa Monica. We started internationally, and built out our international platform first, and rolled it back into the U.S. Why spin out Joost separately?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ever since sound was first introduced into movies, the entertainment business has never really faced a huge change. However, the online presence has shifted the entertainment landscape drastically and is threatening to change the business for better or for worse. Is it kind of like social media platform? What does Filmzu do?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The startup--created by Robert Earl (Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood), Grant Hosford (formerly of eHarmony), and Connell (formerly of Nokia)--is using the Internet to arrange group dates at local restaurants, to connect people in person and offline. How did you get from working on mobile to online dating?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 21, 2013

Nick Tran, Social Media Director for Taco Bell said, “The new entertainment for teens is YouTube. These fans have a personal relationship with the stars unlike traditional Hollywood. The conference is primarily targeted to people with a passion for the YouTube platform. If they are gonna be there we want to be there as well.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. Note that I didn’t say there will be total “convergence&# – but I believe the services will inter-operate. Enter Google.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based StarGreetz (www.stargreetz.com) debuted its celebrity-powered, personalized message service to the public, allowing both brands and artists to send highly personalized messages to their fans. Eric Frankel: We've build a super-fast platform, that lives in the cloud at Amazon. At the time, it seemed easy.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons. What is Near Networks? Where do those videos get distribute?

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. Michele Ruiz: The only thing I would add, is this is a software-as-a-service solutioneverything is on our online platform.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

It's really the home of a broad base of services to help media and tech companies develop new opportunities, and accelerate their success. The question for all of these, is how do you differentiate your subscription service. You've worked on both sides, in both entertainment and traditional media, and technology.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

This morning, Los Angeles-based Mogreet (www.mogreet.com) announced it had raised a Series B funding round for the firm's mobile greeting services. For those who haven't tried your service, tell us the story behind the site and how you started it? To use Mogreet as a video distribution platform is a no-brainer.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Well, thanks to a fantastic partnership with the good people at crowd fun ding platform, Indiegogo , we were able to do just that! Addison McCaleb – Mediahound , making it easier for you to discover entertainment. Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

A bundle of software services for SMBs to manage their inventory, accounting, manufacturing, and purchasing. A service that completes legal work in a few text messages at 60% off normal prices by cutting out fancy law firms and going directly to lawyers. Fun Fact: Björn still plays Super Mario on the original Nintendo. Fulfil.IO.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

It should be the next generation content/ entertainment portal that leverages millions of user profiles to more accurately provide data to advertisers on what is appealing to specific demographics. Movies – no website has more Hollywood DNA. MySpace = Yahoo2.0: Turn MySpace into the Next-Generation Portal. Kill the “friends” concept.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Today major brands in entertainment, automotive, travel, technology, and CPGs are embracing mobile, especially mobile rich media, to engage and interact with consumers. TechZulu will be streaming Digiday : Mobile live from 8:00am - 5:00pm PST Monday 3/8.

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