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MAY 10, 2016

Amazon said the new service, Amazon Video Direct , will allow content creators to rent or sell their videos, and even make that content available free with ads, or available via subscription. The new service looks to be a direct challenge to YouTube, which so far has dominated the online video content market.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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MARCH 26, 2014

Los Angeles-based Fandango said Wednesday that it has added another 1,000 screens available via its mobile and online movie ticketing service, from five different movie theater companies. fandango movie ticket service exhibitor purchase screens film hollywood mobile' Financial impact of the addition was not announced.

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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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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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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 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. Photo courtesy Bigstock. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Although Los Angeles has long had a healthy technology industry -- and a very long list of established service providers who support the industry -- the high visibility of Snap's IPO has apparently been attracting providers more familiar with Hollywood movie stars and professional athletes, eager to try to find tech clients.

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JULY 27, 2016

Los Angeles-based online car shopping startup Car Harmony is taking on the area of auto finance today, saying it has launched a new, self service tool aimed at letting car shoppers create their own custom financing options for cars. 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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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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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? You''ve got a situation, where Youtube is considered to have bigger celebrities now than Hollywood. He composed our music, too.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

Luxe , the on-demand, luxury valet service, said today that it is expanding its service in Los Angeles with a new "Drive Home" service aimed at drinkers in LA. Luxe did not say when or if it will expand the service to its other, LA areas, which include Santa Monica, Venice, and West LA. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

Over fifty years ago, I was CEO of a record manufacturing company in Hollywood. Then, when my manager of customer service sent a request up the line asking for funds for equipment or expanded staffing, I would understand the need, sometimes offering suggestions for improvement to try before making the investment.

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APRIL 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and movie streaming company Fandango is acquiring the Vudu on-demand video streaming service from Walmart , according to a notice from Vudu on its website. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

A new, Los Angeles company, Car Harmony , has launched an online car shopping service that lets users shop for and purchase used cars entirely online. The startup says it is owned by the Hankey Group, which owns such companies as North Hollywood Toyota, Midway Car Rental, Westlake Financial Services, NowCom, and others.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

If so, the latest addition by Hollywood-based Quarterly is for you. Quarterly has been steadily adding a large collection of influencers to its service, delivering gifts every three months that are curated and selected by those various influencers and celebrities. Are you a fan of E! reality television show "Ice Loves Coco"?

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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 5, 2020

Quibi is hoping to launch its service in a month, saying it plans to open up access to its service on April 6th. The company says it wants to offer "Quick Bites, Quick Stories" to its users, who can access the service via a mobile app running on either iOS or Android. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Los Angeles-based Discotech is looking to help you reserve bottle service, find events, and sign up for the VIP guest lists at local nightclubs, and says that it now has over 20,000 users using its app. Discotech says all four of its founders actually live and work together out of a house in Hollywood ala "Silicon Valley" style.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni is expanding the number of paid tiers of its service, saying Tuesday evening that it has launched a new tier of its service, Geni Plus. The family tree and family history site said the new Geni Plus family tree research service is aimed at "casual genealogists", and will cost $4.95

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MARCH 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu , and streaming music provider Spotify have launched a new effort, which bundles both services together for just $9.99 The Hulu service included in the bundle is Hulu's commercially supported service. a month, the two announced today.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

West Hollywood-based family tree site Geni.com said Friday that the firm has made a number of updates to the firm's services. Among the changes, the firm said that it has made two of the firm's "Pro" features--Statistics and Lists--free to all of its users.

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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. TV shows in the lineup include Fringe, Heroes, The Bachelor and Without a Trace.

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MARCH 14, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

CallFire joins the company from The Search Agency, where she was President of the company; she also had previously been at United Online, Ameriquest Mortgage, Paramount Pictures, Planet Hollywood and Universal Studios Hollywood. callfire executive chief revenue officer telephony services business phone telephone texting' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Burbank-based BlueFocus , a provider of digital technology, hardware and software to Hollywood, said on Monday that it has acquired The Master QC Group LLC , a provider of file-based master quality control for Hollywood studios and production houses. Financial details of the buy were not announced. BlueFocus is led by Ceo Paulette E.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Deluxe, which provides digital services to the motion picture, television, and digital media industry, said yesterday that it has acquired Sundog Media Toolkit, Ltd., a UK-based provider of a cloud platform for the industry. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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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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JUNE 24, 2010

Los Angeles-based Vidme has launched its services this week, saying that it is offering a private video sharing service, and has gotten funding from Applied Minds and Will Hearst. The service also includes a related, iPhone application. Tags: vidme venture capital private video sharing kpcb content hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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