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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , a developer of a social media service which allows users to send gift cards to their friends, family, and others, has extended its service beyond Facebook and onto MySpace, iGogole, Ning, and Bebo, the firm announced today.

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MAY 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango is planning a major push of its brand new video on demand service, FandangoNOW , with ads running on TV, online, mobile, outdoor, and in theaters. The move comes six months after Fandango acquired video-on-demand service M-GO from Technicolor and DreamWorks Animation. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based online movie information and ticketing site Fandango said Thursday that it is continuing its efforts at creating original content for the service, with the second season launch of its series "Fandango Frontrunners". film hollywood content original series video frontrunners fandango' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Hulu , the online video site, has made a major update to the site today, rolling out a more vivid, graphical interface which highlights scenes, TV shows, movies, and more on the service. in addition, the site has enhanced its search tools and layout, made it easier to follow series through its video player, and more.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu said Thursday that the company has officially launched on Amazon''s new, living room video player--the Amazon Fire TV. hulu amazon firetv fire streaming video player livingroom living room television content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has rolled out a fun new tool to help you channel your holiday spirit (or lack of holiday spirit) into an animated GIF, with a new service called the Hulu Perfect GIF Generator. hulu animated holiday card video hollywood streaming' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 24, 2009

West Hollywood-based Geni said this week that the firm has improved the firm's site, which allows users to create family trees and network with family members. The firm said that it has enhanced the ability to find duplicate profiles in the service, with automatic advanced searches when users view a profile. Geni's Web 2.0

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based Cloud Takes , an online project collaboration site focused on feature films, post production, and other content work, has been acquired by Technicolor. Cloud Takes'' software was used to manage digital assets, track project progress, and more, and ran on Amazon Web Services. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2013

Hulu the online television streaming site based in Los Angeles, has added support for Windows Phone 8, the company announced Monday. Hulu Plus is Hulu''s monthly, premium subscription service. hulu plus windows phone windows8 video content streaming hollywood television' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Hollywood-based Taltopia.com , an online social networking site for artists, said today that it is launching a new tool which aggregates casting calls and job postings in the entertainment and arts industry. The firm said its service will allow members to search for jobs by area code or talent category. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu said Wednesday that it will reach $1 billion in revenue this year, up from the $695M in revenues it had in 2012, and also now has 5 million subscribers on its Hulu Plus premium service, six years after the company''s launch in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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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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JANUARY 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has a full slate of new original series planned for this year, saying today it has plans to launch a number of new series and has renewed a number of series to bolster its original content. hulu original series content hollywood production video streaming' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based television streaming site Hulu announced today that its premium service, Hulu Plus, will be available on the upcoming Sony PlayStation 4, starting on Friday. huluplus streaming hollywood content console videogame playstation playstation4 hulu' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based Movieclips.com , an online site which allows users to search for scenes from major movies, and embed them on Facebook, MySpace, and other web sites, said today that it has opened up its service to users worldwide. The startup says it has around 12,000 movie clips from major Hollywood studios on its site.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. In related news, the firm said it now has over 400,000 registered members on the site, and is getting around 30,000 new members per month.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu scored a major win this weekend, and has inked a deal with television network Epix , after Netflix said it would not renew and existing deal with Epix for its content. Epix--known for its Hollywood movie lineup--is a joint venture of MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Paramount.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

West Hollywood-based Geni , the online family tree and family history site started by ex-PayPal vet David Sacks, said Thursday afternoon that it has linked its service with historical documents from sites Archives.com and GenealogyBank.com. Geni also said it hopes to add additional links to other services in the future.

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JULY 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing site and service Fandango said late Tuesday that it has launched a new app, this time on Amazon''s new Fire Phone. fandango amazon fire phone movie ticketing content hollywood theater tickets' The app--like the company''s other mobile apps--offers up movie discovery and movie ticketing.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman is CEO of Santa Monica-based Gotcast (www.gotcast.com), an online site focused on casting of actors for television shows, movies, and other productions. But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood. Can you talk about what you've seen?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

A new, Venice-based startup, LivnGiv.com said Wednesday afternoon that it has launched a brand new service, which donates money to charity when you eat out at local restaurants. According to the startup, it allows users to purchase dining certificates on the site, and donates 20 percent of those certificates to a user''s favorite cause.

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JULY 25, 2011

Hollywood-based Bevvy.com , an invite-only site providing preferred pricing on bars and clubs, launched Monday, saying that it will provide a "Priceline for nightlife." Bevvy.com also said it has signed a deal with Gilt City to power that site's nightlife deal in the coming months. Bevvy is headed by Niall Donnelly.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

The first, LA Tech Gives Back event was held this last week, on Thursday, October 19th, with 157 volunteers attending from 32 companies helping out Thursday at three different volunteer sites: Mark Twain Middle School in Venice, The Center at Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood, and LA Child Guidance Clinic in Downtown LA.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based Hulu said Tuesday that it is planning a big push of its Hulu Plus subscription service, with a Super Bowl XLVI advertising campaign. The new campaign--a spin on its 2009 Alec Baldwin ad--features actor Will Arnett and the Hollywood sign, plus the hashtag "mushymush". READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

DreamWorks said the deal will make its Kung Fu Panda titles available for on-demand viewing via Youku's premium services and its Hollywood Movie channel. Youku is an online video site catering to the Chinese market. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has rolled out a new feature to help its users track their favorite shows and content on the service. hulu watchlist show content episode movie tracking hollywood streaming media video' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, said today that it has opened up access to its Hulu Plus services. The firm--which had previously been restricting the service to a preview subscriber base--said anyone can now join the service. The service had previously required an invitation to join.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu said Tuesday that the video site is in new distribution partnerships with both Roku and Tivo. Roku is a maker of set-top boxes, and Tivo is a developer of digital video recorders and related services. Tags: hulu roku tivo digital video content hollywood streaming television. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 26, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online family tree and genealogy site, told its users Tuesday evening that it is now distributing its recently released family tree posters internationally. The poster service--which takes data from Geni.com's service and turn it into printed, 16x20 posters--was originally announced on May 10th.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Voomerang , a new daily local deals site, has entered into the crowded group and local deals market today, saying it has officially launched its daily deals service. Like the many other daily deals sites cropping up around the country, Voomerang offers up both website and email deals. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Taking a clue from Twitter, North Hollywood-based Geni , the family history and tree site, said Thursday that it has added a new "Follow" feature to the site. The Geni "Follow" feature behaves and looks much like the similar feature on the Twitter micro-messaging service. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the Internet video streaming site, announced today that it has officially launched its premium service, Hulu Plus. Hulu said the service will cost $7.99 The service will also be avaliable on the Sony Dash. Tags: hulu plus video streaming content hollywood premium. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based Withoutabox , which is now a part of Amazon.com's IMDB.com division, said this week that it has launched a new service targeted at film festivals. The site is looking to supplant the existing process of mailing DVDs to film festivals for screening. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the newly launched video and TV indexing and search site which is headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, told its users today that it has linked the site to Boxee, which is developing products which connect computers to televisions. Clicker is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Los Angeles-based online video site Hulu announced today that the firm has added a new feature which allows users to search the captions of the shows on its service. According to the site, users can search from the captions on show, through a "captions" tab under any video with captioning. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2010

West Hollywood-based Geni.com , the online genealogy and family tree site, said Monday afternoon that it has rolled out a new product--one that takes the family tree from the service, and turns it into a paper poster.

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