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The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. This past year 2012 was all about forming teams, picking players, and choosing uniforms.
We chose Hollywood because we wanted to put top talent from the Entertainment and Technology industries under one roof. It's worth mentioning that the largest and most complex pieces of technology ever created has proven itself useful in 2012--the Large Hadron Collider or LHC.
Friday, September 28, 2012 -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries.
Thursday, November 29, 2012 -- Entertainment Apps Conference + Entertainment App Awards. From social viewing and second-screen apps to content discovery to streaming and games, apps are becoming an integral piece of the content monetization puzzle. See [link] (more)
Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 -- 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit. The Summit, produced in association with International ESQ, will feature top investors, entrepreneurs and entertainment leaders who are supporting innovation in the new media industry.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 -- Gravity Summit - Social Media for Sports and Entertainment. Gravity Summit is the premiere social media conference focused on business. Event includes sports teams, studios, technology, mobile, content, gaming. See [link] (more)
According to ScoreBig, it saw 600 percent revenue growth in 2012, and the expansion will help grow the company further. ScoreBig, which is led by Adam Kanner, provides live entertainment ticket deals to consumers, while also helping live entertainment properties manage their unsold inventory.
This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 -- Century City Bar Association Annual Entertainment Symposium, Session 4. Session 4 of 4: Copyright Law, Idea Submission and Trademark Law.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 -- Century City Bar Association Annual Entertainment Symposium, Session 3. Session 3 of 4: Copyright Law, Idea Submission and Trademark Law.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 -- Century City Bar Association Annual Entertainment Symposium, Session 2. Session 2 of 4: Right of Publicity and Profit Participation.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -- Century City Bar Association Annual Entertainment Symposium. Contributors of a recent law treatise and other experts, will participate in a four-session symposium on the topics that most frequently arise in entertainment law and litigation, with a focus on the latest legal developments and current trends.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 -- KickstartLA in Hollywood! io/LA Welcomes Function LA and LA Tech Happy Hour to introduce Kickstart LA. We will be gathering at io/LA in Hollywood along with 5 of LA's biggest Kickstarter.com successes ever.
The August 2012 ranking by comScore ranks Machinima at number three on YouTube, with 21.8M The August 2012 ranking by comScore ranks Machinima at number three on YouTube, with 21.8M unique viewers; number four is Maker Studios , with 20.9M uniques; fifth is FullScreen , with 18.9M uniques; eight is Big Frame with 8.4M READ MORE>>.
Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here. Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. Moviepilot is venture backed by T-Venture, Grazia Equity, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, and angels. READ MORE>>.
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KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. KidZui had most recently been owned by Saban Brands, which acquired KidZui in 2012.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 -- Gravity Summit. Join the 4th Annual Gravity Summit Social Media for Sports and Entertainment! Gravity Summit will bring together Hollywood, Sports, and Social Media to discuss the transformation of television, branding, movies, entertainment, games and sports. See [link] (more)
But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.
San Diego-based Zeebo , a developer of a wireless, digital entertainment and education system, initially targeted at the global market, has raised $17M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Zeebo has previously raised funding from Qualcomm.
Newport Beach-based digital advertising firm MediaShift has snagged the former CFO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, as its CFO, according to the company. MediaShift went public via a reverse merger back in 2012, and was formerly known as Ad-Vantage Networks; the firm is now traded OTCBB. READ MORE>>.
Friday, December 21, 2012 -- AngelLaunch Holiday Party. Angel Launch produces events connecting entrepeneurs and investors in Los Angeles and San Francisco area. link] (more)
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Friday, June 1, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. Israeli innovation and inventiveness are palpable at The Israel Conference, an international business conference held in Los Angeles on May 31 and June 1, 2012. See [link].
Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. Israeli innovation and inventiveness are palpable at The Israel Conference, an international business conference held in Los Angeles on May 31 and June 1, 2012. See [link].
Friday, June 1, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. May 31 and June 1, 2012. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)
Friday, June 22, 2012 -- Digital LA - Silicon Beach Fest, June 21-23. We'll celebrate digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups in movies, music, TV, games, fashion, and more, June 21-23 with panels, workshops, mixers, keynotes and cocktails at more than 10 hubs focused in Santa Monica to Venice. Email info@digitalla.net.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -- AngelLaunch Networking Reception. We produce business networking events for startups, media and tech, digital media, entertainment,investors, ad agencies, brands, and small business owners. iHollywood Forum.
Osurv was founded in 2012, and was led by Jad Meouchy. The company said its tools are used by such brands as Caesars Entertainment and Casio to collect and analyze data from their customers, in real time. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.
Saturday, August 18, 2012 -- TECHBREW Multi-Dimensional MEGA MIXER. The TECHBREW Multi-Dimensional MEGA MIXER will include a workshop, presentations by international speakers, Lielle Arad and Alan Tratner, and a celebratory and fun mini-concert entertainment by the unique pop innovators, B4Neptune.
Thursday, November 29, 2012 -- Technology Outlook: A Panel of CIOs Discussing Major Trends, How They're Leveraging New Technologies, and How They're Making their Firms More Competitive Today's IT organizations are experiencing major paradigm shifts. Sr VP Technology - Fox Entertainment Group, 20th Century Fox Colin Schiller ?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 -- Digital Australia Shootout. A pitch competition featuring Australia's innovative startups in media, entertainment, and technology. See [link] (more)
Saturday, May 12, 2012 -- Getting in the Game: Entrepreneurs and the. Panel includes: Joshua Glazer - Co-Founder and CTO, Naked Sky Entertainment; Matthew Hanneus - CEO and Co-Founder, Sleepy Giant; Brian White - Director, Technology, Disney Mobile. Video Game Industry. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. See [link] (more)
Saturday, August 18, 2012 -- Videogame Pitch Event. Every year Westwood College brings together some of the interactive entertainment industry's most accomplished professionals to share their experience on getting started in gaming, what they've learned along the way and to discuss the future of the gaming profession.
TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Allen Debevoise , Chairman, CEO and Founder of Machinima, the number one entertainment channel on YouTube reaching over 40 million gamers monthly. Speaker List.
Thursday, May 31, 2012 -- The Israel Conference. May 31 and June 1, 2012. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. See [link] (more)
Saturday, June 23, 2012 -- Digital LA - Silicon Beach Fest, June 21-23. We'll celebrate digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups in movies, music, TV, games, fashion, and more, June 21-23 with panels, workshops, mixers, keynotes and cocktails at more than 10 hubs focused in Santa Monica to Venice.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 -- Digital LA - Silicon Beach Fest, June 21-23. We'll celebrate digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups in movies, music, TV, games, fashion, and more, June 21-23 with panels, workshops, mixers, keynotes and cocktails at more than 10 hubs focused in Santa Monica to Venice.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum.
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