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Siemer Summit 2015 Announced, Tim Draper To Keynote

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According to Siemer & Associates, this year's conference, the Siemer Summit 2015, will be held from October 13th to 14th, and will feature Tim Draper as the keynote speaker. Entertainment, Rick Stollmeyer of MINDBODY, Mahi de Silva of Opera Mediaworks, and Andy Cohen of Citrix Systems.

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Activision Blizzard To Acquire King Digital Entertainment For $5.9 Billion

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Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has agreed to acquire King Digital Entertainment , the developer of mobile games, including Candy Crush, in a deal worth $5.9 King Digital said it has more than 474 million monthly active users in the third quarter of 2015. Activision said its wholly owned subsidiary, ABS Partners C.V.,

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Flipagram: More Than 1,000 Verified Musicians Added In 2015

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Flipagram currently has deals with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music, Merlin and The Orchard, which lets users include the brief music clips as the soundtrack to their own, personal slideshows. Flipagram is led by longtime LA technology veteran Farhad Mohit.

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Report: Amazon Launching New Game Studio In San Diego

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Amazon.com is launching a new game studio in San Diego, according to reports , in an effort being led by former Sony Online Entertainment chief John Smedley. Smedley had been at Sony Online Entertainment for 20 years, up until July of 2015.

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Blizzard Unveils New Team Shooter Title, Overwatch

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Blizzard said it intends to begin beta testing of the game in 2015. blizzcon shooting employment jobs game video videogame shooter team entertainment blizzard' Blizzard apparently had a playable version of the game running on a network of 600 PCs at its BlizzCon conference this weekend. READ MORE>>.

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Cast & Crew Acquired By Private Equity Investor EQT

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Cast & Crew's software and services are used to automate payroll, human resources, and accounting for the entertainment industry; the company was founded in 1976. The company was acquired in 2015 by Silver Lake. EQT Partners said Cast & Crew was acquired by its EQT VIII fund. READ MORE>>.

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Cast & Crew Names CTO

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Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , which provides technology and payroll and production management services to the entertainment industry, said it has named Alex Godelman as its new Chief Technology Officer.