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Esports Overwatch League heads to hipster Brooklyn for its finals

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What could be more perfect than moving the inaugural championship finals for an esports league from its Los Angeles home to Brooklyn? Heading from sunny Burbank, Calif. Those games are set to begin July 11th and will take place in Burbank at the company’s “Blizzard Arena Los Angeles.”

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Jaunt Finds $65M To Open VR Studio In Los Angeles

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Jaunt , a developer of cinematic, virtual reality hardware and software, said this morning that it has opened up a new, virtual reality studio in Los Angeles, after receiving $65M in a Series C funding. 1 SE, Axel Springer SE, The Madison Square Garden Company plus Google Ventures, Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sky and SV Angel.

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Surf Air Takes Flight, Starts All-You-Can-Fly Shuttles To Silicon Valley

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For venture capital investors and entrepreneurs, used to making the commute between Silicon Beach and Silicon Valley, the distance--and time--between the two technology centers has just dropped, thanks to the launch of Surf Air , an all-you-can-fly membership airline. carlos burbank airport muckerlab airline subscription surf surfair'

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Loop Media Unveils Streaming Media Service, Backed By $10M In Funding

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A new, Burbank-based startup, Loop Media , said on Thursday afternoon that it has launched a new "short-form" streaming media service, which it says will feature music videos, film trailers, game trailers and TV clips. That funding came from angel investor Dianne Berry plus other private investors from California, Tennessee and Florida.

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Surf Air Expands To Santa Barbara

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The new flights make Santa Barbara as close to San Francisco as it is to Los Angeles, and could help bolster the area''s high tech companies. Surf Air launched its service between Burbank and San Francisco in June. The company said that Santa Barbara is part of a planned expansion of routes throughout California. READ MORE>>.

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Wilcon Buys Freedom Dark Fiber Networks

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Los Angeles-based fiber optic and data center infrastructure provider Wilcon announced today that it has acquired dark fiber provider Freedom Dark Fiber Networks. Wilcon said it was supported in the deal by Pamlico Capital; financial details of that backing was also not announced. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Steamboat Boosts Chinese Advertising Firm

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Burbank-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital firm backed by Walt Disney Co., Steamboat has offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong in addition to Los Angeles. Tags: steamboat venture capital ventures disney walt yoyi media china internet advertising. has invested in a Chinese provider of online advertising.