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APRIL 8, 2016

In the world of on-demand driving�such as driving for Uber and Lyft--one of the biggest costs for drivers it the cost of owning, maintaning, fueling, and cleaning their vehicles. We spoke with Michael Brylawski , the CEO of the company, to talk about the company--plus how it is hiring and expanding here in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu announced late Thursday that it is selling its Japanese business to Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV). Nippon TV said it would use the acuqisition to enter into the subscription, video-on-demand business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. Its success was a testament to the enduring popularity of a good mystery.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Fandango said today that FandangoNOW , the company's on-demand, premium video service, has launched on the Xbox One and Xbox One S. The company said the available on the Xbox One platform allows consumers to rent or buy more than 40,000 new release and catalog movies and next day TV shows. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2012

TALK NYC Heads to SOHO House, Bringing Madison Avenue to West Hollywood on June 13, 2012. Producers, Brands, and Advertisers all share unique perspectives about where we are and where we need to go as new forms of content emerge across digital platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

It’s one of several companies (many based in Los Angeles) that are turning the city into a hub for anyone looking to experience the thrill of immersive gaming. It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. . million head mounted displays sold in 2018, according to data from Canalys.

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JULY 10, 2019

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Los Angeles-based Halla , a venture backed startup, focused on personalized recommendations for the food ordering industry. Spencer Price: The customer experience with e-commerce has become less and less human, as algorithms on digital platform replace human interaction. What is Halla?

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MAY 23, 2012

How do a bunch of German moviemakers end up in Los Angeles, running a site helping studios to market and promote their films via their venture backed startup? That's the story we got from Tobi Bauckhage , the co-founder and CEO of Moviepilot (www.moviepilot.com), a German firm which is setting up shop in Los Angeles.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. Those licensing fees can be pretty amazing.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hollywood and Silicon Valley converged over coffee at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in West Los Angeles for the Digital Hollywood conference to find out what studios and techies are all buzzing about. The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech.

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MARCH 3, 2011

The firm is based in Los Angeles and Seattle. We thought we'd create a platform that was as powerful and rich as Youtube is for video, or Flickr is for pictures, or Docstoc is for documents. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand. Our job is to help capture some of that demand.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. We've got a suite of on-demand, manufacturing tools which means they never have to spend money upfront. Brandon Hance: Two in particular do on-demand, Cafepress and Zazzle.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. I had worked with Ryan, who is now a student at MIT/Harvard, as we both worked on strategy consulting at Navigant Consulting in Los Angeles. We'd always talked about starting a company together.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But lets face it, when you think of Los Angeles, Internet startups are not the first things that spring to mind. Thats not Los Angeles. RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in.

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MAY 20, 2014

TechZulu recently sat down with east coast transplant Olenka Polak to talk about startup life in Los Angeles. We did a lot of investigative research — cold calling executives in Hollywood through networks at Harvard and networks through Johns Hopkins, the school where my brother graduated from.

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JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. more) READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

From: Los Angeles, CA. On-Demand Lawn Care and Snow Plowing. From: Los Angeles, CA. Linda’s nickname is “the Lactation Consultant to the Stars” and she’s seen more A-list celebrities’ boobs than any director in Hollywood. Attorney On Demand – Via Video Chat – New App. Kitterly, Inc. AngelList: [link]. Moveha Inc.

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