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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. Taltopia operates an online site which allows users to network with other atists, and vote on art, video, pictures, and more.

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MAY 10, 2012

As part of the funding, Moviepilot is setting up an office in Los Angeles, and has moved its CEO, Tobi Bauckhage, to LA. Moviepilot's web site helps studios engage with the early fan base for movies, well before the theatrical release of those films. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , the online original video site run by Rob Barnett, said Thursday that it has been selected by Fox as a premium distribution partner for the network's original web series. The site said the two are launching the effort with a new series called "The Iceman Chronicles". READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based Hulu , the online video streaming site, announced today that it has linked up with 19 Entertainment , the firm that created Pop Idol, American Idol, and So You Think You Can Dance, to premier a new, weekly show which will launch on the Hulu site. The show will be available on Hulu and the show's on web site.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based HitFix , an online web site focused on entertainment news and information, has raised $1.6M in a new funding round, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. Pikover was founder of Access360 and a co-founder at Xylan and is an active angel investor in the Southern California area. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online casting site run by Alec Shankman and backed by entrepreneur Will Schroter, said this week that it powered the online casting efforts for a new television show for web site SuicideGirls. Tags: gotcast suicidegirls pinup girl television model hollywood cable. READ MORE>>.

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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. The firm is venture and angel backed, and was co-founded by Wil Schroter, who is involved with a number of other startups here, including Affordit.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace announced Wednesday that it is kicking off an effort with American Idol , the audition people through the web site. The best of those users will be selected for Los Angeles callback auditions. The next season of American Idol is debuting on Fox in January.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Grind Networks , which develops online comedy programming, is powering a new comedy channel on MSN called theBubble. According to MSN, the new site will highlight online comedy alongside MSN's original programming, and was the result of a partnership with Grind Networks.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Openfilm , an online web community focused on independent filmmakers, said yesterday that it will award $1 million to independent filmmakers who submit films on the website. Tags: openfilm film entertainment hollywood content contest filmmaker.

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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online entertainment site run by Keith Richman, said today that it has launched a new, 3D video channel--and will also produce its own, original 3D series. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web. The channel will also feature other, 3D videos from across the web.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. Josef Holm: Tubestart is a crowdfunding platform for YouTube creators, web series creators, and for digital video in general.

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JULY 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break.com , which operates a video and entertainment web site focused on men, reports today that it has inked a partnership with G4's "Web Soup" television series, where "Web Soup" will feature a Break.com segment. Tags: break content hollywood television.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , the online comedy site headed by Rob Barnett and Warren Chao, has raised $1.0M The site produces original content for the web, both on its own site as well as distributed through other sites, including Wainy Days, Horrible People, You Suck at Photoshop, and other series.

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JULY 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based EQAL , said this morning at Twiistup that the firm is launching a new, social publishing tool it is calling Umbrella, focused on independent producers, celebrity talent, and online personalities. Tags: eqal lonelygirl15 content video hollywood studio social networking software publishing. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Hollywood-based Friendgiftr is launching a new, mobile store, the firm said today. The mobile storefront comes in the form of a mobile-optimized web site. The firm is angel-backed. According to Friendgiftr, it is now allowing users to buy gifts cards using smart phones and mobile devices. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based Buzznet , which operates a network of web sites focused on celebrities and pop culture, announced this morning that it has raised $12.5M Buzz Media said it now has more than 40 million people visiting its web sites every month. and will rename itself Buzz Media. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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JUNE 23, 2010

According to Bing, it has released a new version of its site which focuses on music, gaming, movies, and TV. The search engine said one of the biggest investments is in entertainment, particularly navigating and finding what you are looking for from content on the web. Tags: hollywood content entertainment microsoft bing.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles- and New York-based PlaceVine , which operates a web-based service to connect brands and agencies to product placement opportunities in film, television, and new media, said Wednesday that it has scored a round of seed financing from a New York-based angel fund, NYCSeed. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online and mobile movie ticketing service which is a unit of NBCUniversal, said today that its 2012 was its "best year in company history". The company said it had a 12-year record high in ticket sales, web and mobile traffic, and app downloads. Fandango is run by Paul Yanover.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Funny Or Die , the online comedy video site, and social media influence site Klout said Wednesday that they are in a strategic partnership. The two said that they will work together with brand advertisers to produce custom campaigns targeted at influential social web participants. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Sara Bordo: My co-founder, Brad Sexton and I, both come from the Hollywood studio world. Everything on a page on our site is not only about engagement but transactions.

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MAY 9, 2011

Google's online video sharing site YouTube , said today that it has inked a deal to add around 3,000 movie titles for rent through the site, as it looks to broaden its offerings from the amateur, web-based videos its is known for towards more traditional, professional content. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2012

Los Angeles-based movie site Fandango reports that it hit another ticketing record this weekend, after the debut of The Avengers. Fandango said about 42 percent of its Sunday sales were via its mobile apps and web site. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Mobile consumers drove what Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango says is its best summer in its history today, as mobile purchases drove a 26 percent year-to-year increase in ticket sales on the service. The company reports that it saw more than 26 million downloads of its various mobile apps.

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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. For today's interview, we spoke with Brandon Hance, the firm's founder, about how his startup is helping musicians to sell both digital and physical merchandise on the web.

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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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OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. But, by the time you go to all of those sites, you have dozens of tabs open. What is Laudville? I love that.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. A developer should be asking you questions trying to identify how users interact with a site or application. web & mobile development resources to find and hire a developer.

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MAY 24, 2011

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has always been a center of the music business, which makes it unsurprising that there are many, music-focused startups which end up starting here. I actually worked in the offline business world until Web 1.0. Where is the site now, in terms of launch? What is Loudvine?

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APRIL 17, 2010

Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. The team has experience in building startups (Doug Ludlow was formerly a founder in a TechStars company) and have all worked at local Los Angeles based startups. Watch this space. with the clips.

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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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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. At TripUp, we had lots of user generated reviews and hotels, and we were the first to add user general video to a travel community site.

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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. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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APRIL 5, 2012

Mobile Roadie's mobile app tools power mobile apps from Madonna, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beatles LOVE, and the Los Angeles Kings--and the firm's investors include Ashton Kutcher, among others. Taylor actually came in through the front door, and just signed up on our web site. Describe what Mobile Roadie does?

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