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UK-based women’s networking and private club, AllBright, raises $18.8 million as it expands into the US

TechCrunch LA

The club’s current members include actors, members of the House of Lords and other fancy pants, high-falutin folks from the worlds of politics, business and entertainment. The club’s first American location will be in West Hollywood, and is slated to open in September 2019.

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Fandango Launches Original Video Effort

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The company said those videos will include Fanticipation, focused on weekend box office contenders; Honored, focused on awards season; and Unsung, featuring the unsung folks in Hollywood such as character actors, dialect coaches, costume designers, and more. Karger was previously at Entertainment Weekly. READ MORE>>.

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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives

Tech.Co

And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. To be sure, there are other places to go for education if you’re seeking success in the entertainment industry.

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Machinima.com Snags Hollywood Comedy Writers

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Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , a venture-backed online site which centers around video games and entertainment, said this morning that it has tapped fifteen writers from popular comedy television series such as The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and Seinfeld, for a series of original comedy plots on the site.

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Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest

Tech Zulu Event

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.

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Silicon Beach Fest | Panels, Hackathons, and Much More!

Tech Zulu Event

Speakers From Startups/Entertainment/Tech Include: Howard Marks, StartEngine Co-Founder, formerly Activision Founder. The first ever Silicon Beach Hackathon will commence at 6pm at Cross Campus featuring CTO coaches from some of the top companies in LA. Join us for 3 days of Panels, Hackathons, BBQ, and beach fun. Register Here.

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Startup Weekend LA | Recap February 2012

Tech Zulu Event

Following a quick ice-breaker game of “Half-baked” where anyone in the room throws out a word to then generate an entertaining pitch, the real pitches began. Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep. Thanks again Tyler Crowley!

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