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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Sharp Display Company , a unit of Sharp Eectronics Corporation which develops TFT-LCD products, plus Flying Eagle Sytsems , a new company created by Foxconn crated to "drive innovation in the display industry", announced today that they have set up shop in downtown Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2011

A trio of United Talent Agency execs said Friday that they have launched a new, media company focused on the intersection of Internet and entertainment. The firm said it will work with creative talent to "produce television formats with a web sensibility" and also help develop digital platforms into TV and digital projects.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. It included games icon Atari, which is working with PortalOne to include some of its brands and IP in that Arcade launch. “It’s a very high number of shows, considering the complexity involved,” he said. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2020

But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but I did see some good insights on the parameters in a classic startup business parable, “ Endless Encores ,” by Ken Goldstein, who advises startups and has built companies in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s One after another, tech and entertainment companies – and hybrids of the two – have taken root here. commercial real estate market.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. If you worked for firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Goldman Sachs, Google and the like you’re probably more likely to rise to the top of the stack. Are we elitist?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecting consumers with awesome deals on below-face value, live entertainment tickets.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Glytch, a startup which says it is combining location-based entertainment with professional esports arenas, says it has raised a Series A funding round, led by Benevolent Capital. The company said it previously received funding from Joe Montana's Liquid2.vc Benevolent's Brett Johnson joins the company's board.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2020

Fountain Valley-based gaming products brand HyperX says it is in a collaboration with HIT COMMAND , a subsidiary of Red Light Management, to bring music and entertainment celebrities from HIT COMMAND to the world of gaming and esports. According to the two companies, they are "creating a new experience that merges entertainment and gaming."

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

This all got me thinking about a post on how to best work with lawyers. When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. the link is here.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

If you work in hospitality, you’ve got Industry. 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. The broad geographic appeal is a huge part of the company’s success.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 26, 2018

The company has long said that a second region on the U.S. West Coast was in the works, after all. But as Google announced today , the new Los Angeles cloud region will go live in July, making it the company’s fifth region in the U.S. It’s no secret that Google has long planned to open a cloud region in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2020

Google said on Wednesday that it has opened up a brand new, games and entertainment studio in Playa Vista--the Stadia Games and Entertainment Studio --which will focus on delivering games and which will employ a team of game designers, artists, and storytellers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

DGene, a content creation company which has a team in Los Angeles, but is based in San Jose, says it has raised $20M in a Series A funding. The company said it is building software "to expand creativity and redefine virtual production and immersive entertainment". The funding was led by Alibaba Group.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The money came from heavy hitters in the Los Angeles entertainment and investment scene including Scooter Braun, Troy Carter, Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew and Jared Leto. The company touts itself as the simplest way for artists to create online events for their fans. million in seed funding.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

Join us tonight live at 8pm PST from UCLA Korn Hall for Digital LA’s Branded Entertainment panel right here on TechZulu. They’ll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment. Matt McMahon, Fox Digital Entertainment, VP Mobile. jennipowell.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2009

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment announced Monday that it has acquired PoxNora, an online collectible strategy game, and other assets, from Octopi LLC. Sony said that the members of Octopi's development team will become a new Tucson-based studio for the company, and will work on new trading card and strategy game projects.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

On Friday, February 22, USC’s Business and Entertainment Association (BEA) is hosting its 4th annual E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at the Town & Gown Hall at the USC Campus. It’s focus is on the evolving changes in technology that have had an influential impact on the business of entertainment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But we have a great city for building technology companies. If you decide to build a company in LA, here’s what you need to know: 1. my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor).

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APRIL 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based talent and entertainment giant UTA said this week that Clinton Foy will join the company's venture capital arm, UTA Ventures, as General Partner. At Crosscut, he was lead investors in such companies Streamlabs, PlayVS, FitOn, plus esports franchises Immortals and IGC.gg.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The company said prior CFO Peter F. Veritone did not say where Collins is departing to, but did praise his work in taking the company from a start-up company to its public status. Zemetra as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer as part of a "planned transition". READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Santa Monica-babsed Tyffon , a developer of immersive entertainment technology started in Japan, said this morning that it has raised $2.17M in a funding round, to set up its first location in Los Angeles. The company says it has now raised $4M in total. team, and that it plans to work with U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Facebook has created an environment where millions of people can hold billions of conversations with people and companies, transforming how people expect to interact with each other and the world. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2018

The new startup, being led by Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg, said it is creating an entertainment platform that "brings together the best of Silicon Valley and Hollywood". JPMorgan Chase & Co., Liberty Global, and Madrone Capital. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Liberty Global, and Madrone Capital. The round was led by Madrone Capital.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based KEYPR , the venture-backed startup developing hospitality technology, says that it has added the former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Andrew House, to its Advisory Board. House worked on the Sony PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Network. The company is led by Robert Stevenson.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2017

According to AT&T spokespeople at the company's SHAPE Tech & Entertainment Expo, which was held at the Warner Bros. Studios lot on Friday and Saturday, the company is planning to bolster its operations across Los Angeles, to take advantage of the region's growing reputation as a center of the technology industry.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Los Angeles-based Riot Games has acquired videogame developer Radiant Entertainment , the two companies said today. Radiant Games had been working on its first title, Stonehearth, a town building simulation game played with friends. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Sony Pictures Entertainment/Imageworks wasn’t a founding member but joined a few months after the foundation got off the ground. Google worked with the company to open source the system, which Google and Imageworks have scaled to up to 150,000 cores.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. We’re seeing a lot more companies that are starting up now as a result of a [the pandemic],” said Norton.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based games and entertainment content provider IGN says it is launching plans for a new series of live and on-demand gaming events, focused on games and next generation console hardware, as a result of cancellations of events such as E3 2020 and e-sports events. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. The game is based on Fox Digital Entertainment’s new computer animated film, The Book of Life , and launched for the iOS with an Android and Facebook version in the works.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2018

West Hollywood-based a href="[link] , which provides a number of live streaming and other products focused on live entertainment--and also runs Slacker Radio--has named Tad Ro as Head of Product. Ro previously has worked for such companies as Verizon Digital Media, TMZ, Virgin Mobile, Spin Media and Rhapsody.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Well, in our company unusual issues eventually land in my inbox, and so it was with this one. But just based on the working title (“Story of Your Life”) I wasn’t even clear that this movie was science fiction, or what it was at all. And so I went to work, making comments, suggesting fixes, and so on. A Few Weeks Later….

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based AEG Global Partnerships , which is part of sports and entertainment giant AEG, has boosted its digital marketing and media expertise, with the addition of a new Director of Digital at the company. According to the company, Matt Lawler will help it as it expands its digital business capabilities. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based SPACES (www.spaces.com), led by CEO Shiraz Akmal and a team of entertainment veterans from Dreamworks Animation, is hoping to do that with a series of physical attractions, powered by VR technology. Generally, our strategy has been to partner with companies that have audiences. We're an entertainment company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With real-time online reviews and feedback via the Internet, and instant relationships via social media, a voice from the top that is inconsistent with what is heard from the firing line defines a dysfunctional and noncompetitive company for today’s customer. Thus team makeup is the critical success factor.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

in a seed funding round, to go towards its development of tools to power apps and games for 5G and augmented reality (AR), the company said on Tuesday. The company is targeting its tools for use by multi-player gamed developers. A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Croquet Corporation has raised $2.7M in the seed funding.

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