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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Activision said Friday that it has launched a new Call of Duty gaming competition, which will feature a $1 million prize, for the top player of Call of Duty: Black Ops II on the Xbox 360. The competition said that any player can register to compete in the competition. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 18, 2015

TZ Tech Crawl is back this month and heading to Hollywood! Come take a tour of some of the hottest LA Tech companies and Co-Working spaces filled with Startups & Entrepreneurs located in Hollywood! Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many Hollywood tech companies from 6pm to 10:30pm?

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JUNE 11, 2018

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Scot Lawrie , the President and technical Co-founder of Los Angeles-based Coverfly (www.coverfly.com), and John Rhodes , Coverfly's head of Marketing and Business Development, to learn a bit more about the early stage, bootstrapped startup focused on Hollywood script writers. What is Coverfly?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This moment is not to be spoiled by such mundane warnings from advisors or consultants to plan carefully, research the market and competition, and execute the plan with tenacity and enthusiasm. Write your own Hollywood script. Do you ignore the warnings of experts?

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

shoes toms employment competition hollywood content video production television dream dreamjobbing' Hennessy, Roberts, and Boylan have worked on such productions as The Biggest Loser, Eco-Challenge, Around The World For Free, Rach to the Rescue, and many others. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

The battle for control over LA''s streets--and transportation--continued today, as one of the major taxi providers in the city-- United Independent Taxi Drivers (UITD), has filed a lawsuit claiming Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar pose unfair competition to the company--and have resulted in a "sharp drop" in business for the company. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2014

The report says Beats Music also will face new competition from Spotify, which is rolling out a music partnership with Sprint which challenges Beats'' own deal with AT&T. entertainment billboard communications sprint hollywood spotify subscription service streaming music beats' READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2013

The EA Conference annual fast pitch competition offers aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business idea in 90 seconds or less to a panel of judges, providing high exposure to the investment and Venture Capitalist community. This time they’re inviting you to attend their annual Fast Pitch Conference.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Equipois , the developer of a mechanical arm--based on Hollywood's Steadicam--for reducing the weight of tooling and other objects, took the top prize and was ranked in 1st place overall in Wednesday evening's Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch. Other companies ranked in overall ratings in the competition were Pressure Sentinel. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Airbnb said its "pop-up" houses--prefab houses being installed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, The Cook''s Garden by HGEL in Venice, The Arts District, The Viper Room, and The Grove--will be bookable by users, and were designed by James Franco, Anjelica Huston, Moby, Molly Sims & Lake Bell and mother, and designer Robin Bell.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2018

Recognized by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, now in its 5th year Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is where you want to be if you are in the business of creating or monetizing digital entertainment content. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 30, 2018

Recognized by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, now in its 5th year Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is where you want to be if you are in the business of creating or monetizing digital entertainment content. DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of." See [link] (more)

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MARCH 12, 2019

Two people associated with Southern California's high tech investment and startup industry have been named as part of the far reaching investigation into a college admissions scandal , which named Hollywood actresses, CEOs, coaches at USC, UCLA, and UCSD, as well as many others. According to a complaint filed by the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2010

But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. I got to talking with Will Schroter, who was an old business associate of mine and old friend, and we thought it could be very interesting to create a place where Hollywood could reach out to find people. News, ABC competition game shows, feature films, etc.--people

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

Traditional venture capitalists may have made it rain on expensive Hollywood studios that were promising virtual reality would be the future of entertainment and social networking (given coronavirus fears, it may yet be), but Talespin and others like it are focused on much more mundane goals.

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JULY 26, 2012

Findmypast.com is entering a competitive market here in the U.S., which includes such competitors as Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com, as well as local family tree startup Geni.com, which is in West Hollywood. The firm said its goal is to become the "go-to" site for Americans of British and Irish ancestries. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Poptent uses crowdsourcing to provide advertising and other video to brands, via competitions run on its site, saying that it allows advertisers to create ads for a "fraction of the cost" of traditional advertising methods. Tags: poptent venture capital crowdsourced internet advertising crowdsource video content hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment. Silicon Beach @ USC will feature game-changers and thought leaders from Hollywood studios, technology startups, and academia.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

It looks like Los Angeles is set to get access to peer-to-peer car sharing service Zipcar , as it plans to open an office in Hollywood tomorrow. Car sharing startups have become immensely popular in areas such as Boston and San Francisco, with heavy competition between Zipcar, Relayrides, and Getaround.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 20, 2011

How can you stay ahead in an increasingly competitive marketplace? LA Games Conference  now in its 4th year  features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

According to Google, it has hired what it says were some of the very best engineers from the DARPA Grand Challenge, DARPA's robotic vehicle competition, and applied them to develop its own, automated cars.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Poptent features competitions from such brands as US Bank, E-Trade, Intel, and Salesforce.com on its site, where those firms award a prize to the best, user-generated commercials and videos that fit the brand's parameters. Tags: poptent venture capital user crowdsource video content hollywood commercial advertising.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Santa Monica-based Super League Gaming , the startup which takes over movie theaters and allows video gamers to participate in head-to-head competitions on the big screen, said it is launching a new League of Legends competition to movie theaters across the United States.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Startup Pitch Competition. I tried to treat it as a learning experience and refined my pitch for this competition.”.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

This moment is not to be spoiled by such mundane warnings from advisors or consultants to plan carefully, research the market and competition, and execute the plan with tenacity and enthusiasm. Email readers, continue here.]

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

That''s how content deals work in Hollywood. The second piece, is you asked about Netflix, and we''re really not competitive with Netflix at all. media technicolor dreamworks television hollywood content streaming entertainment digital batter john' How long has the service been available? READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2017

My only relationship with LA was through the movies, so I naively synonymized LA with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and never really gave it a chance. Unlike Hollywood, which is all about sharp elbows, about "my script", "my talent", "my private equity", "my deal", venture is all about community. It just worked from day one.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Greeene wrote the book while struggling to suceed as a Hollywood screenwriter, I wasn''t surprised. Mr. Greene''s book might be applicable to Hollywood''s super-competitive, mean-spirited culture. A more accurate title for the book is: 48 Ways To Be A Worldclass Douchebag.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Is there a lot of competition for the rights to all of that content? Lee Essner: That''s one of the competitive edges we have. In some cases there is competition, and there are other people trying to acquire a video. jukin media essner viral video licensing hollywood content streaming youtube network interview startup'

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

The competition is drawing players from diverse marketsincluding digital media, internet services, and Telecom/IP communications companies. This is driving massive demand for new digital content distribution networks, in addition to an entirely new ecosystem of business and technology relationships. An entirely new industry is being formed.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. In terms of the market, we cover everything, but the big areas are contests and publications of every kind, literary agents, and also some Hollywood agents.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Recent projects on the site include a series of video shorts based on FIAT owners, and a competition to create two films for Mattel's American Girl line. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2011

Playa Vista-based X PRIZE Foundation , the group which runs the prize-based innovation competitions, said this week that it has added filmmaker James Cameron to its Board of Trustees.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Sessions will explore the collision of the technology and entertainment businesses, the rise of new ventures taking advantage of traditional Hollywood content and new media platforms, and opportunities for innovation and new ventures in the industry. WHEN : Silicon Beach Awards – Venture Competition: Sept 12 (by invitation).

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Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

Startup of the Year competition, which will be held in San Jose, CA during the Innovate! X Factor Films – a Hollywood 2.0 The startups in the showcase will be considered for the Tech.Co and Celebrate conference. We will have cocktails, snacks, and great networking.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Despite that apparent hunger, two scooter operators – Lyft and Spin – recently exited the Los Angeles area, blaming a lack of favorable regulations and too much competition, which apparently made it difficult to turn a profit. It’s so car dominated and hungry for alternatives to the automobile.”.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The theme of launching local hackathons to bring innovative programmers out of the woodwork has been popular lately in the area, with recent competitions hosted or planned by AT&T; Edmunds.com; the Silicon Beach Fest; and others. ZEFR is the online media startup which runs MovieClips.com , and recently expanded into sports and other content.

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