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MARCH 12, 2013

Beverly Hills-based talent agency and entertainment giant William Morris Endeavor looks to be busy with investments this week. The firm as backed a mobile application development company, Chaotic Moon Studios , as part of a strategic partnership. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2010

San Diego-based FLO TV , the mobile television arm of Qualcomm, said today that it has inked a deal with Turner Broadcasting to add CNN Mobile to the service. FLO TV said that it will add content from CNN/US, CNN International, HLN, and CNN.com on the FLO TV Personal Television and FLO TV Auto Entertainment offerings.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 19, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011 -- Digital LA - Branded Entertainment Panel. Join us for our Branded Entertainment panel. We'll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment, distributed via online, mobile, iPad, etc. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Fans of the WWE have a new way to get content from the entertainment company--known for its professional wrestling personalities and contests--via Hulu Plus , the premium service of Los Angeles-based video site Hulu. WWE said the streaming deal also includes access to its Spanish language show, WWE En Espanol, via Hulu Latino.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Los Angeles-based Fandango , the online movie ticket and entertainment site, reported Tuesday that it is seeing a surge in sales of tickets via mobile phone. The firm said it saw a 60 percent, year-over-year increase in Thanksgiving holiday weekend ticket sales on mobile devices through the site. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

And investing in content companies won’t return money! Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. For once content is becoming like selling clothes on Gilt Groupe. Come on, Mark.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Beverly Hills- and Berlin, Germany-based Fox Mobile Group , which offers mobile content distribution and mobile entertainment products, has been sold to Jesta Group , Jesta said Wednesday. Jesta said Fox Mobile Group will become part of Jesta Mobile Holdings.

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MAY 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based ShareSquare , the QR code firm headed by Matthias Galica, has inked a partnership with popular mobile barcode scanning firm ShopSavvy , the two said this morning. ShopSavvy offers up mobile apps for Android and iPhone for scanning barcodes and comparison shopping.

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JULY 18, 2013

in a seed funding round, for its interactive mobile magazine. music entertainment brand celebrity publishing content capital venture magazine mobile yapert' San Diego-based Yapert said this morning that it has raised $1.2M The company said it will use the funding for continued platform expansion and sales and marketing.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 -- Gravity Summit - Social Media for Sports and Entertainment. Event includes sports teams, studios, technology, mobile, content, gaming. Gravity Summit is the premiere social media conference focused on business. See [link] (more)

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AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests.

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APRIL 17, 2013

Calabasas-based Music Mastermind , the interactive entertainment firm headed by Matt Serletic, has raised $11.3M, as it has inked a deal with mobile games publisher Chillingo to publish a new music creation game called Zya. chillingo content entertainment interactive capital venture mastermind music' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011 -- Digital LA - Branded Entertainment Panel. Join us for our Branded Entertainment panel. We'll discuss how content creators and brands work together to create, develop, and market digital branded entertainment, distributed via online, mobile, iPad, etc. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 29, 2010

According to Demand, Banks' beauty and entertainment firm Bankable is in a deal to develop a Web site, online video offerings, and mobile applications. Demand Media said the new property will be "inherently social, highly interactive" and leverage its content creation platform, social media tools and application development tools.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. Patrick Kennedy: Sidebar is a company that was founded to bring consumers personalized content, focused on mobile delivery of that content.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based entertainment content and products developer Pocket.watch said on Monday that it has launched a new, mobile and console games divison, called P.W According to the copany, the new gaming studio will bring a series of both mobile and console games to market, targeted at kids and family. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2014

disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation , which operates the email service Mail.com, said today that it has acquired an entertainment focused blog, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com. Mail.com operates a number of online content-focused sites, including HollywoodLife.com, MovieLine.com and OnCars.com, in addition to its online email services.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

“The way I look at it… a lot of it is going to be like any kind of content studio,” says Peter Rojas, a partner at the New York investment firm Betaworks Ventures. version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one. million followers. Brud declined to comment.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment , the developer of EverQuest and other massively multiplayer, online games, has been sold to investment management firm Columbus Nova , SOE said this morning. sony online entertainment everquest mmorpg videogame content studio merger acquisition' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mandalay Digital Group , a provider of mobile data services, said today that it has acquired the music label assets of Skyrockit , a venture-backed mobile entertainment studio providing content to AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm confirmed Tuesday evening that it is considering shutting down its FLO TV, mobile television service, after reports that the firm is planning to shut off the service. Tags: qualcomm television content streaming media layoffs entertainment jobs employment. 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. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. Who are your customers? It's all part of the same vision.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based 3BLACKDOT , which develops mobile entertainment titles, has raised a round of strategic funding from Legendary Entertainment. 3BLACKDOT is the developer of mobile game Zombie Killer Squad, among other titles. Size of the funding was not announced. The company is led by Angelo Pullen.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. The problem with the “long tail” content is that only the platform provider (ie YouTube) makes money. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. think Apple.

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MARCH 27, 2020

The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. We chose Hollywood because we wanted to put top talent from the Entertainment and Technology industries under one roof. Don't bet on any one platform. Or Tapes and CDs?

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JULY 14, 2009

Monday, July 20, 2009 -- Future of Mobile Film and Television. Mobile Monday. Join us for another stimulating Mobile Monday event. Network and meet other Industry leaders from studios, content providers, carriers, mobile start ups, brands, etc to discuss timely and topical issues surrounding all aspects of mobile entertainment.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Join us tomorrow as TechZulu brings you the Digital LA Entertainment Apps panel live featuring speakers from Disney ABC TV, FOX, Universal, Comcast, Fandango, Mobile Roadie, etc. They'll discuss the development, content, creation, approval process, and marketing for smartphone and tablet apps (iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, etc.)

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Hulu said that its Japanese service has secured licensing deals with CBS, NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, and The Walt Disney Company (Japan) for content, with plans to add Japanese-produced content and content from Asia in the future.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based Twistory Entertainment Studios , which had been a mobile game development and graphic novel design company, is being sold in an asset sale, according to auction company CMA Auctions. Twistory Entertainment was founded in 2009, and had developed Ouch! Couch and other titles. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. We want to build a product for the next generation that wants to be mobile, video driven, exciting and fun.”. But before then, it would need to boost its content moderation capacities.

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MARCH 20, 2014

The advisory board also includes: Jerry Inzerillo (IMG Artists); Mark Lieberman (Artists Den); Doc McGhee (McGhee Entertainment); Kirk Posmantur (Axcess Worldwide); Jane Rosenthal (TriBeCa Film Festival); Peter Samuelson (Starlight Children''s Foundation) and Roxanne Spillett (Boys & Girls Clubs of America). READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

me , a developer of mobile, interactive applications for the television and entertainment market, announced today that it has linked with Caesars Interactive Entertainment , to produce an application for the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Beverly Hills-based ACTV8.me Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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