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JUNE 1, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , a venture-backed publisher of online entertainment content, said today that it has added six new web properties. BUZZMEDIA said that the six sites have a total of over five million fans every month. BUZZMEDIA said that the six sites have a total of over five million fans every month.

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MARCH 1, 2013

Hollywood's an old industry, used to doing business in traditional ways. One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. Where's the service now?

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JUNE 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online casting and talent site run by Alec Shankman, announced Friday that it has reached 400,000 users on its site. The firm said it has now hosted over 6,000 castings on the site. Tags: gotcast online talent casting content hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. Separately, the company also launched a new iPhone app, which it says features new expert content linked to those city guides and a new redesigned UI.

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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu said this morning that it has updated its Android app, and will offer up a selection of free content on the app. hulu android streaming video smartphone free content hollywood television' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast.com , the online casting site run by Alec Shankman, said today that it has launched two talent searches for on-camera roles, for The Streamy Award, and HollyScoop, a syndicated TV show and site focused on celebrites, music, and fashion news. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based film, TV, and entertainment site HitFix said today that it has snagged the former General Manager for Digital for The Hollywood Reporter, Alex Boyce, as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy. HitFix is an online entertainment site led by Gregory Ellwood and Jennifer Sargent.

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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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JUNE 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Tongal , which operates a crowdsourced site for creating commercials, reported today that it has hit $1 million in current projects in its reward pool. The site said that so far, its users have earned $4M working on its various creative projects, with many earning more than $100,000 for their work on the site.

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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. But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood. Can you talk about what you've seen?

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AUGUST 20, 2013

A new, Santa Monica-based startup TubeStart , said today that it has launched its crowdfunding platform specifically for YouTube video content creators. tubestart crowdfunding youtube video content hollywood production funding' 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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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Beverly Hills-based MySpace , the online social networking site, is set to debut a new new site design and logo, the firm said late last night. As part of the redesign, MySpace has changed over its logo, and will center its web site on "bubbling up" fresh content of interest to users. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has inked a deal to stream every episode of South Park , the site said over the weekend, According to Hulu, all seventeen seasons of South Park--over 200 episodes--are now available on Hulu. television episodes streaming killed kenny park south southpark hulu hollywood content'

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Does the entertainment industry need its own social networking site? Los Angeles-based Stage 32 thinks so--and so far, has 325,000 members for its online social networking site, which it says ties together film, television, and theater creatives. stage32 social networking hollywood content film theater television artist'

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JUNE 23, 2010

GotCast, which is headed by Alec Shankman, operates a site which allows anyone across the nation to respond to casting calls, and submit photos, videos, and other information about themselves to producers. Tags: video videogame content gotcast game hollywood casting actor. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based Paramount Digital Entertainment said Tuesday that it has launched a new site, ParamountClips.com , which will offer B2B licensing of clips from the studio's films. According to the studio, the new site will allow users to search for clips by actor, location, or dialogue. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video site run by Keith Richman, has scored a win with NFL.com , the firm said Friday. According to the two, they have launched a new, NFL.com channel on Break, which will feature content that is concurrently available on NFL.com. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based online movie information and ticketing site Fandango said Thursday that it is continuing its efforts at creating original content for the service, with the second season launch of its series "Fandango Frontrunners". film hollywood content original series video frontrunners fandango' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Santa Monica-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, has inked a deal to co-produce a new original series with Lionsgate , the two said today. hulu lionsgate television streaming production hollywood content comedy' The new series is a comedy, centered around ghosts in New York. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

According to Hulu, it has launched a new publishing tool-- Hulu Publisher Tool --which helps reporters, bloggers, website editors, and others to find and embed premium video content from the site and elsewhere. Tags: hulu publishing content hollywood video streaming network. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2013

A report Wednesday afternoon says that Los Angeles-based streaming media site Hulu has hired investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners, to advise the firm on a sale. hulu merger acquisition exit content hollywood streaming video guggenheim' Guggenheim is the same firm that attempted to sell Hulu in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based Movieclips.com , an online site which allows users to search for scenes from major movies, and embed them on Facebook, MySpace, and other web sites, said today that it has opened up its service to users worldwide. The startup says it has around 12,000 movie clips from major Hollywood studios on its site.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In a move which will no doubt be music to Hollywood's ears, Facebook is reportedly planning to spend as much as $1 billion next year on building out its own, original video content. According to the WSJ , the spending will go towards making Facebook a destination site for people looking for television shows on its "Watch" video tab.

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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. We had hit the masses, but the ad revenue model would take us forever to pay for the content costs.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. In related news, the firm said it now has over 400,000 registered members on the site, and is getting around 30,000 new members per month.

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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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JANUARY 9, 2013

The intersection of Hollywood and online publishing looks to be helping grow jobs in Los Angeles in the online content area. The latest move in that area comes from online viral content publisher BuzzFeed , which is apparently ramping its operations in Los Angeles, as part of effort by the site to expand into entertainment coverage.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu said Wednesday that it will reach $1 billion in revenue this year, up from the $695M in revenues it had in 2012, and also now has 5 million subscribers on its Hulu Plus premium service, six years after the company''s launch in 2008. hulu streaming television content movie hollywood revenues'

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APRIL 9, 2013

The online streaming site did not say what companies would be providing the streaming of the event to the site. youtube coachella music festival content hollywood streaming' YouTube said it will have a three-channel feed of the live performances from five stages, plus also include interviews and more. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Hulu said that subscribers to its Hulu Plus premium video service are able to streaming the site''s shows, movies, clips, trailers, and more directly to their television through the new Amazon device. hulu amazon firetv fire streaming video player livingroom living room television content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , an online site which features professionally produced, humorous and other video content, announced a $4.4M Tags: mydamnchannel damn channel venture capital content video online professional hollywood. funding round today. The firm also has operations in New York. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2013

Hulu the online television streaming site based in Los Angeles, has added support for Windows Phone 8, the company announced Monday. hulu plus windows phone windows8 video content streaming hollywood television' According to Hulu, its Hulu Plus for Windows Phone 8 is now available in the Windows Phone Store. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango announced Wednesday that it has launched a brand new site, focused on horror films. The new Fandango House of Screams includes original videos from film producer and rocker Slash, including highlights of upcoming horror films and related content. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the venture backed online entertainment content network, has snagged two editors for a new, yet-to-be launched celebrity site, the firm said today. Tags: buzzmedia entertainment content hollywood celebrity editorial publishing. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Culver City-based online video and movie streaming provider M-GO has expanded into original content for its site, saying late Wednesday evening that it is launching a new, original series on the site called Dinner & A Download. video television movie hollywood content original food celebrity chef' READ MORE>>.

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