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Los Angeles Becomes YouTube's Content Hub With New Playa Vista Studio

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The Los Angeles area is fast becoming the content hub for online video site YouTube , a position that takes advantage of both the LA region's long history in the entertainment business, and the rise of a slew of startups producing content specifically aimed at the YouTube audience. READ MORE>>.

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Fullscreen Buys Video Game Content Site ScrewAttack

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Los Angeles-based Fullscreen , the video content network operator, said Friday that it has acuqired video game media site ScrewAttack. fullscreen merger acquisition content youtube screwattack videogame video game gaming conference' Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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6feet.com Launches Lifestyle Site For the Pandemic

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A new, Los Angeles-based startup, 6feet.com said it has launched this week, aimed at offering up a lifestyle site aimed at the age of COVID-19. The startup says it will be provide both original and source content focused on health, wellness, lifestyle, food, travel, and other topics.

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Microsoft Opens Xbox Studio In Los Angeles

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Santa Monica has just gotten yet another boost in its bid to become the capital of Silicon Beach, as Microsoft said this week that it is opening up a new, 125-person strong entertainment studio in the city as part of an effort to create interactive content for the Xbox.

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BidGarage Launches Classic Car Auction Site

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Los Angeles-based BidGarage.com announced late Tuesday that it has launched a new, online classic car auctino site. According to the company, the new service connects people with low-mileage, high-value vehicles to global buyers, curating vehicles that appear on the marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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Ground Control Powers New Site, Biden's Briefing

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Los Angeles-based Ground Control , the new digital content startup led by serial entrepreneur Mike Macadaan, is powering a new online site, Biden's Briefing , which features podcasts and other content from former Vice President Joe Biden.

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HuffingtonPost Abandons Los Angeles Video Streaming Effort, Says Report

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The Huffington Post is abandoning its video effort, HuffPo Live , in Los Angeles, according to a report today, and is laying off around 20 staffers from its office here. HuffPo Live was launched about a year to, to provide live-streaming, video coverage to the Huffington Post site. READ MORE>>.