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Defy Media Creators Likely Out Of Luck

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Now defunct, Los Angeles-based multi-channel content network Defy Media is unlikely to be able to pay the $1.7 One of the companies which had provided debt funding to Defy Media, Ally Bank, said recently that it expects to experience "a substantial loss" on its loan to the company. READ MORE>>.

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HitFix Heads To The Big Screen With Theater News Deal

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HitFix and NCM Media Networks, which provides integrated media to consumers in U.S. movie theaters, said they are in a strategic relationship to bring entertainment news to theater screens. The content will appear on NCM''s FirstLook pre-show program, those 30-second, short films show ahead of a movie in theaters.

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DEFY Media Snags $70M

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Los Angeles-based DEFY Media , a developer of YouTube channels and digital content, said on Tuesday that it has raised $70M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Wellington Management Company LLP, and also included ABS Capital, Lionsgate, Viacom and ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital). READ MORE>>.

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The Digital Media SIG Presents: TV in 2012: It's Multi-Screen, It's in the Cloud, It's Everywhere!

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -- The Digital Media SIG Presents: TV in 2012: It's Multi-Screen, It's in the Cloud, It's Everywhere! With ubiquitous broadband and the proliferation of connected devices, the era of video content anytime and anywhere has finally arrived. This is an event not to be missed! See [link] (more)

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Solving for Banner Blindness. Solve Media.

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Solve Media is that. In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. So the debate in the print media world is whether or not to insert a paywall between users and content.

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Microsoft, Disney Link On Cloud, Technology Deal

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are in a new deal where the two will work together, where Disney will work with Microsoft on ways to create, produce and distribute content on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the companies announced on Friday morning. The Walt Disney Studios , in Burbank, and technology giant Microsoft Corp.

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Pocket.watch Raises $15M For Kids Entertainment

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Los Angeles-based media brand Pocket.watch , which creates content for kids, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, led by Viacom, the company said today. As part of the funding, Viacom Media Networks COO Sarah Levy joins the company's board of directors.