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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s In part because there is not much developable or rentable space left in that city, the Santa Monica firms tend to be smaller.

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JAKKS Pacific, NantWorks In Toy Joint Venture

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Los Angeles-based NantWorks , the technology incubation and investment firm run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Malibu-based toy firm JAKKS Pacific announced this morning that the two are in a join venture to create anew company, DreamPlay Toys.

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Robb Report's Bill Curtis On Why Podcasting Is The Next Media Frontier

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For today's interview, we spoke to Bill Curtis , the founder of Malibu-based CurtCo Media (www.curtco.com). We get to take what we love best, which is create uniquely entertaining and authoritative, informative content, and put that in a medium people are actually enjoying and receptive to. It ends up being good for both.

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Bevvy: Getting Deals On The Down Low | Interview With Founder Niall Donnelly

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Enter Bevvy.com , an alternative food/entertainment discounts model that works a little differently. It can’t be the most impressive thing in the world to take a beautiful date out for a night on the town and slap down a crinkled up printout from your email inbox, prominently displaying your thrifty ways. Especially in LA.

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The Work of Film Through Technology: Interview with CG Supervisor Morris May

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Although, his vast knowledge and expertise is a day and evening activity when he is not in the afternoon wind on a kitesurf board in Malibu (explaining his not so nerdy tan). I caught up with Morris over an afternoon surf at a secret spot up in Malibu to learn just how a CG film is made. They are removed from the animation team.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Developments Blog. In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. Loading… Real Estate. » More.