Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. What is coming is Internet-enabled televisions, content streaming with built-in social media interactions in real time and multiple screen activities.

Screening

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MAY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D projection technology which is waiting in the wings for an IPO, revealed its latest year's result in an updated S-1 filing with the SEC last night. The firm's biggest growth was in international screens, where the firm had a 378 percent increase in enabled screens from last year.

Screening

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JUNE 27, 2013

Amazon said that projects will be eligible for a $10,000 payment which are added to its development slate. Amazon said that it is looking for ideas that are "begging to be seen on the big-screen, in full-length, full-budget form." amazon studios hollywood shorts short video pitch production option' READ MORE>>.

Hollywood

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Los Angeles-based RealD , which develops 3D movie projection hardware, disclosed this morning that it has installed an upgraded cinema systems at the El Capitan. RealD's XL system provides 3D capability to larger screens, over the 45 ft. RealD said its XL supports screens up to 80 feet wide on a single, DLP projector.

Screening

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, reports today that it has inked a deal with Chinese movie theater chain Wanda Cinema , to deploy up to 500 screens with its technology. The deal brings RealD's total deployed screens worldwide to around 9,300. READ MORE>>.

Screening

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based RealD , the developer of 3D movie projection technology, released its results Thursday, saying its Q3 2011 revenues rose to $57.8M, up 91 percent from Q3 of of 2010, when it reported revenues of $30.2M. The firm had a net GAAP loss of $16.6M. READ MORE>>.

Screening

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Spoiler Shield , which develops iOS, Android, and Kindle apps, says that its apps help shelter social media users from seeing the results of the Winter Olympics--or even the plots of television shows or other sporting events, by helping to screen a user''s Facebook and Twitter streams. The company is based in West Hollywood.

West Hollywood

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Cinedigm , a developer of digital cinema products, said today that it has deployed its products in the Caribbean. Cinedigm said that Caribbean Cinemas will deploy up to 290 screens using its technology. The firm said the deal is its first large scale deployment outside the continental US and Canada.

Screening

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MAY 23, 2012

The provider of 3D movie projection technology said that Bona Film Group will install its 3D technology at 100 cinema screens across China. RealD said it currently has approximately 650 cinema screens in China, with commitments totaling approximately 1,400 screens in the territory. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

Screening

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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. However, unlike social sites like Pinterest, those guides appear to all developed by staffers or experts provided by Citysearch. READ MORE>>.

CitySearch

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

WEMO Media is an interesting combination of Hollywood, computer games, and deep technical experience, one of the few companies we have seen which seems to combine both the worlds of high tech and software with content, interactive, and Hollywood. We've got museums who want TheBlu installed.

Cloud Computing

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JUNE 14, 2012

Los Angeles-based RealD , which developer 3D projection technology for the movie theater industry, has signed its fourth, Chinese exhibitor for its technology, the firm reported this morning. Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

Screening

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD is reporting this morning that it has signed its largest, ever, 3D installation agreement ever, in China, with Wanda Cinema Line Corporation. According to RealD, Wanda has committed to install its 3D technology on a total of 5,600 screens throughout China. READ MORE>>.

Screening

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

So if you want to be a content producer and want to make money you can develop content for global “niches” of watchers who might like: Japanese Anime, South Korean drama, Bollywood productions, reality TV on any topic – fashion, cooking, travel. And the show develops like this. and again here. The audience decides.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

My daily coffee meetings are not surrounded by the Hollywood elite with discussions of scripts, scenes and casting. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. But we do have great technology developers. And of course you have Hollywood. Let me use LA as an example.

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. with the clips.

Company

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

YouTube has a player which works in Google hangouts, so they can instantly screen your work or your pitch, and you can get instant feedback that way. He's been working Hollywood, too, and is a real Cinderella story. Those teachers are what set us apart. They've worked in this industry at a very high level.

Web

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JULY 18, 2018

Pocket.watch says it develops eerything from small-screen video to big-screen blockbusters, games, toys, and other products focused on kids. 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. READ MORE>>.

Entertainment

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

According to the companies, they are in a five year "innovation partnership" to develop 'scene-to-screen' content workflows, which will include a technology hub called The Walt Disney Studios StudioLAB. The Walt Disney Studios , in Burbank, and technology giant Microsoft Corp.

Technology

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

We're always interested in how technology is influencing the business of Hollywood, and recently ran across Los Angeles-based Scripped. Zak had an idea for a screen writing magazine, and was trying to make it as a screenwriter, and found out there was a lack of good resources for people trying to scrap and get to the top.

Content

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JANUARY 4, 2013

We've also developed a version in partnership with Samsung for their connected TVs and video players, and recently released an iPhone version. We also have a bunch of other versions in development, which will be integrated into videogame consoles, into other connected televisions, tablets, smartphones, and so forth.

Social Network

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Attendees include startup CEOs, accelerators, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Plus VIP-only parties and other networking events. Register for a 5-6?

Hollywood

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APRIL 29, 2019

The opening of the Marvel Studio's Avenger: Endgame has set records as the biggest, 3D movie opening of all times, according to Beverly Hills-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD. According to RealD, 3D screens represented approximately 45 percent of the estimated $1.2 billion generated from the opening of the movie.

Beverly Hills

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

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. DEFY Media is led by Matt Diamond, and owns such brands as SMOSH, Clevver, Screen Junkies, AWEme, Break, and Made Man.

Media

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2015

As larger, more established rich media providers have struggled to retool for the new mobile media universe, the Jetpack platform was built entirely in Java and HTML5, giving publishers and advertisers the ability to design unique units once and serve them seamlessly across all screens.

Advertising

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. He found out to get on the radar screens of Will Smith, P Diddy, Biggie Smalls – when Troy wasn’t even 20.

Mentor

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

We have developed a tool that takes scientific, validated methodologies from academia, and use that to assess unconscious bias around race, gender, age, and other personality attributes, in the workplace. It's clear that Hollywood people speak a different language from technology people.

Content

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Culver City-based Fourth Wall Studios , a developer of interactive content backed by LA billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has laid off the majority of its staff, and stopped production, according to a report from the LA Times.

Culver City

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

We done a lot of testing and development to make sure that if we want to stay in the U.S., A screen writer, nine times out of ten, isn’t going to have a demo reel. RR: Hollywood is losing a lot of quality because they spend a lot of time focusing on revenue. Hollywood is just basically a big bank. That’s all they are.

Content

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The big differentiator here, is the sports game we have gone out to buy or which we've developed are super lightweight. It's not about putting twenty developers in a room and building one big hit game. It sounds like this is a lot like Hollywood's studio model? They're fun, addictive, and easy to play. Scott Philp: Absolutely.

Mobile

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

Take, for example, the recent City Council vote to end ride-sharing services and effectively shut down an entire sector of emerging tech startups – putting both their app developers and their enterprising users stranded in no man’s land. A YouTube video is three minutes, whereas the typical Hollywood blockbuster runs 120 minutes.

Los Angeles

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The CEO of Patreon , one of the first businesses to develop a tech solution for artists and creators seeking consistent income, recently announced Super Patron, a $50,000-per-year grant for creators, according to The Verge. Influencers, for their part, pay $48 per year for access to the company’s premium features. Rethinking value.

Platform

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

The Winklevoss twins, the 31-year-old Harvard grads who are probably best known for their years-long legal fight with Mark Zuckerberg over the founding of Facebook, have put $18 million of their Facebook settlement cash toward buying a brand new bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills, according to a report today out of TMZ.*.

SoCal

Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2016

The results give the company confidence it can expand its tests to screen for early cancer in high-risk people who are otherwise healthy. Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, just like her fellow black turtleneck wearer Steve Jobs, will get the big screen treatment.

Incubator

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The launch of their new Boxee Box in November and the user acceptance of that will be telling for their future development. But the whole market will develop more slowly as we watch this bum fight take place. Will we discover stuff through second-screen apps? This will change in the next 2 years. Or some unforeseen technology?

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