Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Social Gaming Network ( SGN ) and Fox Digital Entertainment teamed up for the recent release of a new game called The Book of Life: Sugar Smash. The game is based on Fox Digital Entertainment’s new computer animated film, The Book of Life , and launched for the iOS with an Android and Facebook version in the works.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Santa Monica-based TV Time , a developer of an app which lets users report information about their engagement with TVs and movies, has acquired New York City-based Mediamorph , according to the two companies. Mediamorph is a provider of entertainment content distribution and tracking services.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2017

Hear experts in the fields of AI, robotics, virtual, augmented, and mixed realities talk about the future. Debunk the hype around AI Explore the intersections between VR and Artificial Intelligence Gain insight on the most entertaining advancements in new technologies Discuss biases in data and creator when developing an AI.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

Originally intended as an experiment in personal connections, Facebook has turned into a powerhouse platform that can be leveraged by just about any industry you can think of. While 63% of local users on social networks are more likely to use a business or develop brand loyalty to a product or service that has its info on a social media site.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Venice-based WemoLab --which has been developing entertainment products around an oceanic theme--announced today that it has launched its first, mobile product, a new interactive tablet app. WemoLab, which is led by Neville Spiteri, has been developing an extensive, educational platform focused on teaching kids about the oceans.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2023

For new entrepreneurs, leadership development efforts may be more valuable for achieving startup success than business skills development. Entertainer. Entertainers gain the respect of others with drive, determination, hard work, and the ability to win over people. Perfectionist.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Cham is generationally talented and his insights about what make audiences tick has led him to be a valued investor and mentor at companies like Maker Studios and Cruise (acquired for $700 million and $1 billion respectively). So of course when Cham wanted to build his own startup I was first in line asking to fund him. eat your heart out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2020

For new entrepreneurs, leadership development efforts may be more valuable for achieving startup success than business skills development. Entertainer. Entertainers gain the respect of others with drive, determination, hard work, and the ability to win over people. Perfectionist.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Despite the snarky rumors that Google’s content development program was poorly managed at its outset (e.g.,

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2015

in a Series A funding, the startup disclosed Wednesday, for its development of a personalized video recommendation API and software toolkit. Los Angeles-based Iris.tv has raised $5.3M The funding came from Sierra Wasatch, BDMI, Progress Ventures, Allen DeBevoise (Mahinima), James Barge (Lions Gate), and others. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

Santa Monica-based SPACES (www.spaces.com), led by CEO Shiraz Akmal and a team of entertainment veterans from Dreamworks Animation, is hoping to do that with a series of physical attractions, powered by VR technology. About two and a half years ago, we spun out of Dreamworks. We're an entertainment company.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

We have members from all walks of life – from nurses to lawyers, software developers, police officers, makeup artists, fashion designers, dog walkers, interior designers and more.”. “We think about it in the context of a lifestyle,” said Michael Broukhim. “We’re helping their products get discovered. .

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. senior exec about this more than a year ago. If you don’t know that you don’t know anything about the TV & film industry. And we like to be entertained. Think about.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 27, 2016

This tech startup aims to improve the entertainment talent casting industry, and Hollywood is the perfect location for them to thrive, which they are managing to do. It works in order to provide the industry with talented actors and models, using the app they developed for iOS , Windows Mobile and Android.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. The results?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. Nikhil told us a bit about the startup,which was spawned out of Idealab, and recently raised a round of funding from CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, Leaguer Venture Investment Co.,

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 23, 2018

There’s nothing inherently social about VR. Electronauts is an impressive title from the California VR studio that also developed the addictive first-person shooter, Raw Data. Since launch, Survios has generated plenty of notice from entertainment big wigs. But Survios’ latest offering is looking to turn that truism on its head.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 2, 2011

Vice Pace has developed new 3D technology in partnership with director James Cameron. Mr. Pace will talk about the future of film, TV and other entertainment, and the impact of technology on the entertainment industryin Southern California and worldwide. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 -- ACG 101 on 3D Technology. See [link].

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

So Schroeder , eBay’s former head of global community development and engagement, joins the firm’s founders: Benjamin Grubbs , YouTube’s former global director of top creator partnerships, and Paul Condolora , the former co-head of the Harry Potter franchise at Warner Bros.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As the catalyst for this collaborative fantasy epic, these authors would post twelve initial origin stories about their fictional universe, to which they owned the copyright. Within hours, fans confronted the authors in the Discord server with their concerns about the project. An emerging tech dystopia.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Currently Andy is a Venture partner for a Stealth mode VC firm in the computer gaming industry, an advisory board member of ZipZap , enabling millions of “cash-based” users worldwide to shop and play online, and Advisor for ImTech, a nonprofit committed to supporting the development and adoption of immersive technology. TZ Highlight.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The startup--which has the backing of such high profile investors as Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's A-Grade Investments, Dreamworks, and Live Nation--also has some major partnership with entertainers like Madonna and No Doubt to create crowdsourced videos of their events. There are two things about basing out of Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

We caught up with Debra Baker , Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

According to USC, the new lab--backed by IBM, Verizon, the Levi's brand and Mattel--will focus on the areas of geolocation, social networking, digital entertainment, gaming behavior and transmedia. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

That’s the hope of people like Nancy Bennett, an entertainment industry veteran who was brought on as the Chief Creative Officer at Two Bit Circus. “What’s cool about VR and a differentiator of the medium is that it gives you embodiment,” Bennett says. ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. NowLive is trying to do just that, leveraging both technology and the entertainment world to build its business. What is NowLive all about?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. Thats what uCast is all about. Kanaan Jemili:We have about six areas we focus on. What is uCast? Who are your core customers?

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. This nuanced approach can cater to the most specific of viewer moods and preferences, ensuring a seamless entertainment experience. Pour in the soy sauce, stirring well to coat the chicken and veggies.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. Talk about how this works with TV clips and video? But, I continued to follow the company, and developed a relationship with the founders.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

We spoke to Bill about CurtCo's move into the podcasting area, and why he thinks podcasting is the next frontier in media. Talk about what CurtCo is working on? We're excited about everything in podcasting. Bill Curtis: To give you a quick history, CurtCo has a 30 year history. It ends up being good for both. That is amazing.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2012

Virgin America launhced its voter registration effort with Rock The Vote, saying that guests on a new, Reagan National Airpot (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights will allow those guests to register to vote, using its in-flight entertainment system. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2012

Agoura Hills-based videogame developer THQ said Wednesday that it is exiting the kids' games business, and will instead focus on its "core" video game franchises. According to THQ, it is exiting its relationship with kids' licensed entertainment companies, although it will continue to sell certain previously released titles it the category.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

S**t’s About to Get Real Herb Scannell is teaming up with mitú’s founder & president Beatriz Acevedo who oversees content production, talent development and social impact. There are some powerful stats by the Latino Donor Collaborative that show just how powerful Latinos have become in economic development.

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