This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment has inked a deal with games media publisher Future , where Future will publish a magazine focused on Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The firm ssaid the magazine will be a quarterly publication, covering "all aspects" of the massively multiplayer, online role playing game.
Los Angeles-based digital media publisher BUZZMEDIA is wasting no time reshaping SPIN Magazine , the venerable music and culture publication it acquired earlier this month, and is reportedly already cleaning house. BUZZMEDIA runs Stereogum, Idolator, XLR8R, and many other popular music and entertainment properties.
The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Penske Media owns such online publications as Deadline, HollywoodLife, BGR, and TVLine MovieLine, a number of which are major competitors to Variety.
Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation , which operates the email service Mail.com, said today that it has acquired an entertainment focused blog, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com. DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com was founded by Nikki Finke, a former Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, and New York Magazine writer and reporter. READ MORE>>.
For today's interview, we spoke to Bill Curtis , the founder of Malibu-based CurtCo Media (www.curtco.com). We spoke to Bill about CurtCo's move into the podcasting area, and why he thinks podcasting is the next frontier in media. We have published 74 different magazine titles over the last 30 years. That is amazing.
Los Angeles-based digital media and entertainment publisher BUZZMEDIA announced this morning that it has acquired venerable SPIN Media , the publisher of Spin Magazine, the 25 year old brand known for its coverage of music and culture. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the companies.
Kardashian is launching private equity firm SKKY Partners in conjunction with ex-Carlyle consumer head Jay Sammons to invest in business across consumer products, hospitality, luxury, digital commerce and media, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Serena Williams’ next act in venture capital is essential in this moment.
Los Angeles-based digital media publisher BUZZMEDIA looks to be revving up its hiring on the editorial end of its business, saying Tuesday that it has hired nine staffers across its sites Celebuzz, and SPIN. The firm said the expansion of its staff will further expand the brands.
The magazine turned its attention this month towards the Los Angeles innovation and technology economy in a section guest edited by StartEngine co-founder Howard Marks , including a reception held Wednesday evening at the Viceroy in Santa Monica.
In a world where media empires are built off the back of the appeal of celebrities, those celebrities themselves often don''t benefit from that fan interest in their lives. We''re building, and have been in the process of building a media company and business by, with, and for celebrity influencers. Steve Ellis: It''s pretty simple.
Coupled with the launch of a new networking application called AllBright Connect and the company’s AllBright Magazine, the women’s networking organization is on a full-on media blitz. The company said that the new facilities would be opening in the coming months.
We’ll discuss how comics and comic book characters are part of an overall entertainment franchise, including animation, games, movies, iPad apps, web series, and promotion via social media. TQ Jefferson, Marvel Entertainment, VP of Production, Games @Marvel. Scheduled Speakers.
BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator. The firm is now run by Caroline Little, the CEO of Guardian Media North America. www.buzzmedia.com). corp.mail.com). ContentNext.
We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment. Over the years, advertising money is being moved from display ads in magazines and newspapers to social network sites where people with eyeballs have migrated.
Phil Kelly: We''re an interactive, mobile magazine, which I think is probably the best way to describe it. What we''re doing, is curating the most popular interests, brands, and entertainers, which comprise the interest in the social web, and putting in on one platform. consolidating magazine mobile yapert interview kelly phil'
OMMA Mobile will focus on ROI and results, especially in the entertainment and media business. Televison, film, magazines and music industries all launched major mobile initiatives this year and tweaked some older models.
Roberty Flynn: We are building what we see as the next generation of business to business media. However, as we have seen in the last few years, traditional media has been failing. Back in the early days of LA venture capital, I was first an associate of a fund, and then partner of a fund, EntertainmentMedia Venture Partners.
Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. Per John, "We continue to grow the business and as the newsletter grew, the media kind of picked up on the story as well. Once the media picked up on it, every major publishing house.
I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice. magazine, for example. Rachel Payne: I was working at Google for about eight years, most recently in global strategic alliances.
Microsoft's MSN, and Santa Monica-based media firm BermanBraun Interactive said today that they have rolled out a new celebrity news site called WonderWall , which will feature information on what the companies described as the "hottest" pop culture stories, personalities, and trends. READ MORE>>.
And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. Educating the next generation of media talent. making connections, looking for jobs, staying up on news, etc.)
A few companies have aggregated all of that free media out there from those marketing materials. Because things are moving toward streaming, and online, we become an interesting funnel to move people along the chain to actually consuming that media. My background was totally in traditional media and studios.
We are constantly bombarded by ads in multiple types of media, to the extent that we most often tune them out unless particularly entertaining from the first moment (eight seconds.). Advertising money moves to the most rewarding media. We have grown more than a bit weary of most advertising, no matter in what form.
Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. Per John, "We continue to grow the business and as the newsletter grew, the media kind of picked up on the story as well. Once the media picked up on it, every major publishing house.
in 2004, we purchased Buoyweather.com, moved it into our setup, weather department, and marketing department, and in 2005, we added much more multimedia news and entertainment to Surfline. It's now a one-stop shop for surfer's entertainment, plus a utility portal. You also bought a surfing magazine at one point, didn't you?
Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. As you know, today, video is one of the primary means of communications from a personal, corporate, and entertainment level. We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. What is uCast?
BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.
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. The same phenomenon is true in the YouTube ecosystem, but with a social media twist. YouTuber (Show Title).
We’ve simplified our pricing, and API partners are now utilizing our technology in unique ways to fulfill a growing demand for entertainment imagery.”. Early adopters include People Magazine, US Weekly, Tribune, and others.
Los Angeles�as the center of the entertainment industry�has begun to adopt a new role as the center of online video in recent years�and has also with the e-commerce industry and expertise here from the technology industry. Or, maybe they'd learn from a magazine. Michelle believes that women should learn from other women.
Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” The old media companies were resistant to change. Early on GumGum began to experiment with overlaying rich media ads through Flash with photos until technology progressed and they moved over to Javascript. Much bigger.
Entertainment Tech: Atom Factory. Fun Fact: Their latest investment was into LA-based Daqri – the augmented reality platform that has been used for campaigns with Cadillac and MAXIM Magazine. Social Media: Snapchat. Fun Fact: Los Angeles heavy hitters J.J. Atom Factory is a pioneer in the artist management field.
As lawyers in the social media and Internet law space, this duo brings to the table practical experience counseling clients in real time and explaining breaking legal news in plain English. They co-author a legal column on ethics in the social networking age for California Lawyer magazine and have presented together on Gov 2.0
Tomorrow starting at 8pm PST We will be live streaming ( click here to view live stream ) the "Action Sports + Social Media Marketing Mash Up" event put on by SoCal Action Sports Network. Gregory Ferenstein, Fast Company Magazine. He’s a great example of how to build “your” personal brand to take it to the next level. |. |.
BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company.
magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. Managing Director of FirstMark Capital, a $2 billion VC fund focusing on investments in the emerging media & advertising and data & analytics sectors. Today Twiistup has announced it official date of January 28th 2010 and an awesome lineup of its first confirmed speakers.
Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives in the entertainment and communications industries. Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. .
Digital Media was an obvious theme because it’s one in which LA (where I’m based) and NY (where I spend a lot of time) have strong assets, companies and management teams. While the media industry is driven by a combination of subscriptions and advertising – it’s clear that the latter plays a unique role in media.
I have run newspapers, magazines, and websites and I have written for them all. For all those who want to talk about the fragmentation of media and the models for journalism is in trouble; it’s actually not. Design, photography, tech, any sort of media broadcast, any kind of contracted workforce, we expect to be there and help.
magazine and the LA Business Journal. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. You might know Demand Media better as the people behind Cracked, DailyPuppy, and GolfLink.
We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. We want to help them, and will.
SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Bootstrapping Marketing Strategy, social media marketing, web applications. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization cosmetics, social media, women in tech. . jim spencer, media convergence group.
The subject of numerous glowing profiles in online and print fashion and lifestyle magazines (including, most recently, in High Snobiety ), Lil Miquela’s stardom (and her fellow avatars) fascinated because the characters’ creators coyly toed the line around “her” self-awareness and their own. ” That was a lie.
It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content