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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Japanese entertainment firm Akatsuki has launched a brand new, Los Angeles-based entertainment fund, called the Akatsuki Entertainment Technology Fund (AET Fund) , which will invest in augmented reality and other entertainment technology, the Japanese company announced on Tuesday.

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APRIL 17, 2019

A new, Los Angeles venture capital fund, AET Fund said on Wednesday that it has raised $50M to make investments in entertainment technology, and hired someone to head up its U.S. investment efforts. AET Fund had said last year that it would be establishing its venture funding efforts in Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has turned to a veteran of the entertainment industry to head up its marketing efforts, saying on Thursday that it has named David Messinger, a veteran of CAA, as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 -- Digital Entertainment World (DEW2018). and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of." as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 30, 2018

Monday, February 5, 2018 -- Digital Entertainment World (DEW2018). and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of." as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 30, 2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 -- Digital Entertainment World 2019. DEW 2019 focuses on "The Power of Creativity and Influence" and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Monday, February 4, 2019 -- Digital Entertainment World 2019. Described by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, now in its 6th year Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is where you want to be if you are in the business of creating or monetizing digital entertainment content.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based First Access Entertainment , and entertainment firm which provides music recording management and publishing, film and TV development, and acting and model management, said this morning that it has launched a new investment fund, called The Fund by First Access Entertainment.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Irvine-based videogame maker Blizzard Entertainment , the company behind such games as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, has expanded into the physical collectibles market, saying it will start offering up "high end" collectibles to its players.

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MARCH 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based AEG Global Partnerships , which is part of sports and entertainment giant AEG, has boosted its digital marketing and media expertise, with the addition of a new Director of Digital at the company. According to the company, Matt Lawler will help it as it expands its digital business capabilities.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Goldstar , the online service which helps connect people with special deals on live entertainment, has tied with Google on support of Google Now. The Pasadena-based company said it has integrated with Google Now, to provide consumers with information about live entertainment in their area.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here. Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. Moviepilot is venture backed by T-Venture, Grazia Equity, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, and angels. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. “I n media and entertainment there are lots of isolated studios around the world.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based Laudville , a startup developing an online platform to help users share entertainment like movies, books, TV, and music with friends, has added Gene Chuang to its board of advisors, according to the firm. Search Marketing, YP.com/AT&T Interactive and Chegg. Chuang is also a mentor at Muckerlab. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

A number of Southern California music and entertainment names are backing a Silicon Valley prediction startup, VersusGame, in a $3M funding.

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MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. That results in a drastically lower marketing and PA budget for the film. That's a massive amount of money to spend on marketing. What's your background?

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JULY 24, 2017

Santa Monica-based streaming television provider Hulu announced on Monday that it has appointed Kelly Campbell as the company's new Chief Marketing Officer. Hulu said Campbell will oversee the company's brand marketing, performance marketing, media, content marketing, creative, entertainment publicity and consumer research teams.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Los Angeles-based ScoreBig , which helps connect consumers with live entertainment tickets and venues, said this morning that it has named Scott MacDonell as the company's new Senior Vice President of Marketing. MacDOnennl was the VP of Marketing at LegalZoom for 10 years.

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APRIL 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based InstaBrand , a startup focused on mobile influencer marketing, has raised $2.5M InstaBrand is led by Eric Dahan, and targets the fashion, lifestyle, film and entertainment, automotive, technology and food industries. instabrand venture capital mobile influencer marketing' in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2014

disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Adhesive Games , the Alhambra-based, independent game publishing studio which is part of Meteor Entertainment has just scored a big, $18M funding round from Rustic Canyon Partners , Chinese game publisher KongZhong, and others to help bring its first title to market, Hawken.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

just past the AMC Center) , the virtual reality game-maker Survios planted its first flag in the market for location-based gaming. But that’s still a far smaller market than the 10 million game consoles that were sold in the U.S. ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment.

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MAY 13, 2013

According to Greentoe, it will use the funding for marketing of the site, including a multi-platform advertising campaign across the web, television, and mobile. Greentoe is led by Joe Marrapodi (LBI Entertainment, Intermix) and Andrew Kurland (Deloitte). The funding came from Parker Thompson from 500 Startups/Dave McClure.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 11, 2017

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -- Harnessing Marketing Analytics for Business Impact - Matt Kautz from Machinima. Los Angeles Marketing Analytics Group. See [link] (more)

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MAY 21, 2014

As part of that, I started working for entertainment studios and networks, and saw the shift in consumer behavior to online entertainment. That was my first, deep dive into entertainment. That was a real gamechanger in the way we were viewing things, especially having been in a traditional entertainment company like Team Downey.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. At the outset of their careers, they are forced to market themselves with little to no budget and differentiate their product so that they gain adequate attention without alienating too many potential customers. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears.

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JULY 26, 2013

Tealium''s software makes it easy for companies to manage the myriad of "tags" required for tracking their marketing efforts on their website; the firm said its customers include Petco, Lenovo, A+E Networks, Fox Networks Group, Urban Outfitters, Nokia, NHL, Sony Online Entertainment, and others. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Rabie was most recently CMO and COO of a small chain of frogen yogurt shops, and also had spent time in marketing and PR positions; Sarafian has served at such local companies as RazorGator, the LA Times, and Sony Entertainment. READ MORE>>. draft statistics stats sports sporting players history smartphone itunes draftpedia'

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MAY 15, 2013

Online live entertainment ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com has signed on a big new partner this morning, United MileagePlus. Los Angeles-based ScoreBig.com, which is headed by ticketing industry vet Adam Kanner, said that it is the exclusive marketing partner for live-event ticketing for MileagePlus. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

ScoreBig.com is led by Adam Kanner, and offers up an online marketplace for live entertainment tickets. Kanner is a veteran of the sports market. scorebig investment online marketplace live entertainment sports ticketing tickets' ScoreBig.com''s other investors include Bain Capital Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

And the fan producers all help market your show because they too want the attention. I repeat – free marketing. And to those who keep telling me that the CPMs are too low to make a business please stop thinking about two-way entertainment in only CPM terms. It’s entertainment. Done by the masses. Engagement.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

“What we are seeing is that there’s a significant appetite from public market investors to interactive entertainment as a category,” said Scopely co-chief executive Walter Driver. “We were excited to crossover and invest in Scopely.” ” LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200M at a $1.7B ” .

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MARCH 5, 2018

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics says it has officially launched its burger flipping robot, "Flippy", at CaliBurger's Pasadena location--and, separately, has inked a partnership to bring its robotics technology to the sports and entertainment venue market.

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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. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures'

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Paul says on his Linkedin profile that Teamdom is a "modern�day media conglomerate focused on building powerful brands, stories, celebrities, and businesses around Teen Entertainment And Media. READ MORE>>.

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