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OCTOBER 15, 2014

Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups. Disney offered up up to $120K in investment capital, access to entrepreneurs and executives at Disney, and other resources to its startups. in its seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Cast & Crew's software and services are used to automate payroll, human resources, and accounting for the entertainment industry; the company was founded in 1976. Cast & Crew previously was owned by private equity investor Silver Lake. EQT Partners said Cast & Crew was acquired by its EQT VIII fund. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the entertainment startup founded by Brent Bushnell, and non-profit T4G.org announced this morning that they have launched the Two Bit Circus Foundation. Two Bit Circus has been active in promoting STEAM learning, with many of its educational entertainment-themed activities centered on STEAM principles.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Disney is inviting a select number of founders and entrepreneurs, who have interests in the media and entertainment space, to visit with its team at those locations. Disney is not the only entertainment-related company with startup acceleration dreams: Warner Bros. Disney announced its move into startup accelerators earlier this month.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The program, which is run in Burbank, includes both early and venture-backed startups in the area of media and entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Department of Justice has charged a North Korean programmer with coordinating the devastating, 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment , along with a whole host of other cyber-attacks across the world. ransomware attack, a major bank theft in Bangladesh, along with a long list of other crimes.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Soon after, Netflix’s trans employee resource group began organizing a walkout. Pagels-Minor, the organizer of the walkout and global lead of both the Black and Trans employee resource groups, was fired on Friday. Their termination sparked more backlash against Netflix. “We

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AUGUST 2, 2018

The Los Angeles Dodgers , along with Elysian Park Ventures , the private investment firm created by the ownership group behind the Los Angeles Dodgers specifically for investments in entrepreneurs in the areas of sports, technology, and entertainment, have launched and funded a new venture called E|L1.

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JUNE 23, 2011

In addition to UCLA, entertainment and sports agency CAA is intimately involved in the effort, saying that it will be providing its resources to market the new Encore program nationally. The firm said it has raised $15M in a Series A venture capital funding from InterWest Partners and Granite Ventures.

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OCTOBER 16, 2011

The event will bring together the brightest minds in the community to join resources and explore the endless possibilities for serving humanity, the world and the future. Creating the Future will showcase thoughtful discussions and videos by local thought leaders, innovators, artists, philosophers and entertainers. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 13, 2020

It’s also a factor for gig and sharing economy companies like Postmates, Instacart, Lyft, Uber, Airbnb and others — companies which were venture capital darlings for their novel approach to excess resources (be it cars, spare time, or space). — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 13, 2020.

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MAY 9, 2011

Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment and daily deals site Groupon are launching a new joint venture, the companies announced today. According to the two, they have created a new joint venture called GrouponLive focused on new online ticketing deals.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

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. THQ explained that it will focus its resources on games for existing consoles and "new and emerging" platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

With an inaugural investment into the Los Angeles-based entertainment startup Culture Genesis , Clifford Harris Jr., And that’s by coming together to pool our resources so we can invest more.” who’s better known as “T.I.”, ”, has launched a new syndicated investment vehicle called Tech Cypha.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Traditional venture capitalists may have made it rain on expensive Hollywood studios that were promising virtual reality would be the future of entertainment and social networking (given coronavirus fears, it may yet be), but Talespin and others like it are focused on much more mundane goals.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The LA-based accelerator is powered by Techstars and is looking for “technology-based companies focused on transformative media and entertainment experiences.” Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

The CE and distribution industries have similarly spent generations developing products and resources to connect consumers to entertainment and to each other. The current renaissance of 3D is an unexpected consequence of the entertainment and consumer electronics industries conversion from analog to digital technology.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

The Disney Accelerator takes ten, startup companies, and pairs them with mentors from The Walt Disney Company and elsewhere, to provide technical assistance, guidance, business advice, and other resources--and also helps those company link up with internal Disney resources that might help those companies succeed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Adaptive business advising and learning.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

The price of membership varies depending on what resources an applicant is looking for, whether that’s marketing, help connecting with potential brand partners or use of studio space. At launch, members estimate that one-day access to the workspace will cost $25, while the use of the studio will range between $150 and $250 an hour.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs. On the one hand, it has led to valuable services of great value.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

We are hoping to continue to discover amazing entrepreneurs, give them resources and strategic guidance, and watch them take off. Scott advises clients across a number of industries, including software, technology, digital media, interactive entertainment and video games, cyber security and life sciences. It is incredibly exciting!

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AUGUST 25, 2015

With the background of our ownership group, and their interest in putting capital to use and our resources to work, we saw the opportunity to create strategic partnerships. We saw the opportunity, and decided to put resources where our heads where. That's how we approached it.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

It solidified our ability to launch new technology using resources both here and abroad. It combines innovation and entertainment. Two good examples are children's entertainment company (Spin Master) which launched an AR drone-racing game for the holiday season. We've learned a lot in the process.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Given that the company’s approach to its sessions straddles the line between therapy and entertainment, it was important to find therapists that would work well on camera for its workshops, said Bird.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

If you try to strike out in too many directions all at once, you will confuse customers, and likely not do anything well, due to limited resources. Whether you are right-brained or left-brained, you need to find time for your family, external entertainment, and your health. Listen to customer feedback and tune your vision.

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MAY 21, 2022

These usually provide a customer’s first impression of your offering, and should not be blatantly self-promotional, but instead informative, educational, and even entertaining. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

startups attracting over $847 million in investment funds in 2012 alone, the city’s diverse resources are often too separated. The firm hopes to formally integrate the startup community with key investors, representatives from local government, and members of the entertainment industry. 3 startup ecosystem in the world, with L.A.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

We will provide them with a lot of resources, a lot of knowledge, and inspiration and motivation, so that after 90 days they will be ready for presentation to angel investors, seed investors, and venture capitalists. It's structured so that they get funding, office space, all of the Internet resources, tools they need from mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The current pandemic has already highlighted new things that can be shared online, including access to healthcare facilities, education resources, and even entertainment venues. Although the pervasiveness of the Internet and the sharing economy are far from new, I believe the opportunities out there are still large.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

has figured out one way -- which is to run a startup accelerator, Warner Media Camp (www.mediacamp.com)--which pulls a class of startups into the company for an intense, twelve week program every year, and helps those companies tap into the resources of the studio. Warner Bros.

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MAY 14, 2013

That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. If you look at Google Panda, they want you to be the best possible resource for a specific thing. You often hear the advice: do one thing, and do it well. That''s definitely on our roadmap.

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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. They've been pulling resources from all over Europe.

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JULY 22, 2019

There are lots of resources available to entrepreneurs in the industry, but they are not necessarily that easy to access, whether that's deep insight into how to work with the government or with NASA, or how to work with the big primes, we felt that we could help create that resource.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ). Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized. Learning doesn’t have to be all work. Adaptive business advising and learning.

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JUNE 18, 2009

I'd also been a television producer on many sports and entertainment shows, including NBC and Fox Sports. I recently opened up a company, Champion Media, providing entertainment branding, marketing, and public relations for Gen Y brands. So, we do share resources, but we operate as two different companies and staffs.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. The first time, I founded a company called Hopscotch, in sports and entertainment. Laurence Sotsky: Look for us signing a lot of new customers in the entertainment industry and within the Fortune 500. We're in the tax credit and incentive market.

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