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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. We've compiled a list of five of the startups that are revolutionizing some part of music, based here in Southern California.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

K5Launch , which was announced yesterday, is headed up by Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, four Southern California angel investors. Similarly, the firm is using a Y-Combinator/TechStars model to startups, and covers Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

In a recent conversation with a fellow CTO, we lamented about the fact that while there's very active software development and web development going on in Southern California and West Los Angeles, yet there didn't seem to be as much of a community around it. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Esports Entertainment announced this morning that it plans to start covering e-sports news, and offer up live and pre-recorded, streaming content for the esports industry, with a plan to open up what it calls a "Southern California Esports Broadcast Center".

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M Clean technology in Southern California represented $230.0M

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JUNE 6, 2018

Three, Southern California investors--Qualcomm Ventures, Disney, and the United Talent Agency--have backed the developer of a network of "experience centers" focused on virtual reality entertainment, as part of a newly disclosed Series A Funding.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. Southern California fundraising matched a similar increase nationally, where $28.4 in venture funding.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Media and Entertainment came in second, with $70.1M--but only because San Diego's SkinIt boosted totals by $60M.

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JULY 26, 2017

Los Angeles-based Global Eagle Entertainment , a developer of in-flight entertainment products and provider of broadband Internet services, has called off a $416M majority investment deal from Chinese company HNA Group , after the U.S. refused to approve the transaction.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Drivetime , a developer of interactive, voice-driven audio entertainment apps for drivers, has raised $11M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. A spokesperson for the company says its founders live in Southern California. The company's founder and CEO is Niko Vuori. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Sunday, April 2, 2017 -- N3XT CON 2017 - Entertainment, Technology, Startup. Located in Southern California, N3XT CON 2017 will spotlight industries that embody the LA spirit - Entertainment, Technology, and Startups. A pitch competition will also be held. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Saturday, February 25, 2017 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Entertainment. Southern California is still the home of Hollywood -- the symbolic name for the motion picture industry, but that industry has changed dramatically in recent years.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Here are three, Southern California blog networks which have quietly growing their network of properties: BUZZMEDIA. BUZZMEDIA has a network of music and entertainment news related blogs, including Buzznet, Celebuzz, Absolute Punk, GoFugYourself, JustJared, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, WWTDD, SocialiteLife, and Idolator.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

It might be time to get a job over at Sony Pictures Entertainment , which apparently has installed the largest, corporate deployment of charging stations in Southern California. The charging stations are spread across the studio''s lot and offices in Culver City.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Congratulations Southern California Gelsons store shoppers, you’re getting Impossible Foods on your grocery shelves. The meatless ground meat substitute will be appearing in stores across the Southern California as the first step in a phased nationwide rollout on Friday.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Think it''s tough to attract talent from the Bay Area to Southern California? For our Insights and Opinions section, executive recruiter Eric Larsen gives some hints on tips on how he attracts candidates to relocate here to Southern California. Here''s how to get them in the door: Start with a comparable salary.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the provider of cloud-based business and telephony services, said today that it has acquired IGN Entertainment , the video game, entertainment, and men's lifestyle publisher, via is Ziff Davis subsidiary. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2012

The University of Southern California's Entertainment Technology Center , which is part of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, said this week that it has named a new CEO. The center--which promotes and runs projects between the entertainment and technology industry--said it has appointed Kenneth S.

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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.,

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

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

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JANUARY 30, 2018

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

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In the world of many online television, movie, and video sites, scores of music streaming services, and other entertainment content, it''s often a difficult task to find what you really want to watch, listen to, or read. Phoebe Scott: I started Laudville, because I consume a lot of entertainment of all kinds. What is Laudville?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 -- 2018 Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival. The Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival (HETF) is an exciting international event bridging the US and China, with expert speakers and panel discussions on trends in entertainment technology, cross-border opportunities, and investments.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Zurich-based Mictic, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup which is providing wearable, musical wristbands for the "XR" market, says it has opened up a new office in Southern California. According to the company, the startup is opening up a Los Angeles office in order to maximize its relations with the entertainment and tech industry.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Microsoft's search engine, Bing , is enhancing its searches for an area of interest to lots of Southern California firms--entertainment and media content. The search engine said one of the biggest investments is in entertainment, particularly navigating and finding what you are looking for from content on the web.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

Most sectors saw drops in investment during the year, with the exception of few--including a couple of sectors where Southern California has a significant presence, in Clean Technology and Media & Entertainment. Media & Entertainment also saw an increase, up 3 percent to $2.0 billion in 277 deals. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

From Silicon Beach to DTLA and across So Cal, please join fellow digital media, entertainment and technology professionals for the event of the season -- and the decade. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 26, 2018

During an event in Los Angeles today, Google specifically positioned this region as ideal for the media and entertainment industry in the area. It’s worth noting that Microsoft Azure already offers a region in Southern California, though AWS does not. That’s not what Google is focusing on today, though.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 -- Enterprise in Entertainment with Miramax and Fox PM's. Product School. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The electric automobile sector, particularly in Southern California, has not seen a whole lot of success, despite hundreds of millions invested in the sector. Fisker has been backed by such top tier venture capital investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and New Enterprise Associates.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 -- E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Digital worlds, real innovation. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 8, 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018 -- E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Digital worlds, real innovation. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 8, 2018

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 -- E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Digital worlds, real innovation. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Three, Southern California companies have topped the annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in three different categories. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It's unclear how that spinout will impact Southern California, however, DIRECTV has significant operations in El Segundo, and AT&T's Entertainment Group also has major operations in the Los Angeles area. According to the companies, the enterprise value for the new company is $16.25

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Thursday, November 29, 2012 -- Entertainment Apps Conference + Entertainment App Awards. From social viewing and second-screen apps to content discovery to streaming and games, apps are becoming an integral piece of the content monetization puzzle. See [link] (more)

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