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2018 Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival

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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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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

Both Sides of the Table

And investing in content companies won’t return money! Watch out for an investment announcement from me here soon. It’s the reason I invested in Maker Studios and they’re on a tear. But here’s what Silicon Valley doesn’t get about Hollywood. ” Guess what, Hollywood.

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Mighty Oak Entertainment Gets Investment

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Los Angeles- and Atlanta-based Mighty Oak Entertainment , which produces sports clips for traditional, digital, and streaming, has received an investment from former MGM Television President John Bryan and entrepreneur and KDOCÂťTV (Los Angeles) owner Bert Ellis, Jr., the company said last week.

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Entrepreneurs Love Celebrity Investors While VCs (Usually) Hate Them

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs typically embrace celebrity investments, while most sophisticated investors prefer to avoid famous entertainment or sports personalities on the cap table. Their reputations will also positively influence other constituents of the startup ecosystem because of the outsized social proof their investment dollars carry.

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Closing on $103M, MaC VC is changing the face of venture capital

TechCrunch LA

The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. “Our LPs invested in us… for lots of different reasons but at the top of the list was that we are a diverse team in so many ways.

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How ZEFR Is Helping Hollywood And Brands Understand YouTube

socalTECH

We had gone out to all of the Hollywood studios, and licensed clip content, short segments of filmed. Zach Games: Rich and I were trying to build a big software company here in LA, and in order to that, you need people who are invested in the ecosystem. Plus, they''ve invested in Los Angeles. That goes a long way.

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Backed by LG, AmazeVR is hoping to resurrect virtual reality’s consumer dreams

TechCrunch LA

For over 100 years entrepreneurs have come to Hollywood to try their luck in the dream factory and build an empire in the business of storytelling. Hardware makers have invested billions to improve the technology, and they’d like that money to not go to waste.