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Amazon To Cut 18,000, Unclear On Hollywood Impact

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It's unclear how those cuts might affect the company's efforts in Hollywood, where Amazon has a significant presence. amazon layoff jobs hollywood employmentAmazon.com said on Wednesday that it is cutting 18,000 people from its work force, including roles in its Devices and Books business, plus People, Experience, and Technology (PXT) organization -- the latest cuts in the technology industry.

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Meta Hollywood Announces Star Studded Advisors List For Web3 Effort

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Los Angeles-based Meta Hollywood, a Web 3, blockchain venture which is a joint venture of Planet Hollywood and Animoca Brands, says it has created a new advisory group. Meta Hollywood says it is creating a community which "will allow fans to interact within our shared Hollywood-themed ecosystem of exclusive digital and physical experiences powered by blockchain technology and the joint venture's native utility token".

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Digital Hollywood

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Thursday, October 12, 2017 -- Digital Hollywood. Skirball Center. Keynote Event and Evening Host Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy. See [link] (more

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 -- Digital Hollywood. Skirball Center. Keynote Event and Evening Host Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy. See [link] (more

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 -- Digital Hollywood. Skirball Center. Keynote Event and Evening Host Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy. See [link] (more

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Hollywood Software Firms Merge

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Burbank-based Entertainment Partners has acquired Culver City-based software developer SyncOnSet Technologies Inc

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Fender Turns to Hollywood, Internet to Lift Sales

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Guitar maker Fender looks to crank the volume on sales with a new outpost in Hollywood

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Hollywood Studios To Collect $9.9M From VidAngel

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A group of Hollywood studios will collect $9.9M VidAngel's service removed "objectional" material from popular Hollywood films, and offered $1-per-movie streaming, all without any licensing agreements from those movie studios. vidangel hollywood studio editionfrom bankrupt "movie sanitizing" service VidAngel , and VidAngel will drop a appeal of a $62.4M copyright infringement suit award, as part of an agreement between VidAngel and the studios. Disney, Warner Bros.,

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Cinedigm Sells Hollywood Software

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Century City-based Cinedigm said late Tuesday that it has sold its Hollywood Software division to an outside team of investors, led by David Gajda, one of the company''s original founders. Hollywood Software''s tools are used for managing digital theatrical distribution and exhibition. cinedigm hollywood software founder cash merger acquisition content theatrical theater digital spinout

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West Hollywood Vacation Rental Outfit Raises $5 Million

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AvantStay, a West Hollywood-based hospitality firm that provides short-term vacation rentals to groups, announced Dec. 19 it received $5 million in a round led by Menlo park investment firm Bullpen Capital

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Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood

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Monday, July 24, 2017 -- Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood. Global Ventures Summit Pre-Event Mixer. Connect with the founders of the Global Ventures Summit with special guests from Silicon Valley's venture capital funds and LA's social media influencers. See [link] (more

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Hollywood Software Acquired By Rentrak

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Los Angeles-based Hollywood Software, Inc. Hollywood Software's products are installed at such studios as 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Lionsgate, according to the companies, with its digital cinema management software being used to manage more than 15,000 screens worldwide. hollywood software rentrak merger acquisition movie content analytics analysis tracking distribution film cinema

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Blankspaces Targets New Location In Hollywood

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Coworking space operator Blankspaces says it is planning a big expansion in mid-June, and plans to open up a new location in Hollywood. blankspaces hollywood coworking technology office temp space realestate real estateAccording to the company, the new space will have 14,500 feet, and will be its biggest location so far. Blankspaces currently has two other locations, one in the Mid-Wilshire district, and the other in downtown LA.

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Oculus Courts Hollywood With New Film Unit

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Irvine-based Oculus , the virtual reality headgear and technology maker which is now part of Facebook, announced Monday at the Sundance Film Festival that it has created a new unit to help Hollywood make virtual reality movies. oculus rift virtual reality content hollywood immersive sundance

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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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Monday, April 30, 2012 -- Digital Hollywood. link] (more

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Hollywood Tech Happy Hour

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -- Hollywood Tech Happy Hour. Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A PHP engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with his vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day.

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Report: Amazon Facing Issues In Hollywood

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A report from the WSJ says that Amazon is "failing to dominate" in Hollywood, and is running issues with "lackluster releases" and strained relationships with its producers. amazon hollywood content streaming production studiosAmazon runs all of its content business and production out of the Los Angeles area, as part of Amazon Studios. READ MORE>>.

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Why Seriously Thinks Mobile Games Are Key To Hollywood's Future

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In the mobile age, what is the key to connecting and engaging with users, and where does Hollywood''s creative content fit into the mix? We sat down with Seriously CEO Andrew Stalbow --who previously had been GM North America for Rovio, and also was key to Fox''s content deals with Angry Birds--to hear more about the company, how it sees mobile games converging with Hollywood, and what it hopes to do with its first title, Best Fiends.

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RivetAI Targets Hollywood With AI Tools

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Can artificial intelligence help Hollywood unlock more creativity from storytellers? rivetai hollywood endcue spacex startup content machine learning planning productionLos Angeles-based RivetAI hopes it can, saying Thursday that it has launched to apply artificial intelligence technology to help assist storytellers in planning and producing content.

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Sports stars, franchises and Hollywood agencies are betting $38 million on an esports revolution

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What started with an esports team is now quickly becoming an esports empire, backed by some of the biggest names in sports and money managers for entertainment family dynasties and Hollywood power brokers. Vision Esports LP, the esports conglomerate launched by Stratton Sclavos, Rick Fox and Amit Raizada has just closed on a $38 million […].

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Hollywood Tech Happy Hour -Tech Save America

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 -- Hollywood Tech Happy Hour -Tech Save America. See [link] (more

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Hollywood Presbyterian Pays $17,000 In Bitcoin Ransom

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The head of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center , the Los Angeles area hospital which has been grappling with a ransomware attack on its systems which nearly shut down the hospital, said in a notice posted to its website that it has paid $17,000 in Bitcoin, in order to access its computer systems and data. hollywood presbyterian hospital ransomware hacker hacking medical lifescience care bitcoin

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Last Chance: Hollywood's Ultraviolet Shutting Down July 31st

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Are you one of those early adopters who opted for all digital purchases of Hollywood movies, using Ultraviolet? Ultraviolet was Hollywood's first attempt at a "digital locker" which theoretically would allow consumers to purchase digital copies of movies and have access to them any time -- those Ultraviolet codes (which often were sold along with Blu-ray and DVD disks)--had allowed users to stream those movies online or on their mobile devices.

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New Fund Targets Celebrities, Hollywood

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It seems like combining Hollywood and venture capital is the rage in Silicon Valley this week, as news came Tuesday of a new, seed-stage venture capital fund--run by former Mashable blogger Ben Parr--looking to raise money from Hollywood celebrities for access to hot, Silicon Valley Startups. dominate fund dominatefund hollywood celebrity venture capital mashable

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Silicon Valley VC's New LPs: Hollywood?

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Apparently, according to Variety, that source is increasingly Hollywood , and its stars and executives. In an article talking about where Hollywood's elite is putting its money, variety said that business managers who handle the financial affairs of Hollywood's stars and execs are eagerly looking to place a "significant portion" of their portfolios in the tech sector, often through buying into venture capital funds on Sand Hill road. silicon valley venture capital hollywood

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Hollywood Software Buys Digital Cinema Systems, Inc.

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Woodland Hills-based Hollywood Software , a developer of enterprise software used by studios, independent movie distributors, and exhibitors to run their distribution and exhibition businesses, said it has acquired Digital Cinema Systems, Inc. , hollywood software digital cinema systems merger acquisition content movie projection system

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Angry Birds Maker Eyes Hollywood

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The latest, videogame firm looking to get into Hollywood looks to be Rovio , the maker of the popular videogame Angry Birds , according to a report today. Rovio is not the first videogame maker to court Hollywood, however, it might just be the first one spawned out of the new, smartphone mobile games market and the iPhone. angry birds rovio hollywood videogame content smartphone iphone android

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AT&T Eyes Focus On Silicon Beach, Hollywood

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AT&T says that it is bolstering its operations in both Silicon Beach and Hollywood, as part of its $85.4 silicon beach expansion growth time warner timewarner hollywood entertainment technologybillion takeover of Time Warner. According to AT&T spokespeople at the company's SHAPE Tech & Entertainment Expo, which was held at the Warner Bros.

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ParkMe Expands Data In Hollywood, Venice

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Santa Monica-based parking information provider ParkMe said Tuesday that it has expanded the depth of its information in the Los Angeles area, by adding parking information in Hollywood and Venice. parkme hollywood venice angeles xerox parking data According to ParkMe, the expansion comes due to a collaboration with Xerox, through access to Xerox sensor data from the Los Angeles Department of Transportaiton''s LA Express Park program.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more

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Monday, October 18, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more

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Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Taken Offline By Ransomware

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Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center , a medical center in the Los Angeles area, has been unable to use their computers for more than a week , due to "ransomware" placed on those computers by hackers. hollywood presbyterian medical center ransomware cybersecurity security attackAccording to reports, those hackers have demanded $3.6 million in ransom to allow the hospital to access its data.

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MySetLife Adds Content From Hollywood Reporter, FilmContact.com

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Los Angeles-based MySetLife , developer of an iPhone application that allows filmmakers to network with other industry contacts, and also manage things like invoices, timecards, and more, said Tuesday that it has partnered with the Hollywood Reporter, FilmContact.com, and Los Angeles-based Invested.in. mysetlife hollywood reporter producer content filmmaker investedin

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Report: Dominate Fund Retreats From Hollywood

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An effort to raise an investment fund from Hollywood, to specifically invest in technology companies, looks to have pulled back its effort to court celebrities and actors, according to a report this week. DominateFund , a new venture capital fund created by Mashable blogger Ben Parr, apparently has de-emphasized its outreach to celebrities and Hollywood , apparently because of lack of interest from celebrities in actually investing in the fund, according to Fortune.

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YouTube's New Investments Aimed At Hollywood Creators

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youtube hollywood channel content creator video funding investment Google''s YouTube has created a huge upswing in content and media startups-and fortunes--in Los Angeles, with the rise of multi-channel networks. A new effort by YouTube to fund individual content creators-- announcd last week --might further fuel that fire.

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Amazon Targets Hollywood Creators With Video Direct

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Amazon--which has made waves in Hollywood through its content efforts for Amazon Prime Video--said it also plans to give away one million dollars a month to the top creators who submit content through Amazon Video Direct (AVD). amazon hollywood creator video youtube movie submission subscription streaming prime

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FAA Extends More Unmanned Aircraft Exemptions To Hollywood

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The FAA said Monday that it has granted eight more regulatory exemptions for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), nearly all of them to a set of linked companies in Van Nuys which film for Hollywood. Purwin, who has a long list of credits filming for Hollywood. So far, Hollywood has been the biggest beneficiary of the FAA''s willingness to grant limited commercial drone permits in controlled situations. drone hollywood purwin content license aerospace

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Hollywood's Ultraviolet Digital Movie Locker To Shut Down

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ultraviolet digital movie locker television streaming vudu content hollywoodIn a move to again raise the question of it you truly own those digital movie and TV titles you have purchased, Ultraviolet , the digital movie locker service which had acted as a cloud-based digital "locker" location for movies and television shows, is shutting down. Ultraviolet said on its home page that it will close on July 31, 2019.

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Drone Crash Takes Out Power Grid In West Hollywood For Three Hours

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For all of the promise and appeal of drone aircraft, the growing popularity of the unmanned aerial vehicles continues to cause unexpected problems--most recently, taking out the power to almost 700 customers of Southern California Edison in West Hollywood on Tuesday afternoon. drone aircraft crash west hollywood power electricity utility aerospace technology

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Digital Hollywood

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more

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This Hollywood Star Proves Entrepreneurs Should Be Clueless

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This was certainly the case with Hollywood star turned inventor, Hedy Lamarr. Lamarr abandoned a successful European film career to become a Hollywood star. Unsatisfied with the intellectual limitations of Hollywood, Ms. The two met in 1940 and quickly appreciated each other’s intellectual curiosity and shared disdain for Hollywood. The post This Hollywood Star Proves Entrepreneurs Should Be Clueless appeared first on John Greathouse

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