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socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2023
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.
socalTECH
JULY 12, 2022
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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SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 6, 2017
Thursday, October 12, 2017 -- Digital Hollywood. Skirball Center. Keynote Event and Evening Host Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy. See [link] (more
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 -- Digital Hollywood. Skirball Center. Keynote Event and Evening Host Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy. See [link] (more
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 -- Digital Hollywood. Skirball Center. Keynote Event and Evening Host Seth Shapiro, Governor, Interactive Media, The Television Academy. See [link] (more
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 17, 2020
Burbank-based Entertainment Partners has acquired Culver City-based software developer SyncOnSet Technologies Inc
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Guitar maker Fender looks to crank the volume on sales with a new outpost in Hollywood
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
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.,
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
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
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 19, 2018
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
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 18, 2017
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
socalTECH
JANUARY 27, 2016
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
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 26, 2016
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.
socalTECH
JANUARY 27, 2015
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
SoCal Tech Calendar
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.
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 24, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012 -- Digital Hollywood. link] (more
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 10, 2017
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.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 9, 2017
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>>.
socalTECH
JANUARY 29, 2015
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.
socalTECH
JUNE 28, 2018
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.
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
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 […].
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 -- Hollywood Tech Happy Hour -Tech Save America. See [link] (more
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
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
socalTECH
JULY 29, 2019
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.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
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
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
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
socalTECH
APRIL 22, 2015
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
socalTECH
JULY 19, 2011
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
socalTECH
JULY 17, 2017
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.
socalTECH
MARCH 25, 2015
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.
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 12, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
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.
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2011
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
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
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.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
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.
socalTECH
MAY 10, 2016
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
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
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
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2019
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.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 28, 2015
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
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 -- Digital Hollywood. Video Everywhere to the consumer! Its happening on all platforms - TVs, Tablets, PCs and Smartphones. Meet the Advertisers, the Technology Companies and Networks! See [link] (more
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 24, 2015
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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