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Why Hollywood is Joining the Video On-Demand Market

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Hollywood studios are jumping on the trend of the VOD market. Nevertheless, Hollywood is still finding it difficult to adopt new trends fast enough. I am not as bold as to say that by next year, or even in the next 10 years, we’ll see tumbleweeds blowing through the studios of Hollywood. For example, Warner Bros.

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Loop Now Launches Short Form, Social Media App, Firework

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Loop Now Technologies , a startup founded by former LinkedIn and Snapchat employees--which has offices in Los Angeles--says it has launched a brand new, short-form video and social media app called Firework. The company's Chief Revenue Officer is Cory Grenier, who previously was Director of Sales & Marketing at Snapchat.

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Hollywood Insiders Back Social Shopping Site The Hunt

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In a turn from the usual formula of Silicon Valley investors backing a Hollywood, celebrity-driven startup, a Silicon Valley startup has scored the backing of a group of Hollywood insiders. The Hunt says it is developing a community-driven, online shopping site, focused on making social media photos "shoppable".

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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Hollywood's an old industry, used to doing business in traditional ways. However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. That results in a drastically lower marketing and PA budget for the film.

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Solve, the startup creating an interactive “Law & Order” for social media, raises $20 million

TechCrunch LA

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. The current pace of production means that Solve is making 18 original episodes per-month.

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Social Media Week Lands in Los Angeles Sept. 24-28

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Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. The events listed are as follows: SOCIAL TECH HUB. 7083 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028. 9:00-9:30am.

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TeamDom Raises $1M For Influencer Marketing

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Los Angeles-based TeamDom , a new startup started by 19-year old social media star Jake Paul, disclosed today that it has raised $1M in a funding round. The round was led by Danhua Capital, and also included Eward Lando, Gary Vaynerchuk, Abe Burns, and Adam Zeplain. million followers.