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 had launched last year in an effort to give celebrities and actors access to Silicon Valley technology startups.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Apparently, according to Variety, that source is increasingly Hollywood , and its stars and executives. The article did not quantify how much Hollywood money is going to technology venture capital and private equity. Looking for some funding for your new Menlo Park venture capital fund? Image courtesy of Bigstock.

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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 Studios lot on Friday and Saturday, the company is planning to bolster its operations across Los Angeles, to take advantage of the region's growing reputation as a center of the technology industry.

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Hollywood El Segundo Entertainment Los Angeles 113

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. According to the company, the new space will have 14,500 feet, and will be its biggest location so far.

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Hollywood Conference Entrepreneur Company 150

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. READ MORE>>.

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Hollywood Funding Venture Capital News 145

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 17, 2020

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

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 16, 2019

Hollywood-based interactive video advertising Verb Technology Company Inc. reported its first quarter earnings May 16, posting a loss despite an overall revenue increase in its first earnings report since going public.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Fast Forward to the present day and look how far VOD has been driven by a vast number of separate technological wonders. Hollywood studios are jumping on the trend of the VOD market. Nevertheless, Hollywood is still finding it difficult to adopt new trends fast enough. Film-Making Technology Is Crushing Hollywood.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2019

Newbury Park, California-based Maxon , which develops 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software, has acquired Redshift Rendering Technologies , a developer of 3D rendering engines. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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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' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2016

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said on Tuesday that the semiconductor maker will create a new, studio in Hollywood, will will focus on creating 360-degree virtual reality sports and entertainment content, using its technology.

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Hollywood Content Conference Entertainment 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But here’s what Silicon Valley doesn’t get about Hollywood. This requires more than technology. And what Hollywood does’t get about Silicon Valley? ” Guess what, Hollywood. ” Me, “ok, but who is going to provide your technology? As humans we like story telling. That’s b t.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD said today that it has licensed some of its technology to theater screen manufacturer Harkness Screens International Limited. RealD said it licensed its Precision White Screen Technology, which helps provide substantially brighter screens on both 2D and 3D movies.

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Technology Screening Hollywood Content 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

Ross Levinsohn , the former head of Yahoo and Fox Interactive Media, has just been appointed CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media , the parent firm of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, and other entertainment focused properties.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 15, 2010

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

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 13, 2010

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

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Advertising Platform 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2010

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

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Advertising Platform 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2012

The tech press is abuzz about an announcement from Amazon, set for September 6th, speculating that the company is either planning a new Kindle announcement or something related to Hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

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. Where's the service now? We're a member of our the coworking space.

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Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

NBCUniversal and Comcast is planning a technology hackathon this weekend in Universal City, in hopes of tapping local technology innovators to apply their technology know-how to the media business. software hollywood media tech city universal hackathon technology comcast nbcuniversal' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Microsoft is the latest big name, technology company which sees its future being defined in Hollywood, and is reportedly hiring a former CBS television executive to head up original video content development efforts here.

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Hollywood Entertainment Content Los Angeles 169

L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 8, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed the visual effects industry, but Hollywood-based Arch Platform Technologies Inc. is helping to bring VFX artists back to their workstations, virtually.

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Hollywood Platform Help Technology 214

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Advertising Platform 100

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 post This Hollywood Star Proves Entrepreneurs Should Be Clueless appeared first on John Greathouse.

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Hollywood Entrepreneur Design Press 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Saturday, February 25, 2017 -- Technology Startups go to the Movies: Opportunities and Hurdles for Selling New Technologies into the Motion Picture Industry! 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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Technology Southern California Startup Netflix 100

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. Authorities have yet to locate the pilot and owner of that drone.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2010

A group of Hollywood studios has scored a win over RealNetworks today, as the firm settled a lawsuit which targeted a DVD copying and ripping service called RealDVD , which RealNetworks was attempting to launch into the market. Tags: copy copying realdvd realnetworks hollywood content lawsuit.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2011

Core Performance , a venture backed sports and corporate wellness company backed by Polaris Venture Partners, has opened up an office in Hollywood, to house its technology operations. According to Jon Zerden, the company's CTO, the firm is aggressively hiring for technology and product positions at the new location.

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Hollywood CTO Hire Software Technology 150

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D projection technology developer RealD has launched a new image enhancement product and technology, which it is calling TrueImage. RealD said its new technology provides higher quality imagery in films, which is more detailed and "lifelike". READ MORE>>.

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Technology Hollywood Content Los Angeles 147

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2018

Capital Music Group (CMG), which is a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new "innovation center", which will be based in the music company's iconic tower in Hollywood.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Quibi, the short-lived, short-form-mobile-video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg, is transferring its mobile video technology to another company, Eko, after Eko filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Quibi. Quibi--which shut down its operations last year--continues to exist as a legal entity, despite no longer operating as a company.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 1, 2009

Thursday, May 7, 2009 -- Digital Hollywood Spring. Digital Hollywood represents the total Transformation of the Industry: The TV Platform; Smartphone Platform, Broadband Platform, Games Platform; A Reinvention of the Entertainment, Advertising and Technology Industries. See [link] (more).

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Platform Entertainment 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 30, 2009

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 -- Digital Hollywood Spring. Digital Hollywood represents the total Transformation of the Industry: The TV Platform; Smartphone Platform, Broadband Platform, Games Platform; A Reinvention of the Entertainment, Advertising and Technology Industries. See [link] (more).

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Platform Entertainment 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 29, 2009

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 -- Digital Hollywood Spring. Digital Hollywood represents the total Transformation of the Industry: The TV Platform; Smartphone Platform, Broadband Platform, Games Platform; A Reinvention of the Entertainment, Advertising and Technology Industries. See [link] (more).

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Platform Entertainment 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 28, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009 -- Digital Hollywood Spring. Digital Hollywood represents the total Transformation of the Industry: The TV Platform; Smartphone Platform, Broadband Platform, Games Platform; A Reinvention of the Entertainment, Advertising and Technology Industries. See [link] (more).

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Digital Hollywood Hollywood Platform Entertainment 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 2, 2017

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -- Future Forum – Entertainment: The Convergence of Technology and Media. Digital technologies are democratizing the creation and distribution of content causing a seismic shift in the business model for traditional movie and television studios. See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2013

This month TechZulu is taking Final Fridays to Hollywood! The Deets: Where: WeWork Hollywood 7083 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Community + Technology. The post TechZulu Final Friday At WeWork Hollywood (#TZFF) appeared first on TechZulu. When: May 31, 2013 8pm – 11:00pm.

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Hollywood Los Angeles Startup Design 100