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TV Academy President, COO Hood Passses Away

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Lucy Hood , the current President and Chief Operating Officer of the Television Academy --the group which runs the Emmy''s--and someone who had long been part of the intersection between the worlds of technology and entertainment, has died. She also had been at HarperCollins and Paramount Pictures. READ MORE>>.

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Technicolor Backs Video Search Firm

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Technicolor , the provider of services to the motion picture, television, and media industry, has backed a North Carolina technology firm developing video search and discovery products. Digitalsmiths provides video search and metadata technology for such companies as Warner Bros., Durham, N.C.-based Technicolor has its U.S.

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Shamrock Capital Invests $25M In Video Licensing Firm

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Shamrock focuses on investment in the media, entertainment, and communications areas. According to Thought Equity Motion, the funding will go towards technology, cloud storage, and ability to service global customers.

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MediaClub LA

SoCal Tech Calendar

Join LA's largest Business Networking Organization for Media Professionals and see you at our next event at Haute Come mingle with top industry professionals in Media and Technology. Thursday, April 8, 2010 -- MediaClub LA.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. In the business world, your ability to raise money is often paramount to your success. Book smarts represent your current depth of understanding of technology and business concepts.

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Interview with Sherry Gunther, Masher Media

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Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Are you using your own technology for the virtual world, or are you leveraging technology from others?

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Why Hollywood is Joining the Video On-Demand Market

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Fast Forward to the present day and look how far VOD has been driven by a vast number of separate technological wonders. Film-Making Technology Is Crushing Hollywood. The amount of groundbreaking, industry-shaking technology there is now is quite more than amazing. Hollywood is Lacking in VOD Marketing Skills.