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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

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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

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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).

Digital Hollywood 100

Digital Hollywood Hollywood Platform Entertainment 100

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JUNE 25, 2013

Tongal''s online site lets users contribute to develop creative ideas for different advertising projects, starting with the idea itself, to a storyboard, and eventually a full blown commercial video. tongal user generated crowdsourced crowdsourcing crowdsource video content hollywood advertising commercial television creative'

Hollywood 223

Hollywood Advertising Sites Ideas 223

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MARCH 8, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online local business guide owned by IAC, announced today that it has launched a new online advertising service for local businesses called CityGrid Complete. The new offering will provide SEO services and content advertising services. READ MORE>>.

CitySearch 113

CitySearch Advertising Search Engine Optimization West Hollywood 113

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JULY 9, 2010

The good news for content creators in Hollywood and elsewhere trying to make it on the Internet: YouTube , the video sharing site owned by Google, said today that it has just launched a new program which will invest five million dollars for new content partners. Tags: content hollywood youtube video sharing.

News 213

News Content Hollywood Sites 213

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Hollywood Heavyweights: Jack Epps, Jr., Hollywood Heavyweights: James Caan, Scott Caan, Robert Duvall, and Mark Rydell. Hollywood Heavyweights: Colin Firth, Werner Herzog, Tim Delaney, Neil Labute, Paul Schrader. Tags: online film content hollywood writer filmmaker competition amazon filmaka openfilm poptent.

Sites 217

Sites Hollywood Summary USC 217

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JUNE 28, 2013

Los Angeles-based GumGum , which provides an in-image advertising platform for publishers, said Friday that it has added Ryan Schinman, CEO of Platinum Rye Entertainment, to its advisory board. gumgum executive advertising entertainment hollywood' GumGum said the addition of Schinman will help its strategic growth plans.

GRP Partners 164

GRP Partners Entertainment Hollywood Advertising 164

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JULY 11, 2013

A local startup, West Hollywood-based Tinder , looks to have attracted an interesting endorsement: Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether. Rad is the former co-founder of Twitter advertising firm Ad.ly. Looking for a hot date? According to an interview with NYMag, Meriwether has been using Tinder since April to find dates in New York.

West Hollywood 200

West Hollywood Hollywood Mobile Advertising 200

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JULY 27, 2010

As part of the expansion into 3D, Break also said it will help advertisers via 3D ad formats and incorporation of 3D video into its advertising products and ad-server. Tags: break media content publishing hollywood. READ MORE>>.

Media 178

Media Hollywood Advertising Entertainment 178

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

San Clemente-based Poptent , an online site for crowdsourced video content for advertisers, has raised $3M in a Series A investment round, it new investor has confirmed. Tags: poptent venture capital crowdsourced internet advertising crowdsource video content hollywood. The firm had previously been known as XLNTads. READ MORE>>.

Funding 150

Funding SoCalTech Advertising Hollywood 150

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the online business guide owned by IAC, said late Friday that it has created a new advertising network called CityGrid. Tags: citysearch online advertising local network citygrid. READ MORE>>.

CitySearch 145

CitySearch Networking West Hollywood Advertising 145

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based Hulu said Tuesday that it is planning a big push of its Hulu Plus subscription service, with a Super Bowl XLVI advertising campaign. The new campaign--a spin on its 2009 Alec Baldwin ad--features actor Will Arnett and the Hollywood sign, plus the hashtag "mushymush". READ MORE>>.

Hulu 140

Hulu Advertising Hollywood Los Angeles 140

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MARCH 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based entertainment news provider HitFix has launched a new video channel, which will feature both content, news, and advertising, the company said this morning. HitFix said its new HitFix Video channel delivers both original content and highly targeted advertisements, delivering 90 million monthly video streams.

News 147

News Hulu Entertainment Hollywood 147

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Tags: dreamworks zynga megamind megafarm film content hollywood advertising social networking network games videogame.

Glendale 157

Glendale Social Network Hollywood Advertising 157

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The company''s platform has been used to create many advertising campaigns, including those in the Super Bowl. tongal content hollywood crowdsourcing feature film video filmmaker documentary' READ MORE>>.

Hollywood 189

Hollywood Sites Google Content 189

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MARCH 25, 2010

Beverly Hills-based CPA advertising network operator Hydra announced today that it has signed an exclusive deal with Hollywood-based Meteor Games , to help the social gaming firm sign up new players, and to also extend out its ad inventory. Tags: hydra advertising network internet. READ MORE>>.

Beverly Hills 140

Beverly Hills Glendale Advertising Hollywood 140

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MARCH 7, 2014

Machinima--and other MCNs--have been publicly unhappy with the slim cut of the advertising pie that actually make it back to the content creators from YouTube. machinima youtube network content hollywood google layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Google Hollywood Content 159

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

It had the graphics of a highly produced Hollywood-like video with the voice-over of the cheesiest television commercial presenter you could imagine. The video was so high level and was explaining how advertising was all becoming measurable (duh) but we had no sense what his company’s role in this process was.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Yahoo 288

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APRIL 30, 2014

hulu streaming advertising television content hollywood pizzahut' Hulu also said it will be releasing a new cross platform, interactive ad unit, and a "360" video ad unit powered by Immersive Media. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 147

Hulu Hollywood Content Advertising 147

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JUNE 24, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC which operates CitySearch, Insider Pages, and Urbanspoon, said Thursday that it has rolled out three new advertising APIs for developers.

West Hollywood 140

West Hollywood Media CitySearch Hollywood 140

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MARCH 4, 2014

The two also said they will work on such efforts as dynamic ad insertion, advertising on mobile devices, and related efforts. content hollywood broadcast satellite movies television media streaming dish disney' READ MORE>>.

Media 147

Media Burbank Hollywood Content 147

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MARCH 25, 2010

West Hollywood-based Citysearch announced today that it has hired on Christophe Louvion--the former CTO of Gorilla Nation Media--as its Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Core Products. Tags: citysearch christophe louvion gorilla nation executive internet advertising. READ MORE>>.

Gorilla Nation 133

Gorilla Nation CitySearch West Hollywood CTO Hire 133

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Southern California is the center of the entertainment industry, which not only includes the world of Hollywood, movies and film, and television, but is also the home of the music industry. Earbits has created a service which lets you browse through over 200 stations of streaming audio, advertising free. Looking for the next new sound?

Southern California 254

Southern California Startup Sherman Oaks Venice 254

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood. See you there!

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

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JUNE 28, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels said that HitFix gets around one million monthly unique users, and is advertising-driven. Tags: hitfix venture capital online news entertainment content hollywood yuri pikover. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 145

Tech Coast Angels Southern California News Entertainment 145

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. In terms of the market, we cover everything, but the big areas are contests and publications of every kind, literary agents, and also some Hollywood agents.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the entertainment and pop culture publishing firm founded by Anthony Batt , said today that it has hired on two new sales execs, as part of a push to expand its advertising sales. The firm said it has hired Christopher Sanders as Vice President of Ad Sales, and Judah Wiedre as Senior Director of Sales.

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Sales Veoh Anthem Redpoint 145

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

RealGravity said it provides an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of online video content and advertising. Tags: realgravity venture capital video distribution syndication content hollywood media. RealGravity was co-founded by Luke McDonough and Sid Conklin. READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 140

SoCalTech Hollywood Content Venture Capital 140

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based SVnetwork , the brand advertising network and operator of SocialVibe, said this morning that it has named Chris Rooke as SVP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. Tags: publishing hollywood content executive advertising internet socialvibe svnetwork. READ MORE>>.

Redpoint 113

Redpoint Hollywood Advertising Content 113

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MAY 20, 2014

The new feature features--as advertised--six second reviews of current films in a very (very) short video. news hollywood content voice moviefone leatherman russ review movie second hitfix' Hitfix said it has partnered with Russ Leatherman , the co-founder of Moviefone, for a new feature called Six-Second Reviews. READ MORE>>.

News 138

News Hulu Hollywood Entertainment 138

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JUNE 20, 2014

By “vertical production” I meant that many online video production companies will have a strong vertical focus that will help them win the battle to sign up talent, build stronger & more loyal audiences and align with stronger advertiser relationships because they serve more endemic audiences.

Invest 291

Invest Content Media Networking 291

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MAY 5, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the parent company of Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, and a network of other sites, is in the midst of expansion, saying this week that it has hired on four new additions to the firm's advertising team.

Buzznet 145

Buzznet Sales Anthem Redpoint 145

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite the proximity to Hollywood and the entertainment world, in the world of Southern California startups, actually combining the two world is quite difficult. Sara Bordo: My co-founder, Brad Sexton and I, both come from the Hollywood studio world. We spoke with Sara Bordo , the firm's founder and CEO, about the company.

Paramount 187

Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Hollywood-based Buzznet, an online site focused on entertainment and pop culture, has linked up with entertainment site The Superficial, the firm said today. Buzznet will take over all advertising sales for The Superficial, along with providing engineering, design, and marketing support for The Superficial.

Buzznet 124

Buzznet Anthem Redpoint Entertainment 124

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APRIL 16, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local online business guide owned by IAC, said Thursday that the firm has expanded its relationship with yellow pages publisher Idearc Media. Citysearch said it will integrate performance-based advertising from Idearc's Superpages.com site into its publishing network. READ MORE>>.

CitySearch 100

CitySearch West Hollywood Guide Advertising 100

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Tags: poptent venture capital user crowdsource video content hollywood commercial advertising.

Hollywood 124

Hollywood Equity Venture Capital Content 124