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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Los Angeles-based Pluto TV , which is developing an online Internet TV platform aimed at curating live TV entertainment for Internet users, said Wednesday afternoon that it has signed up a roster of over 20 new content partners fro the service. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Hollywood-based BUZZMEDIA , the online publisher of entertainment focused blogs and web sites, said today that it has linked with photo sharing site Plixi , which until recently was known as TweetPhoto. Financial details of the effort were not announced. Financial details of the effort were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast.com , the online casting site run by Alec Shankman, said today that it has launched two talent searches for on-camera roles, for The Streamy Award, and HollyScoop, a syndicated TV show and site focused on celebrites, music, and fashion news. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 3, 2012

News Corp has announced it will cease publication of its standalone publication of The Daily iPad app December 15, 2012 and embed its technology and staff into the The Post. 60 year old News Corporation today Monday Dec. 60 year old News Corporation today Monday Dec. Thompson reports January 1 2013.

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JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

If you’re a big supporter of indie films or web series you’re probably checking out your favorites on a variety of different sites on the web. And the site is growing, it now includes video content made by brands you may recognize from places that you visit elsewhere on the web, like the Popsugar entertainment news brand.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Hollywood Interactive Group, which develops an online web site for celebrity and entertainment news, said Thursday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The roudn came from BlueRun Ventures.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Los Angeles-based TubeFilter , a provider of news and information about the online entertainment industry, said today that it has acquired Tilzy.TV, a provider of web TV entertainment reviews and news. Tubefilter said that Tilzy.TV's co-founders will join the firm, and continue to be based in New York.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

Santa Monica-based FlipGloss Media , a developer of visually driven, photo-centric web technology aimed at the fashion and news industry, announced today that it has launched a new web site for entertainment news provider Variety. Tags: flipgloss content news software photo photography emmy.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

News aggregating company Thoora gives you all your media news, social and traditional, in one place. Thoora has recently come out of private beta offering their free service of breaking news that is based off of millions of blogs, thousands of traditional media outlets and Twitter. on the web.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

What was the biggest news for you this year? We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms. At io/LA we launched a new 8000 sq/ft co-work and incubator space in Hollywood. Platforms come and go, remember Beta and VHS?

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MARCH 31, 2009

The Technology Council of Southern California and TechEmpower are happy to announce the launch of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), which operates the Mail.com email service and portal, as well as its own network of content-focused web sites, said today that it has acquired BGR.com , a mobile/gadget review and news site. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide Web, peer-to-peer file sharing, user generated content, Napster, YouTube, Instagram, social networking, etc.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? The biggest news was a complete, new launch of a new product, strategy and brand. For us, it was a big departure from social networking and a new commitment to social entertainment. Today, we're sharing the thoughts of Mike Jones , CEO of Myspace.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

There are categories for Innovative Web Technology, Social Media and Social Networking Technology, Entertainment Technology, News Technology, and Music Technology. Similar to DEMO and TechCrunch Disrupt, the Austin-based conference is holding a showcase to feature the most exciting startups around.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2010

First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! The idea was that websites (think news, blogs) could push out a regular “feed&# in an open, XML format that could be read by an RSS Reader otherwise known as a feed aggregator.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Los Angeles-based Machinima.com , an online web site focused on video games and entertainment, has raised $3.85M in a round of venture capital, the firm said today. Machinima.com features news, articles, interviews, and more about animation and video game technology, filmmaking, and other related areas.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. You can go to your particular interests, pick your favorite brands and entertainers, and favorite them. How did the company start?

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. GGL operates a video game social networking site, which provides news, communities, and online gaming tournaments and competitions.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Although Worlize may be news to some they have been around for just over a year and they are based right here in Los Angeles. Brian has over a decade developing and deploying cutting-edge technology within the entertainment industry. These past few months we have seen the rebirth of virtual worlds.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. On the fun side, we have different show in the entertainment world. That is amazing.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

On the entertainment side, Rubicon said that there was a "flood" of inventory into the system, with new celebrity gossip blogs, photo sites, fashion, and more, which pushed down the CPMs for that category; despite the drop, the firm also said that publishers are seeing a 70% revenue growth despite the lower CPMs for their properties.

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APRIL 23, 2013

One of the folks in media who has been helping to define that shift is Cenk Uygur , the head of Culver City-based The Young Turks (www.tytnetwork.com), and online news and politics show. Cenk Uygur: We do news coverage, and dominate the field online. We operate the largest online news network overall, with about 1.25

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JANUARY 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based social networking web site said late Thursday that it has kicked off a competition to send a MySpace user to the Davos World Economic Forum. The competition is an interesting one for MySpace, which has been better known for its promotions with entertainment and music firms than publications such as the Wall Street Journal.

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MAY 27, 2010

For this morning's interview, we have an interview with Kieve Huffman , the co-founder of Dather (www.dather.com), a new Los Angeles startup which has created a tool which helps to aggregate social networking web sites and media. Kieve Huffman: My background, and that of my business partner is digital entertainment and digital media.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. tech, new media, entertainment and consumer industries. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network. They include: Sponsors. Helping entrepreneurs succeed.

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JULY 17, 2011

We’ll discuss how comics and comic book characters are part of an overall entertainment franchise, including animation, games, movies, iPad apps, web series, and promotion via social media. TQ Jefferson, Marvel Entertainment, VP of Production, Games @Marvel. Scheduled Speakers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2013

Squabbler, a video engagement platform for web and mobile publishers has launched new features and the next generation of its video engagement platform in a move that will power engagement for sports, entertainment and news publishers a like. Customized content. Stage and settle debate.

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APRIL 24, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Big news in the social gaming sphere as major interactive gaming player Kabam announces the launch of The Godfather: Five Families out of beta and into commercial exclusively with Google+ Games. It’s some pretty major news at it signifies an interesting list of milestones in the social gaming industry: 1.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

As lawyers in the social media and Internet law space, this duo brings to the table practical experience counseling clients in real time and explaining breaking legal news in plain English. About The Show: TZLaw Segments are: News You Can Use: a weekly roundup of top tech law headlines and analysis geared towards lean startups.

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MAY 22, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. It's the idea of bringing a modern web experience to this. It's a great example of a made-in-LA thing. Those feel like you're running 2.0.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Much effort and study has been expended to determine how a web site can better convert its visitors to paying customers. The good news is there are more than a few ways to improve the chances a visitor will become a customer. . It is estimated that reviews and recommendations are responsible for a huge number of online purchases.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

Morgan Rostagnat: It first started as a news-oriented app. But the news events were hard to keep up with, so we decided to cover locally and focus on events near LA. MR: We always had a web presence. Whatever you see on the app, you can see on the web. The web isn’t dead and the mobile app is still growing.

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