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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

West Hollywood-based Citysearch has launched two new products today, including both a visual city guide, and a new iPhone app. Citysearch's new Guides site follows the recent photo-centric browsing trend, offering up large photos which can be browsed on the site or the new iPhone app, and which users can click into for more information.

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APRIL 1, 2014

A dating site for puppets? The event is happening at WeWork Hollywood. An app to help exorcise possessed kids? For veterans of many a technology startup pitch event in Silicon Beach, it might not be all that far fetched, given some of the wild, wacky, and improbable startups making the rounds today looking for investors. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Hollywood-based Pxldust.com , a new web site focused on allowing artists and photographers to showcase their work, said this week that it is looking to let artists to compete for prizes and show off their artwork to others through its site. The quarterly competition is being sponsored right now by Wacom. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2013

Two, Hollywood heavyweights--the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and William Morris Endeavor (WME) --are backing an online site which provides live workshops from experts. Lynda.com recently raised a humongous, $103M funding round in January, and just acquired another video education site in Europe in February. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online casting and talent site run by Alec Shankman, announced Friday that it has reached 400,000 users on its site. The firm said it has now hosted over 6,000 castings on the site. Tags: gotcast online talent casting content hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , a developer of a social media service which allows users to send gift cards to their friends, family, and others, has extended its service beyond Facebook and onto MySpace, iGogole, Ning, and Bebo, the firm announced today.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman is CEO of Santa Monica-based Gotcast (www.gotcast.com), an online site focused on casting of actors for television shows, movies, and other productions. But, there was no good for Hollywood to find them. Let's talk a little bit about the intersection of technology and Hollywood. Can you talk about what you've seen?

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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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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.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Hollywood-based Taltopia.com , an online social networking site for artists, said today that it is launching a new tool which aggregates casting calls and job postings in the entertainment and arts industry. Taltopia operates an online site which allows users to network with other atists, and vote on art, video, pictures, and more.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Hollywood-based Ranker , the online startup headed by Clark Benson, said today that it is now seeing over 1 million unique monthly visitors to its web site.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based Tongal , which operates a crowdsourced site for creating commercials, reported today that it has hit $1 million in current projects in its reward pool. The site said that so far, its users have earned $4M working on its various creative projects, with many earning more than $100,000 for their work on the site.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

tubestart crowdfunding youtube video content hollywood production funding' The company said the subscriptions are an aim at avoiding the issues around the traditional, crowdsourced "all or nothing" model. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2011

GotCast offers up an online site which helps Hollywood casting agents and producers to find talent; the firm also has been powering interactive casting events for a number of brands. According to the firm, it will donate 100 percent of its revenues tomorrow to the Red Cross Earthquake and Tsunami Relief fund.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based My Damn Channel , the online original video site run by Rob Barnett, said Thursday that it has been selected by Fox as a premium distribution partner for the network's original web series. The site said the two are launching the effort with a new series called "The Iceman Chronicles". READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has inked a deal to stream every episode of South Park , the site said over the weekend, According to Hulu, all seventeen seasons of South Park--over 200 episodes--are now available on Hulu. television episodes streaming killed kenny park south southpark hulu hollywood content'

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Does the entertainment industry need its own social networking site? Los Angeles-based Stage 32 thinks so--and so far, has 325,000 members for its online social networking site, which it says ties together film, television, and theater creatives. stage32 social networking hollywood content film theater television artist'

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JUNE 23, 2010

GotCast, which is headed by Alec Shankman, operates a site which allows anyone across the nation to respond to casting calls, and submit photos, videos, and other information about themselves to producers. Tags: video videogame content gotcast game hollywood casting actor. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The Los Angeles area is fast becoming the content hub for online video site YouTube , a position that takes advantage of both the LA region's long history in the entertainment business, and the rise of a slew of startups producing content specifically aimed at the YouTube audience.

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JUNE 20, 2011

West Hollywood-based Namesake , the real-time, conversation and community site founded by Brian Norgard and Daniel Gould, has started expanding its team, saying today that it has hired Jeff Potter to head up development and operations at the startup.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

West Hollywood-based Citysearch said Tuesday afternoon that it has begun taking user input and polls for its "Best of Citysearch" award, which ranks the best local businesses on its site.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Hollywood-based Friendgiftr , an angel funded startup developing Facebook applications, said today that it has launched a new Facebook application which allows users to send real gift cards to friends, family, and others. The startup said it is now offering over 120 U.S. The startup said it is now offering over 120 U.S. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Santa Monica-based Hulu , the online television streaming site, has inked a deal to co-produce a new original series with Lionsgate , the two said today. hulu lionsgate television streaming production hollywood content comedy' The new series is a comedy, centered around ghosts in New York. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based online movie information and ticketing site Fandango said Thursday that it is continuing its efforts at creating original content for the service, with the second season launch of its series "Fandango Frontrunners". film hollywood content original series video frontrunners fandango' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

West Hollywood-based Attn: , a company which publishes an online news site focused on social topics like economic mobility, civil rights, education, criminal justice, and the environment, has raised $18.5M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Friday.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The offering--the first foray into added services for the site--will provide professional headshots, professional demo reel, and one year of access to its job platform, for $499. GotCast is marketing the package to loved ones interested in getting discovered by Hollywood and on Madison Ave. The company is headed by Alec Shankman.

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APRIL 17, 2013

A report Wednesday afternoon says that Los Angeles-based streaming media site Hulu has hired investment banking firm Guggenheim Partners, to advise the firm on a sale. hulu merger acquisition exit content hollywood streaming video guggenheim' Guggenheim is the same firm that attempted to sell Hulu in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Where: The Comedy Store, 8433 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90069. REGISTRATION SITE: [link]. Thanks to Alf Lamont, a speaker at the first #140conf LA Meetup, for the diggs. Our official date is May 10th, 2010. When: May 10, 2010, 5:00pm – 7:30pm with afterparty to follow. Speakers for the event are under development.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Hulu , the online video site, has made a major update to the site today, rolling out a more vivid, graphical interface which highlights scenes, TV shows, movies, and more on the service. in addition, the site has enhanced its search tools and layout, made it easier to follow series through its video player, and more.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

The intersection of Hollywood and online publishing looks to be helping grow jobs in Los Angeles in the online content area. The latest move in that area comes from online viral content publisher BuzzFeed , which is apparently ramping its operations in Los Angeles, as part of effort by the site to expand into entertainment coverage.

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APRIL 9, 2013

The online streaming site did not say what companies would be providing the streaming of the event to the site. youtube coachella music festival content hollywood streaming' YouTube said it will have a three-channel feed of the live performances from five stages, plus also include interviews and more. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2011

West Hollywood-based CityGrid Media , the unit of IAC formerly known as CitySearch, said today that it has acquired BuzzLabs , a social media monitoring and sentiment analysis software developer. CityGrid Media operates the Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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JULY 25, 2011

Hollywood-based Bevvy.com , an invite-only site providing preferred pricing on bars and clubs, launched Monday, saying that it will provide a "Priceline for nightlife." Bevvy.com also said it has signed a deal with Gilt City to power that site's nightlife deal in the coming months. Bevvy is headed by Niall Donnelly.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online video site run by Keith Richman, has scored a win with NFL.com , the firm said Friday. Tags: hollywood content highlights video sports football media break. Financial details of the partnership between the two companies were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Hulu said that subscribers to its Hulu Plus premium video service are able to streaming the site''s shows, movies, clips, trailers, and more directly to their television through the new Amazon device. hulu amazon firetv fire streaming video player livingroom living room television content hollywood' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2013

Hulu the online television streaming site based in Los Angeles, has added support for Windows Phone 8, the company announced Monday. hulu plus windows phone windows8 video content streaming hollywood television' According to Hulu, its Hulu Plus for Windows Phone 8 is now available in the Windows Phone Store. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based Bevvy (www.bevvy.com) launched on online site aimed at deals and offers for nightlife and nightclubs. Niall Donnelly: Bevvy is a private reservation site. We opened up our first on in Hollywood at the start of this year, which was a pretty big deal. It's been a roaring success. READ MORE>>.

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