Tag: Entertainment tech
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dot.LA Summit: Bringing Pixar-Level Storytelling to Social Media
In just a few weeks, social media users can meet Jennifer Aniston’s brand new 3D animated character—and though the avatar is mostly under wraps, word on the street is that it’s “very cute.” That character comes thanks to a partnership with Invisible U…
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VideoAmp Grabs $275 Million as It Aims for Nielsen’s Crown
VideoAmp revealed Thursday that it raised $275 million as it takes on Nielsen’s media-measurement empire. The funding round led by Spruce House values the Los Angeles-based firm at $1.4 billion.Like Nielsen, VideoAmp collects data on who’s watching wh…
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Hollywood Crews Vote ‘Yes’ on Strike Authorization, Raising the Stakes for Streaming Giants
Ratcheting up the stakes in an already tense labor battle, members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have voted to authorize union President Matthew Loeb to call a strike, the group announced Monday. The decision coul…
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A Crew Strike Would Shut Down Hollywood. Big Tech Has Everything to Do With It
As giants like Apple, Netflix and Disney spend big on streaming content and fight for subscribers, their apps are supplanting theaters, premium cable, reruns and even the humble DVD box set.The shake up was evident at the 2021 Emmy Awards, where strea…
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LA Venture: MCT’s Shane Kelly on How Technology Is Changing Entertainment and Investing
On this episode of the LA Venture podcast, media tech expert Shane Kelly comes on to talk about the business of financing feature films and tech startups.Kelly has financed over 20 feature films and invested in over 20 tech startups, many of them at t…
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Why Disney is Betting on an Expansion into Sports Gambling
The world of sports betting is heating up, and the Walt Disney Company is considering making a wager. CEO Bob Chapek hinted earlier this month at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference that Disney intends to break into a world that has long been as…
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Bright Raises $15 Million As It Adds More Celebrities Onto Its Platform
Naomi Campbell is offering a class on being “model ready”; you can chat directly with her.She’s part of a group of celebrities — including Lindsey Vonn, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Madonna and the D’Amelio Sisters — giving livestream courses to small a…
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Anthony Hopkins’ New Film Is an NFT
A new film about a tech titan starring Anthony Hopkins is being released next month, not on Netflix or in theaters but on an NFT platform.L.A.-based startup Vuele is releasing “Zero Contact,” a film featuring Hopkins as a character whose secret invent…
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UGC Powerhouse Jukin Media Is Acquired by ‘Reader’s Digest’ Owner
Jukin Media, the company that licenses and acquires pet videos and other user-generated content, has been plucked up by Trusted Media Brands, a New York-based media company best known for its publications including “Reader’s Digest” and “Taste of Home…