On Tuesday December 9, Digital LA and the Television Academy (home of the Emmys) hosted top video creators & executives to discuss the current state of the video industry 2014 (booming), as well as the challenges & opportunities ahead (not easy, but continued growth & maturity as advertisers flock to the space and MCNs become networks, broadcast networks become producers, and the…
When you say the words JIBJAB, chances are the first thing you think about is “This Land,” one of the company’s biggest, most visible creations. Or you think of the numerous music videos which feature you & your friends’ faces pasted to funny-moving bodies, such as for “Happy” or “All About that Bass.” But rarely do you hear about the company’s ups…
The US Army cut the ribbon to officially open their west coast research hub at the Playa Vista-based USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT). The Institute, long known for its innovative work which has lead to huge leaps in usage and adoption of technologies such as 3D, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality, takes another step forward by being home to over 70…
Kudos to Biz Journals for putting together this amazing list, which beautifully illustrates Los Angeles as the intersection of tech & entertainment — LA’s looking at nearly $2 billion in investment AND $8 billion in exits for 2014! If you put together all the disparate pieces from these 20 deals, you see a rich ecosystem filled with players of all types across…
Welcome back from the holiday break! So a few peoiple will be out of town for CES in Vegas, but there’s plenty going on this week in LA, including: RKS Sessions: Problem Solving to Fuel Innovation & Improve the World Digital LA – CES Digital Drinks @ Hyde Bellagio (Vegas) LAPHP Monthly Mixer EntrepreneurSHIFT Comic Book & SciFi Convention (meet cast members…
Live Nation has tapped Santa Monica-based point of sale system APPETIZE to power 4,400 fixed and handheld point of sale units across 25 U.S. amphitheaters and seven indoor venues, outfitting all concessions, and premium and portable areas of the venues. These venues include SF-area Shoreline Amphitheatre, Nikon at Jones Beach (NYC market), Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium in Denver and The…
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Woke up his morning to news that Live Nation executives Eric Garland and Ethan Kaplan have left the company amidst a restructuring of it Labs division. According to the Hypebot article, Garland & Kaplan’s contracts were up, and most of the division has been reassigned to Ticketmaster. Full article Garland came on board via Live Nation’s 2011 acquisition of Big Champagne, the…