Entertainment:
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Splice, a music storage and collaboration startup, has raised
$4.5MM in its Series A led by True Ventures in participation with WME, AM Only,
Tiesto, Scooter Braun and others
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Tom Sizemore has launched an IndieGoGo campaign for his
Detroit-set thriller
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James Cameron has won another Avatar lawsuit
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Imperative Entertainment has signed a deal with a German
publishing company, Bastei Lubbe AG, to form a joint venture Bastei which will
focus on developing IP for film and TV
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Discovery plans to rebrand HubNetwork
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Warner Bros. expects to cut as many as 1,000 jobs
Tech:
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Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, shamed Google’s privacy policy in an
open letter
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Dice is a UK ticketing startup that looks to take down the
traditional ticket buying process by taking out booking fees and additional
costs
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Amazon has announced new Fire Tablets, E-Ink Kindles and a
Fire phone for kids
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Slingbox and Twitch are now both compatible with Chromecast
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YouTube was recently launched in Hungary by pay-TV operator
UPC Hungary and it is already generating millions of views a day
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Peter Thiel mocks Twitter’s ‘pot-smoking’ management team,
and Twitter’s CEO charismatically responded in a tweet
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Twitter tells TV Networks that live-tweeting during TV shows
will help boost ratings
Deals:
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Red Hat has acquired FeedHenry for
$82MM to add mobile development to its service solution platform
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Ping Identity, startup in the
enterprise identity space, raised $35MM led by KKR
Business:
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UBM, a British media and marketing company, is in talks to
acquire Advanstar – the Californian trade show organizer most known for its
annual Magic tradeshow in Vegas
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Coachella and Firefly founders team up on a joint venture to
launch a festival in Delaware
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CA lawyer faces a 6 month suspension for photoshopping
herself into photos with celebs and government officials
Exec Moves:
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RatPac Entertainment has named
Paul Neinstein as its new COO
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Darrell Hammond is replacing Don Pardo
as SNL announcer
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An Instagram co-founder has joined
LA’s community radio station’s board - KCRW
Retail:
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Brown Shoe Company invests in Jack
Erwin
Startups:
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BeautyCon has raised roughly $2MM
in seed funding from Hearst Corp, Rachel Zoe Ventures, and others to convince
brands to embrace the online endorsement space instead of going the traditional
Hollywood celebrity route
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Shuttlerock, a New Zealand based
developer of marketing software, has raised $2.35MM to set up shop in LA
Government:
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Scotland is voting for its independence from the UK today
Other:
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Bob Palmer, a longtime publicist, has died at 85
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