Lakers beat Thunder for 11th straight time
LOS ANGELES — More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA changed the rule on plays like that. Kobe Bryant was glad they did. Bryant duplicated Bird's memorable shot and... read the full story
Los Angeles-based Hulu, which streams major television shows and other videos to users, announced this morning that it has launched a new user tagging function. The firm said that users of the site can now create custom keywords or category labels, allowing users to... read the full story
CrownPeak Expands Into Online Marketing Tools
Los Angeles-based software-as-a-service developer CrownPeak has expanded the breadth of its offerings, saying this morning that it has launched a set of content management and marketing tools. CrownPeak said its new offering, the Online Marketing Management Suite, is... read the full story
Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix, which operates a service to help television advertisers measure the effectiveness of their creative content, announced this morning that it has added Greg Drew to its board of directors. Drew is the CEO and President of SmartDrive... read the full story
American Music Awards: Michael Jackson honored with four awards, Taylor Swi
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson was made history by winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist. read the full story
Calacanis: First Angels In New Angel Group
Jason Calacanis, CEO of Santa Monica-based Internet search site Mahalo, has signed on several angels for his new angel group, the Open Angel Forum - Los Angeles. Calacanis--who started the group as an outgrowth of his crusade against pay-to-pitch angel groups like... read the full story
Digiboo Gets Funding For Digital Film Rental Venture
Los Angeles-based Digiboo, a new startup focused on allowing consumers to rent films on flash drives, at retail kiosks, has scored funding from Revelations Entertainment, the production firm owned by actor Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary. Amount of the funding was... read the full story
Alelo Opens Office In Virginia
Los Angeles-based Alelo, a USC spinout developing foreign language and culture training tools, said this week that it has opened an office in Suffolk, Virginia. The firm said the new office was opened to better serve government customers interested in its products.... read the full story
Spot Runner Launches Media Platform
Los Angeles-based Spot Runner, a developer of services which help advertisers buy TV advertising, announced today that it has launched its Malibu Media Platform, which the firm says will help improve the process of buying and selling television advertising. The... read the full story
Total Beauty Rises In Traffic Rankings
Los Angeles-based Total Beauty, the women's fashion and beauty site headed by Emrah Kovacoglu, reports today that the firm has hit the number 4 position in comScore's ranking of beauty/fashion sites. Total Beauty also said it is number one in terms of time spent per... read the full story
Los Angeles-based UNX, a provider of technology for the electronic trading and institutional investing market, has scored a round of strategic funding and named a CEO, the firm said Tuesday. The funding came from Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Vernon & Park Capital, along... read the full story
Electronics Arts is shutting down Los Angeles-based Pandemic Studios, according to an internal note leaked to gaming news site Kotaku. According to the note, Electronic Arts has laid off around 200 employees, and transitioned the rest to Electronic Arts' Los Angeles... read the full story
Break Partners With Sony, Others
Los Angeles-based Break Media, which operates a network of online content properties targeted at the male demographic, said today that it has signed up a slate of new content partners for its sites. The firm said it has added Sony Music, FEARnet, Babelgum, and... read the full story
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