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CAN CHINA CREATE IT'S OWN DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD? Internet 'novelettes' abound

by Joyce Schwarz blogging at www.hollywood2020.net -- (see more about Joyce and her firm JCOM at www.jcombusinessdevelopment.com)

CAN CHINA MASTER THE DIGITAL CONTENT STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE?? see this great article and note the reference to internet novelettes and the rise of the blogger/video series (Chill.com take note).

Secrets of the lean startup machine Chinadaily USA-Apr 18, 2013 Last month Y Combinator, the legendary startup accelerator program ... share of the US box office, thus beating Hollywood in its own backyard?

IS ZEFR --the answer to piracy for video? Who are they -- remember movieclips.com -- its those guys! With music and sports publisher partnerships, ZEFR cements its ...
PandoDaily (blog)-by Michael Carney-Apr 26, 2013
In a sense it makes piracy work for the Hollywood studios that have long ... The Los Angeles startup has raised a total of $28.5 million across ..

BEYOND FAST COMPANY'S FAVE Hollywood Startups -- what's REALLY making news per Futurist, Author, Speaker Joyce Schwarz

by Joyce Schwarz, blogging at www.hollywood2020.net ...on location this week at Digital Hollywood at the Ritz Carlton Resort, Marina Del Rey...www.twitter.com/joycecom and www.twitter.com/startup50plus

A recent issue of Fast Company picked 6 Hollywood startups as their favorites -- but at Hollywood2020.net, emerging media consultant Joyce Schwarz encourages you to look at the overview of what is really changing Hollywood in terms of startups & emerging media.

FIRST look at this great New York Times post on what it takes to create a startup community -- the NEW DIgital Hollywood is turning the old paradigm upside down where major investments now come from Hollywood Glitterati versus corporate angel investors: 

What It Takes to Create a Start-Up Community New York Times (blog)-Apr 26, 2013 Entrepreneurs exist everywhere, but start-up communities don't. ... supply of engineering, business and creative talent from Hollywood studios ... THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL STARTUP --  Hollywood Reporter Aereo: Internet  HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS threatened by Aero -- is it up to the courts?  The Hollywood Gossip-Apr 9, 2013 Fox is threatening to convert its entire operation to a pay-TV-only channel if Internet startup Aereo continues to "steal" its over-the-air television − News Corp.'s Chase Carey: Aereo Could Force Fox Off Broadcast Air Hollywood Reporter-Apr 8, 2013 As Aereo Fights A Clone, Fox Threatens To Go To Cable If Courts ... TechCrunch-Apr 9, 2013 all 164 news sources » THE SUITS -- the new agent for emerging media & content -- your people can now call my people for lunch & beyond... 'We're no rock stars': Meet Silicon Valley's tech talent agents ... VentureBeat-by Christina Farr-Apr 26, 2013 This gave him the flexibility to hash out independent startup ideas and ... key differences between 10x and a typical Hollywood acting agency? (Blogger note, at the beginning of the mass market internet --there were agencies evolving to rep the techies and developers that were located in LA -- most of the major Talent Agencies ie CAA, WMA etc all have divisions to represent both tech developers, tech directors and now even content creators and tech startup founders. Many of the agencies also have their own in-house incubators for content startups. jas) about Joyce Schwarz -- Schwarz is one of the top female advisors for startups in the emerging media and entertainment industry. She has served as a consultant for more than 75 startups -- ranging from emusic.com to Primesense (the guts of Xbox kinect). She brings to her clients more than 20 years executive (VP) level experience in the advertising industry for such major firms as Ogilvy and Foote Cone & combines that with a Masters Degree in Film writing from USC. She is the past president of the USC Cinema-TV Alumni Association and has been a leader in digital media since 1990. Schwarz is the co-author of the NAB's MULTIMEDIA 2000 book and co-author of 7 other books including her recent bestseller THE VISION BOARD. She maintains a consulting, marketing and PR practice in Marina Del Rey, California with an additional office near San Francisco in Northern California. Schwarz has written more than 500 articles on emerging media & technology and is a frequent contributor and source for CBS Radio and has been featured in WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER and more. See more about her at: www.jcombusinessdevelopment  and follow her at www.twitter.com/joycecom and at her current personal venture www.startup50plus.com and www.twitter.com/startup50plus

Round-up on What's News For Digital In Hollywood by Hollywood2020.net

What's hot on the Digital Side of Hollywood -- is a wide range of topics from the politics of Digital to Crowdfunding to Clint Eastwood on why horses influenced him on the set of RAWHIDE...only in Hollyweird as we would say, blogged  by Joyce Schwarz.

Most interesting -- Kobayashi's adventure into Digital TV .....follow www.twitter.com/joycecom

1. indiatvnews.com

   Is Hollywood's “Fortune Cookie” Approach Working? China Digital Times-Apr 25, 2013 The weekend brought one sign of a rebound forHollywood: “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” from Paramount Pictures, took in a respectable $33 million at ...

2. Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products Los Angeles Times-by Tiffany Hsu-3 hours ago At age 68, the company is incorporating more digital elements into its toys, embracing more Hollywood partnerships, pushing into foreign ...

3. Conserving the Horse He Rode in On Wall Street Journal-2 hours ago "You know, I haven't done a digital yet," replied Mr. Eastwood, the 83-year ... of the event—than with applying the wisdom of Hollywood's past.

4. Masahiro Kobayashi on the Advent of DigitalTechnology in Asian ... Hollywood Reporter-Apr 27, 2013 JEONJU, South Jeolla Province — Jeonju Digital Project, the crowning jewel of the Jeonju International Film Festival, brings together three ...

5. Curtain falls on outdoor cinemas Bangkok Post-8 hours ago They are paying attention to new challenges caused by thedigital age ... which have Hollywood movie copyrights, will halt the production of film ...

6. New York Post

   Penn Badgley's Mission to Reclaim His Own Celebrity With ... Vulture-2 hours ago Suspended from one wall is a digital projector to watch movies through the ... Lynne, decided to leave Seattle and Penn's father for Hollywood.

7. Scrubs star Zach Braff has reached his target of $2m on Kickstarter ... Stuff.co.nz-3 hours ago But some observers have criticised Hollywood stars for using the Kickstarter website to dip into the pockets of their loyal fans. Braff has said this ... + Show more

Digital Hollywood roundup of news from Google on eve of Spring Conference at Ritz Carlton Courtesy of Hollywood2020.net and Google

Quick update of what's making news on google the night before the spring, 2013 Digital Hollywood launches at the Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey....blogged by Joyce Schwarz,www.jcombusinessdevelopment.com at Hollywood2020.net 

Coldplay Comic Book Series Goes Digital - The Hollywood Reporter

27 Leading Characters In Hollywood's Big Digital Play (Fast Company)

KCETLink Steps Out with 'City Walk': A New Transmedia Series

Colorfront Showcases Express Dailies 2013

European Cinema Owners Lobby to Keep Windows While Going ... Hollywood Reporter-Apr 26, 2013 She contrasted the booming digital sales of film and TV programs in the ... “The opportunities of digital are huge,” Kroes wrote, “those who stick ... NBCUniversal Celebrates New Digital Efforts San Francisco Chronicle Georgia's Film Industry Grows With 'Hunger Games' And 'Walking ... Huffington Post-11 hours ago ... said Lee Thomas, director of the Georgia Film, Music &Digital Entertainment Office. ... Now, Atlanta truly has the feel of Hollywood South. Director Josef Fares takes a break fromHollywood to try something ... Digital Trends-by Anthony John Agnello-Apr 27, 2013 Digital Trends talked with Fares about the difficulty of writing stories for video games, the troubled relationship between gaming and movies, ... 'Hunderby,' 'Last Tango in Halifax' Win BAFTA TV Craft Nods Hollywood Reporter-7 hours ago Boulton, who won the evening's nod for digital creativity, an increasingly competitive category as technology continues to advance, told the ...

Fast Co Names 6 Hot HOLLYWOOD STARTUPS follow Hollywood2020.net live at Digital Hollywood this week

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By Joyce Schwarz, April 28, 2013

Fascinating to see FAST COMPANY @fastcompany feature what they term six Hollywood startups -- rather amazing mix -- tell us what you think about their picks?   www.fastcompany.com/...hollywood/hollywoods-favorite-start-ups

Are these really Hollywood's FAVE startups: Instagram, Uber, Angry Birds, The Honest Company, Chill, FunnyorDie and Jessica Alba's THE HONEST COMPANY?

What do you think is really hot in Hollywood and entertainment this week-- send your pick to @joycecom --especially interested in fave startup companies!