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How William Morris and other Hollywood agencies are getting into tech startups and investing

All manner of Hollywood businesses are looking at how they can make themselves profitable online. The future isn’t clear for stalwarts like the larger music labels and movie studios. But there are other power players in the media who are making moves. In particular it’s worth looking at the role that Hollywood talent agencies are starting to play in connecting technology companies with the media and advertising industries.

All four of the largest talent agencies are… Continue Reading

Quarterlife has a rocky debut, but still marks a new era

While it may be marred by poor ratings, NBC’s debut of the “Quarterlife” series is still a historical occurrence in the internet and entertainment worlds. The series is the first direct-to-internet television show to have been purchased by a traditional television network, and poor performance aside, still marks a pretty dynamic moment for the future of television and internet video.

The show, which centers around a cast of hipster twenty-somethings, was created by Marshall Herskovitz and… Continue Reading