Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) unveiled Creative Labs, a startup studio focused on developing consumer-facing technology companies and next-generation media and entertainment experiences. Serial entrepreneur, two-time Emmy Award®-nominee, and venture capitalist Leonard Brody serves as chairman and cofounder of the new
Pluto.TV announced the close of $5 million in financing led by Samsung Ventures. Pluto TV is a leading free over-the-top content television service in America, carrying and programming more than 75 channels in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Millions
Bigscreen closed $11 million in Series A financing. True Ventures led the round, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz. Founded in 2014, Bigscreen is a California-based startup creating an immersive virtual reality telepresence platform that plans to revolutionize the way people work, play, hangout, and collaborate.
According to a recent SEC filing, VR startup Dreamscape Immersive has raised $6.7 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Dreamscape Immersive uses VR technology to create a new form of mainstream location-based entertainment. The startup emerged out of stealth Monday, and little is known about
Entertainment company LiveXLive today announced that it has acquired music startup Slacker Radio for $50 million. Slacker Radio, founded in 2006, is next-generation personalized radio that allows music lovers to choose from a broad selection of human-curated music, news and sports stations that are personalized