101 Top Los Angeles (LA) Media and Entertainment Companies and Startups of 2021

June 11, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Los Angeles (LA) based Media and Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Media and Entertainment industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Los Angeles (LA) Media and Entertainment Startups

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Pluto TV

Pluto TV

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Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America.

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NTWRK is the definitive live streaming video commerce platform developed specifically for Gen Z and Millennials.

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WAVE.tv

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WAVE.tv is a sports media company for digital native fans.

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Snipfeed

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ALL YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS IN ONE PLACE

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Loot Crate

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Loot Crate develops a fan-based commerce and community platform.

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Macro

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Macro is a disruptive media company focused on the multicultural market.

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360VUZ

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360VUZ is an immersive virtual video mobile app that enables users to teleport from their smartphone in 360°

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Moment House

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Premium digital live platform for artists and creators

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Maple Media

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Maple Media is a mobile media, advertising, and technology company that acquires and operates category-leading, consumer apps.

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Hidden Leaf Games

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Hidden Leaf Games is making a 3-on-3 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game called Fangs.

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Emerge

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We’re bringing touch and emotion to extended reality experiences — bridging the distance between you and what matters.

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Theorycraft Games

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Theorycraft Games operates as an independent game studio.

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FanVestor

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FanVestor is a FINRA-regulated crowdfunding platform that enables entertainment and sports celebrities to capitalize on their fanbases.

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Exploding Kittens

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Exploding Kittens is a card game for people who are into kittens, explosions, laser beams, and sometimes goats.

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OpenDrives

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Open Drives builds network attached, shared storage solution for high resolution image and video workflows.

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Entertainment Data Oracle (EDO)

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Entertainment Data Oracle(EDO) is a data, measurement, and analytics company.

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Hello Sunshine

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Hello Sunshine is a media company that is dedicated to female authorship across all storytelling platforms.

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Wonder Dynamics

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Wonder Dynamics develops and combines AI technology with storytelling.

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Passionflix

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Passionflix is a a streaming service that’s all about romance.

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Legion M

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Legion M is a fan-owned entertainment company producing a slate of movies, TV, and digital content.

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Whatifi

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Whatifi is the storyhacking app where friends watch original movies together, crack jokes, and decide what happens next.

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Ryff

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Dynamic digital brand integration and story telling using AI and visual computing.

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Jubilee Media

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Media company for positive, purpose-driven millennials.

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Shots Studios

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Shots Studios is a Los Angeles-based, data-driven entertainment company that produces online comedy and music videos.

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Vana

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Leading recommendation engine and compliant marketing platform for the legal cannabis and CBD industry

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Two Bit Circus

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Two Bit Circus is an experiential entertainment company helping brands tell their story through immersive, public installations.

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Breitbart News Network

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Breitbart News Network offers real-time access to news and analysis sources online.

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Tellie

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Empowering creators through immersive entertainment

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Mav Farm

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Decentralized P2P Art & Trade

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Magnopus

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Magnopus is an entertainment company creating content, design, art, and technology to create experiences.

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Crypt TV

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Crypt TV is an operator of an online video platform intended to produce and distribute scary video content.

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Upcomer

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Making it easy and more engaging to follow esports.

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Arsenic

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Arsenic Magazine is a by-the-people, for-the-people, online lifestyle and culture magazine based in the Arts District.

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Vault AI

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Vault AI uses artificial intelligence or AI to create a system of prediction of content.

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Ranked® Media & Technologies

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A technology & creative company building tomorrow’s consumer and enterprise products.

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New Form Digital

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New Form is developing original series and investing in digital content.

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Giggl

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Giggl provides a secure way for people to connect online through sharing content using virtual browser instances.

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Luxury Travel Hackers

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LTH shoots travel content with influencers and makes vacations bookable via social media.

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ToneDen

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A new way to build and engage an audience.

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Millennium Entertainment

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Millennium Entertainment – Theatrical Film/Movie Distribution Company based in Los Angeles, CA

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Speakr

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Influencer Marketing and Talent Management Enterprise Platform

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TeamDom

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TeamDom is a media conglomerate that builds brands, stories, celebrities, and businesses around teen entertainment and media.

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ClutchPoints

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ClutchPoints is a mobile app for sports that focuses on NBA, NFL, and MLB games.

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AwesomenessTV

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AwesomenessTV is a next generation media company serving the global Generation Z audience

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Wiredrive

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Wiredrive is a secure media sharing and collaboration service for marketing teams, agencies, and production companies.

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FanSifter

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FanSifter is a fan data management platform to help rights-holders in music, entertainment, and sports increase sales of tickets, music, etc

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The Chernin Group

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The Chernin Group is a multi-stage investment firm that seeks to invest in and build these best-in-class companies.

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All Def Digital

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ALL DEF DIGITAL is a premium, multi-platform digital media company and entertainment hub

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Hello Giggles

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HelloGiggles is a website and media brand that covers pop culture, love, friendship, news and other topics important to women.

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AIR.TV

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AIR.TV enables the distribution and monetization of viral videos on websites.

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Duuple

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Duuple is a Mobile App/Social Media Platform enabling users to raise money and awareness for various causes by posting/accepting challenges.

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Dooya

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Dooya is an ad-supported internet video syndication and distribution company.

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Matter

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Matter is the first market network focused on musicians. We help creatives leverage their community and content to make more $ from commerce

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ClixTV

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ClixTV is a digital media company that provides watch video across all media platforms.

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ZigZag

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Create Together, Trend Together! ZigZag is the new social media app that helps you make viral videos with friends.

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TalentX Entertainment

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TalentX Entertainment operates as a premier social media monetization and talent development company.

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HOLLYFY

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MediaTech + FinTech SaaS. Predictive machine learning models for brand marketers and entertainment creators.

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That’s No Moon

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That’s No Moon is a content creation company that provides products and services for the entertainment industry.

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Stage 32

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Stage 32 is the world’s largest online platform connecting and educating the global entertainment industry.

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KAI Media

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Media and Entertainment

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Omnia Media

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Omnia Media is a digital studio that creates original content with its talent network which does 2B+ views/month in Gaming and DIY.

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Wisecrack

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Wisecrack is a Los Angeles-based digital first media collective run by comedians,

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Voltaku

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Voltaku is a cross-platform content company laser-focused on unifying the film, gaming, and digital media worlds.

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PANIQ ROOM

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America’s fastest growing escape room franchise

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Five Vectors

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A next-gen media company using a data-driven approach to build, distribute and monetize assets through 3rd party and o&o outlets.

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ModelSquared™

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ModelSquared™ uses live video and crowdfunding with AI to scout for the trendiest models

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Tiger Beat

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Tiger Beat is an American teen fan magazine marketed primarily to adolescent girls.

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Collaction

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We’re a social network that solves the big monetization problem, through a business model totally aligned with the interests of creators.

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babystep.tv

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babystep.tv’s aim is to inspire parents. There is extensive research about childhood development, but few have access to it.

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Hero Ventures

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Hero Ventures develops and produces live entertainment experiences.

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VC Mobile Entertainment

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VC Mobile Entertainment develops mobile, PC, console, and online games.

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What’s Up Moms

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What’s Up Moms is dedicated to providing fast-paced videos that are not only helpful, but also fun to watch.

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YourListen.com

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YourListen.com is a social music and audio platform allowing users to upload, listen, discover and share content without limits.

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Delair Studios

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The best immersive sound for entertainment.

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Party Earth

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Party Earth is a global media and entertainment company providing reviews of social venues and events in U.S. and European cities.

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Roqovan Studios

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Roqovan Studios is a brand new game development studio focused on making games and content for emerging virtual reality platforms.

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TunesMap

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TunesMap is a Los Angeles-based startup dedicated to helping you interact with the world around your favorite music.

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Veeps

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Veeps is the livestream concert platform for the music industry.

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Varriant

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Varriant is an independent media company that delivers engaging and fun content to a global audience.

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Space Oddity

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Space Oddity is a content studio exploring technology and culture.

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Razzball LLC

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Fantasy Sports Community and Daily Projections

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Latch

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Where creators connect.

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Curate

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Curate is a vetted marketplace for companies to discover, message & hire qualified freelancers.

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Future Sharks

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Interviews and content for entrepreneurs

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Fanjoy

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Connecting fans with the people they admire

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Create Music Group

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Create Music Group is a music technology company providing rights management, syndication, and distribution platform.

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Buzz Media

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Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music, and celebrity content.

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Legacy Entertainment Partners, LLC

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Motion picture production company, tech based prop design, and entertainment business consulting.

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AXS

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AXS is a company whose core values reflect a culture that celebrates individual differences and respect of one another.

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Streamland Media

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Streamland Media supports films, as well as episodic and interactive entertainment, through its businesses.

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Brave Media

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Brave Media is a multi-platform entertainment company that is focused on creating high octane content with purpose.

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Crooked Media

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Crooked Media is a place for political news, analysis, and to figure out how you can get involved.

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The Shade Room

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The Shade Room is a media company that offers celebrity and entertainment news on an hourly basis.

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INOV8 Media

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INOV8 Media develops a platform of live fantasy challenges, social contests, mobile apps and news/blog pages.

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MERRY JANE

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MERRY JANE is the definitive cannabis resource on culture, news, video, food and style dedicated to expressing a new cannabis mentality.

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We Are The Mighty (WATM)

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WATM is the military community’s premier media and entertainment brand.

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Imaggly

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Imaggly is a Image Hosting Site.

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Digital Domain

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Digital Domain creates transportive experiences that entertain, inform, and inspire.

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Levity Entertainment Group

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Levity Entertainment Group is an entertainment company that provides talent management services.

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MusicMind

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MusicMind is a social music platform with embedded augmented reality that provides brands and artists with content distribution services.

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Sonoro

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Sonoro is a global media company creating premium, Spanish-language audio content.

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