Local media and entertainment companies in NY can now apply for the City's Training Grants and the Executive Education Program. According to NYC.gov, the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and the Department of Small Business Services have partnered together to support local businesses in [Full Story…]
NY’s TickPick Helps Fans Find Tickets
December 4, 2011 at 9:28 am
TickPick is a NY-based startup, created by Chris O' Brien and Brett Goldberg, which helps ticket buyers find deals on sporting events and concerts. In an interview with Citybizlist, the two founders cited differences from other ticket finding sites such as SeatGeek and StubHub. For example, while [Full Story…]
NY-based startup TickPick Could Outdo Established Ticketing Cos.
November 8, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Dozens of companies have been successful in selling tickets for popular events, such as concerts, sporting events and broadway shows. The Next Web breaks distinguishes between primary sellers like Ticketmaster/Live Nation, Ticketfly, Tickets Now and Eventbrite, and secondary ticketing markets [Full Story…]
Foursquare Among Recipients of “Made in NY” Awards
June 7, 2011 at 1:21 pm
The sixth annual "Made in NY" Awards were presented last night by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NY's Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver. The awards honored seven individuals and organizations that made significant contributions to the entertainment and new media [Full Story…]
TED to Hold Open Auditions in NY
April 19, 2011 at 8:14 am
TED is opening its 2012 stage by holding its first ever open auditions before a live audience in NY on May 24th. According to Fast Company, the conference is looking for major production values: "a imaginative soundtrack ... accompanied by a custom-animated movie ... campfire-style storytelling [Full Story…]
Al Lieberman: Variety’s Media Mentor of the Year
April 18, 2011 at 8:11 am
Variety magazine has named Al Lieberman as their media mentor of the year for his role in integrating business and showbiz at NYU's Stern School of Business. His disire to educate business students on how both sides of the industry work together inspired him to develop the Entertainment, Media and [Full Story…]
Latin Media, Entertainment CEO Conference Coming on Oct. 4
September 28, 2010 at 7:11 am
Latin Media and Entertainment Week will kick off Oct. 4 with Convergence 2010, a CEO Summit Conference featuring the leaders in Latin media, entertainment and technology. The event will take place at 1 Time Warner Center, between 8 AM and 6PM. A media reception will follow. Tickets can be purchased [Full Story…]
Inaugural TEDxGotham To Take Place In October
August 23, 2010 at 12:24 pm
An inaugural TEDxGotham event will be taking place in New York City on October 15th. The event, dubbed “Collaborate, Experiment, Inspire”, will analyze new models of collaboration that are working towards a better world.TED, an acronym for Technology, Entertainment, Design, is a nonprofit [Full Story…]
My Damn Channel Raises $4.4 Million
August 11, 2010 at 9:23 am
My Damn Channel, a digital entertainment studio based in New York, announced this week that it has raised $4.4 million in a second round of funding. The round was led by Intuitive Venture Partners with previous backers Okapi Venture Capital and Sunshine Wireless Company also participating.The [Full Story…]
Android Users Can Get DailyCandy’s “Stylish Alerts”
August 9, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Comcast's DailyCandy, the NY-founded fashion and entertainment e-newsletter operator, took its first foray into apps, releasing a Google Android-based phone app that allows pop up location triggered messages called "DailyCandy Stylish Alerts."Although the general trend is for companies [Full Story…]
Gilt Groupe CEO Reflects on Switch from TV to Start-up
May 17, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Susan Lyne, CEO of the NY-based luxury shopping web site Gilt Groupe and former president of Disney/ABC's entertainment division, jumped from TV to a start-up with no regrets, she told mediabistro in a Q &A. Before TV, Lyne was in print, rising through various jobs until leaving Martha [Full Story…]
NYMag’s Vulture Blog to Relaunch This Week
February 2, 2010 at 4:30 pm
New York magazine's entertainment blog Vulture is going to be relaunching this week, according to FishbowlNY. As part of the new design, the blog will include new widgets for searching and expanded coverage from its new writers Josh Wolk and Claude Brodesser-Akner, who joins as its [Full Story…]
Latino Focused Media/Tech Conference Coming to NYC
July 2, 2009 at 3:48 pm
NYConvergence ORIGINALAccording to an email received by NYConvergence, Convergence 2009 Digital & Social Media Conference, Meet the Latin Disruptors of Media, Entertainment, Technology & Advertising will be taking place on October 14, 2009 at The New York Times Building and will be [Full Story…]
Promax Conference Opens in New York
June 17, 2009 at 12:07 pm
The 2009 Promax/BDA conference, which focuses on television & entertainment marketing, kicked off in New York yesterday with a variety of panels and awards for numerous marketing categories. The conference runs until tomorrow and more details can be found here. Media Decoder Blog [Full Story…]
NYCHA Launches New Site for Production Companies
May 5, 2009 at 10:33 am
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has launched a new TV, film and photography Web site to aid production companies that are looking for resources when scouting for locations to shoot in New York.The Web site can be found here.Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and [Full Story…]
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