Author: Emily Morris

 

Haunting experience from entertainment company behind Hell or High Water allows audience members to interact with real actors and tactile objects while in VR 

LOS ANGELES – Nov. 29, 2018 – MWM Immersive, a division of MWM (Madison Wells Media) and producer of Jon Favreau’s acclaimed Gnomes & Goblins, opens a new immersive experience Friday in Los Angeles for a limited time only. Chained: A Victorian Nightmare combines virtual reality with real world elements to tell a spine-tingling version of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol that places the viewer at the center of the story. Step into Victorian-era London, keep the company of ghosts, and confront your own past, present, and future through a harrowing journey.

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Starting at just $3.99/month, Sinemia’s newest offerings make it more affordable than ever to see movies on the weekdays, boosting low-attendance days for theaters

LOS ANGELES –  Nov. 6, 2018 – Sinemia, the leading global movie ticket subscription service, today announced new weekday movie subscription plans available in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Australia. The new plans, available at nearly 20% off Sinemia’s standard price plans, help consumers save money at the movies and can help increase attendance and revenue for theaters on traditionally low-traffic days.

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Emmy-winning Duplass Brothers to lead creative development of series in which audiences shape the stories as they unfold

NEW YORK – Oct. 25, 2018 — Mark and Jay Duplass’ creative shop DBP Donut has partnered with interactive entertainment company Eko to develop and produce a slate of new live-action series, with the first set to launch in 2019.

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Sinemia now offers moviegoers a referral bonus for friends switching to Sinemia from any competing service, with $10 in credit for new users as well as current subscribers.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2018 — Sinemia, the leading global movie ticket subscription service, today introduced a refer-a-friend program to make it even easier and more affordable for moviegoers to leave their current movie ticket subscription service and take advantage of the summer movie season with Sinemia.

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App by Acorns Founder merges fintech and gaming – gamers save and  micro-earn by playing top mobile games; Zynga, Pocket Gems, and Disruptor Beam sign on as partners

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – July 17, 2018 – Blast, a company that helps people micro-save and earn money while playing the games they love, today announced a top-off of its Seed Round at $12 million in conjunction with launching its app in the Google Play Store. New investors include personal growth entrepreneur Tony Robbins, Palo Alto-based fintech fund CreditEase, and RX3, an influencer-focused VC fund based in Orange County. Additionally, Zynga, Pocket Gems, and Disruptor Beam have signed on with Blast to create custom ways for players to micro-earn and save money.

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