MK Capital Invests in Crowdsourced Video Leader Poptent
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MK Capital, a next generation venture capital firm emerging as one of Southern California’s premier digital media investors, today announced a $ 3 million Series A investment in Poptent, a social network dedicated to crowdsourcing video. Developed to bring brand advertisers and their agencies together with a vibrant community of 20,000 video creators, Poptent …
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New haunts for ‘Paranormal 2’
The apparition had nothing to do with the earlier haunted house blockbuster, a micro-budget thriller that exploded into a pop-culture sensation and grossed more than $ 107 million in domestic theaters a year ago, becoming one of the most profitable releases in show business history. “We were worried more than anything else that the new movie wouldn’t work,” says Oren Peli, the former video game …
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Shuttered Texas food plant awaits results from FDA
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The results of tests done at a Texas food processing company linked to tainted celery that may have sickened an Hidalgo County man will likely come next week, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. State health…
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