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April 29, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | March 10, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories London - Struggling major record label EMI Music on Wednesday said that CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti will step down on March 31, to be replaced by Charles Allen as executive chairman. [more..] New York - Consumer electronics firms Samsung and Panasonic began selling their new 3D television models this week in the U.S., while Sony plans to enter the market in June. [more..] New York - After withdrawing plans for a previous IPO back in 2008, Eyeblaster, a provider of digital marketing and advertising services, announced on Wednesday that it has filed a registration statement with the SEC to raise up to $115 million in an initial public offering of shares. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google's YouTube has begun serving ads on the mobile version of its website, which saw traffic grow by over 160% in 2009. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Wednesday announced an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage that will bring works from the National Libraries of Florence and Rome to its Google Books project. [more..] Amsterdam - Americans spent $3.8 billion on massively multiplayer online games in 2009, where some 21 million residents spend an average of $15 per month on such titles, according to a report by TNS and Gamesindustry.com. [more..] Washington - Appearing at the National Bike Summit in D.C., Google on Wednesday unveiled a new addition to Google Maps that features step-by-step biking directions. [more..] New York - CBS Sports announced on Wednesday that it will offer the NCAA Men's Final Four, semifinals and championship games in 3D broadcasts screened in up to 100 movie theaters equipped with 3D digital cinema technology. [more..] San Francisco - OnLive, the developer of an on-demand streaming video game platform founded by entrepreneur Steve Perlman, announced on Wednesday that it will launch its service on June 17, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in Los Angeles. [more..] London - Welsh singer-songwriter and television host Charlotte Church has signed a $3 million deal with investment fund Power Amp Music to finance the recording of a new album, the Financial Times reported. [more..] Los Angeles - Imeem co-founder and former CEO Dalton Caldwell has raised $370,00 of an expected $600,000 in debt financing for his new start-up Mixed Media Labs, VentureBeat reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..] San Francisco - Thing Labs, a developer of Web-based software that includes social media content aggregator Brizzly, has acquired Twitter iPhone application Birdfeed, and Wikirank, a tool for visualizing Wikipedia data, GigaOM reports. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Digital Strategies Conference - March 10, 2010, Toronto, Canada
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LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
Over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the games industry gather for the LA Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of console, PC, online and mobile games. LA Games Conference – now in its 4rd year – features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond. New speakers added: Bill Young, Director, Global Media Sales, Electronic Arts, John Hayase, Executive Director of Development, Sony Online Entertainment, Chris Petrovic, General Manager , GameStop Digital Ventures, Peter Wanat, Executive Producer, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Dave Ulmer, Senior Director, Entertainment Products, Motorola Media Solutions, Kenny Rosenblatt, CEO and Co-Founder, Arkadium, Alex St. John, President and Chief Technology Officer, hi5, Gene Hoffman, CEO, Vindicia and many more!
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Briefly Noted London - OK Go, the band that made the Rube Goldberg machine music video and recently had a public tiff with record label EMI over the ability for fans to embed said video, has asked and been let out of its contract with EMI's Capitol Records. [more..] Los Angeles - Apple's iTunes LP format, which adds lyrics, cover art, videos, animation and other extras to a digital album, has disappointed labels that have experimented with it over the past six months since its launch, GigaOM reports. [more..] San Francisco - Social network MySpace on Wednesday announced the launch of its new MySpace Games site, aimed at improving users' gaming experiences. [more..] New York - Video game publisher Electronic Arts plans to take its in-game ad sales in-house, ending current relationships with in-game ad networks Massive and IGA Worldwide this year, Mediaweek reported. [more..] New York - The Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, has announced plans to offer a virtual festival pass that will let cineastes view at least eight of the features premiering at the fest, as well as participate in Q&A sessions with filmmakers. [more..] New York - Viacom's MTV Games and development studio Harmonix are working on "Rock Band 3," the next iteration of their music karaoke game that will not feature a specific at -- like the Beatles or Green Day -- for release in the fall. [more..] London - Streaming music service Spotify has signed a deal with telecom TeliaSonera, which will be the exclusive seller of Spotify's premium service in Finland. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Gannett Digital - McLean - VMIX MEDIA INC - San Diego, CA - Socialcast - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco - Synacor - Buffalo, NY - Live365 - Foster City - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
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