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DMW Notice Board 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 Las Vegas - RealNetworks on Tuesday introduced a new Mobile Video Portal for mobile operators and media firms, which the company says will reduce the cost and resources required to create and manage live and on-demand mobile video. [more..] Oslo, Norway - Opera on Tuesday submitted its Opera Mini mobile Web browser application to Apple for approval with use on the iPhone, which the company said is "up to six times faster than [Apple's own] Safari." [more..] Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - CBSSports.com said on Tuesday that its March Madness on Demand player streamed over 8.7 million hours of live video and audio during the first four days of this year's NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, an increase of 35% over 2009 figures. [more..] Dallas - Video rental chain Blockbuster announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with Time Warner's Warner Bros. that will give it access to DVDs and Blu-ray releases four weeks before they are made available on either kiosk or subscription services. [more..] San Bruno, Calif. - Google's YouTube has discontinued the Realtime Toolbar, a feature that let users watching YouTube videos communicate with one another in real-time. [more..] London - Deutsche Telekom is in talks with several other European telco firms on launching a digital music store before year's end to rival Apple's iTunes, Music Week reported, citing the German edition of the Financial Times. [more..] New York - Viacom's MTV and VH1 networks on Tuesday announced a partnership with Foursquare, a provider of location-based social services. [more..] San Francisco - Live streaming video service Justin.tv has released an application for Apple's iPhone, which allows users to watch every channel available on the website, and chat live with other viewers of the video streams they're watching. [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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