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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | March 25, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories San Mateo, Calif. - Smartphone Web traffic in February increased about 193% from the same period a year ago, according to a report from mobile ad network AdMob. [more..] Dallas - AT&T plans to introduce a new femtocell device next month that will allow mobile phone customers "who live in homes that have coverage impediments" to route 3G calls and data sessions across a home broadband connection. [more..] Los Angeles - YouTube viral video star "Fred" has signed a deal with Viacom's Nickelodeon kids network to star in a series of TV movies, Variety reports. [more..] Los Angeles - Movie theater owners are hiking prices for tickets to 3D movies by as much as 26%, in anticipation of the release of Paramount's kid-friendly "How to Train Your Dragon" tomorrow, Variety reported, citing a report from BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield. [more..] New York - Time Warner's HBO is in talks with additional distributors about offering its programming in a "TV Everywhere" scenario, where subscribers to a digital TV service would also gain access to HBO shows online, Multichannel News reports. [more..] New York - Interpublic Group (IPG), one of the top three global ad agencies, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Brazil-based digital marketing firm Cubocc. [more..] Honolulu - Avatar Reality, the developer of the massively multiplayer online virtual world platform Blue Mars, announced on Thursday that it has raised $4.2 million in new funding, from investors including Henk Rogers and Kolohala Ventures. [more..] Palo Alto, Calif. - Picklive, the operator of an online fantasy soccer game, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding led by Last.fm backer Stefan Glaenzer, TechCrunch reported. [more..]
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 Los Angeles - Video rental chain Blockbuster has released an application that lets rent or purchase some 10,000 film titles and watch them on mobile phones. [more..] Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft plans to add content from location-based social network Foursquare to its Bing Maps service, the company said in a blog post. [more..] New York - News Corp. will charge $17.99 per month for the iPad version of The Wall Street Journal, which equates to a $10 discount from the print edition's price, The Journal reported. [more..] New York - Viacom's Spike TV network on Thursday announced that it partnered with The Ultimate Fighting Championship to launch a website that will feature every episode, fight and fighter from all 10 seasons of Spike's "The Ultimate Fighter" TV series. [more..] Los Gatos, Calif. - Online DVD service Netflix on Thursday began shipping discs to subscribers that will allow them to access its instant streaming video content via Nintendo Wii game consoles. [more..] Los Angeles - News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment said on Thursday that it will add 27 additional MGM titles to the roster of films and TV shows that consumers can purchase on-demand DVDs of from Amazon.com's CreateSpace service. [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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