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April 29, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | March 8 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories London - Four in five adults polled said they believe Internet access should be considered a "fundamental right," according to the findings of a survey of 27,000 adults in 26 countries conducted by GlobeScan for the BBC World Service. [more..] Los Angeles - Among Oscar contenders for Best Picture, "District 9" is the most-popular film on BitTorrent file-sharing networks, having racked up 12.6 million downloads to date, according to a survey of trackers compiled by TorrentFreak. [more..] London - Bundled digital music services could potentially earn ISPs in the U.K. an extra $155 million in revenues by 2013, according to a report conducted by Ovum and commissioned by record label trade group BPI on behalf of major label Universal Music Group. [more..] New York - Google is testing a TV and Web video programming search service with satellite TV provider DISH Network, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. [more..] Los Angeles - CBS is expected to launch a "March Madness" application for Apple's iPhone that offers live streaming video of the basketball tournament over a 3G connection. [more..] Los Angeles - EMI Music Publishing has reached an out-of-court agreement with lyrics provider TuneWiki, heading off a possible court battle over licensing terms, Digital Music News reported, citing sources. [more..] West Hollywood, Calif. - Citysearch, the online city guide unit of IAC, announced on Monday that it has made an investment in OrangeSoda, a provider of online search marketing and search engine optimization services. [more..] Boston - DataXu, the provider of a bidding platform for online display advertisers, announced on Monday that it raised $11 million in its second round of venture capital, was led by Menlo Ventures. [more..] San Francisco - Mochi Media, an online game publisher unit of China's Shanda Games, announced on Monday the creation of a $10 million fund for game developers. [more..] New York - DoubleVerify, a provider of online advertising notification services, announced on Monday that it has closed a $10 million second round of financing, led by Institutional Venture Partners. [more..] Toronto - SeaWell Networks, a provider of Internet video distribution services, announced on Monday that it has raised $6.8 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by BDC Venture Capital. [more..] San Francisco - Posterous, the developer of a simple blogging platform that lets publishers upload new content via email, has raised $4.4 million in its first round of funding. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Digital Strategies Conference - March 10, 2010, Toronto, Canada
Digital Strategies Conference is a one day event, co-located with Canadian Music Week, focused on what you need to know to effectively market your products and services in the Digital Age. This is an event that you can't afford to miss. Confirmed speakers include Louise Clements
Head of Sales, Facebook in Canada, Bob Garfield, Author, The Chaos Scenario, Co-Host, NPR's On The Media, Columnist, Advertising Age, Richard Sussman, Director, Media & Entertainment, Nielsen Online, Phil Miano, National Sales Director, Mobile Advertising, AOL, Paul Cormack, Consumer Marketing Manager , Family + Playhouse Disney, Astral Television Networks and many more.
To register for the event, please click here.
(Early Bird Rate $499 - reserve your seat now!)
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. 2010 Agenda Just Announced!
To register for the event, please click here.
(Economy Discount Rate $499 - reserve your seat now!)
Briefly Noted New York - Due to a relaxation of government rules, China Unicom is expected to offer an Apple iPhone with Wi-Fi in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Cupertino, Calif. - Apple debuted its first TV commercial for its forthcoming iPad tablet computer last night during the Academy Awards telecast, which can be viewed at a link below. [more..] Austin, Texas - Following a recent tradition, an interested party has assembled all of the free MP3s offered by bands participating in the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival into giant torrent files, which this year weigh in at 5.43GB, TorrentFreak reported. [more..] New York - Hulu, the online video portal joint venture between News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney, announced on Monday that it has added a range of content from NFL Films to the service. [more..] Paris - France-based video site Dailymotion has inked a deal with major label Warner Music Group that will allow the site to stream Warner music videos in the U.S., Europe and Africa. [more..] New York - RightsFlow, a provider of mechanical licensing and royalty services, on Monday announced a deal to provide reporting services for Beatport, a digital retailer of dance genre music. [more..] New York - The New York Times on Monday published a profile of streaming music service Pandora and its founder and chief strategy officer, Tim Westergren. [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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