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April 29, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 22, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Los Angeles - Hulu, the video portal joint venture between News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney, plans to begin testing a $9.95 per month subscription offering as soon as next month, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the plans. [more..] Washington - The Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would prohibit trading in motion picture box office futures, potentially derailing such ventures in the works from Cantor Exchange and Trend Exchange, Variety reported. [more..] Indianapolis, Ind. - The NCAA on Thursday announced that it has signed a new 14-year, $10.8 billion deal with CBS and Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System, for the broadcast and digital rights to the Division I Men's Basketball Championship. [more..] Washington - The White House said that it has released part of its custom code for the WhiteHouse.gov website, adding to code already made available as part of the open source Drupal project. [more..] Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America announced on Thursday that it has made Major League Baseball's MLB.TV subscription video service available to owners of its PlayStation 3 video game console in North America. [more..] Los Angeles - News Corp. has acquired a minority stake in Beyond Oblivion, a start-up whose technology helps to pre-load music on various consumer electronics devices, as part of the company's $10 million second round of financing, CNET News.com reported. [more..] Paris - MXP4, a provider of digital music marketing and distribution services, announced on Thursday that it has raised $4 million in a new round of financing, led by Orkos Capital. [more..] New York - The Trade Desk, an online ad exchange founded by ex-Microsoft executive Jeff Green, has raised $2.5 million in new financing. [more..] Boston - XOS Digital, a provider of content management and digital media services for collegiate and pro sports organizations, announced on Thursday that it has closed a second round of venture capital financing. [more..]
DMW Notice Board LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
The 4th annual LA Games Conference is taking place next week at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and it's shaping up to be the best event so far with interviews with Ira Rubenstein, EVP, Global Digital Media Group, Marvel Entertainment, John Pleasants, CEO, Playdom and David Perry, CEO, Gaikai. Panelists include a who's who list of gaming and connected entertainment with top executives from Electronic Arts, Activision, Zynga, Sony Computer Entertainment America (PlayStation), Sony Online Entertainment, Disney Interactive Studios, GameStop Digital Ventures, AddictingGames / MTV Networks, Lionsgate, hi5, PlayFirst, Motorola Media Solutions, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Switch & Data, Offerpal Media and many, many more!
If you're interested in finding out more about the latest trends in the booming games industry, gain unparalleled access to some of the biggest names in the business to do do some high-level networking, leading to deals and new career opportunities, this is the place to be on April 29th!
To register for the event, please click here.
(Online Registration Rate $599 - reserve your seat now!)
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