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April 29, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 28, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Palo Alto, Calif. - HP announced on Wednesday that it will acquire smartphone maker Palm, in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. [more..] New York - Russian Internet firm Digital Sky Technologies (DST) announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire AOL's instant messaging service ICQ for $187.5 million. [more..] London - Worldwide recorded music sales fell 7% in 2009 to $17.03 billion, as sales of physical products like CDs dropped 12.7% globally, according to a new report from record label trade group IFPI. [more..] San Francisco - San Mateo County, Calif. prosecutors have suspended their examination of computer equipment seized from the home of the reporter who posted a story about a prototype Apple iPhone 4G left in a bar, while they examine whether their search violated laws protecting the privacy of journalists. [more..] Los Angeles - Despite a press release purportedly announcing that the domain of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay had been acquired by a Massachusetts-based start-up on Tuesday for $10 million, the operators of The Pirate Bay have denied that such a deal was made. [more..] Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has acquired chipmaker Intrinsity and iPhone application developer Siri, according to reports in The New York Times and Scobleizer. [more..] London - Following unsuccessful licensing talks with British broadcasters, video portal Hulu has shelved plans to launch in the U.K., the Telegraph reports. [more..] New York - Tremor Media, the operator of an online video ad network, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $40 million in a new round of funding, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. [more..] San Francisco - Klout, the provider of a service that measure influence on Twitter, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing. [more..] Sausalito, Calif. - ImageSpan, the provider of a licensing and royalty payment automation platform for media, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a new round of financing, and appointed Kurt Garbe as its new CEO. [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.
(LAST DAY to pre-register - reserve your seat now!)
Briefly Noted Mountain View, Calif. - Google plans to add support for Adobe's Flash platform to the upcoming 2.2 version of its Android operating system, Andy Rubin, a vice president of engineering at Google, told The New York Times. [more..] Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace has received nearly 28,000 online audition videos from users hoping to win a casting call for Fox's musical comedy "Glee," in addition to more than 85 million votes on said videos, Mashable reported. [more..] London - We7, a U.K.-based streaming music service backed by musician Peter Gabriel, announced on Wednesday that in the past month it was for the first time able to cover costs associated with licensing the music it streams from its site through advertising. [more..] San Diego - MP3tunes, the digital locker service founded by MP3.com creator Michael Robertson, announced that it has expanded its free hosting offer from 2GB to 10GB -- or enough space to hold about 2,000 MP3 files. [more..] Santa Clara, Calif. - Rovi (formerly Macrovision) announced on Wednesday that Wenner Media's RollingStone.com will use the Rovi database to add album titles, artwork and information about tracks, labels and release dates to its directory of artists. [more..] Trumbull, Conn. - MusicRevolution on Wednesday announced the launch of its new online marketplace for royalty-free production music, which may be licensed for use in TV, movies, advertising and other productions. [more..] New York - MediaNet, a provider of distribution services for music and other digital media, on Wednesday announced its expansion into the e-book market. [more..] Los Angeles - TuneCore, a provider of low-cost digital music distribution and promotional services, on Wednesday announced a discounted rate for artists and labels registered with the MySpace Music 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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