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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 7, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Philadelphia - A consortium of photographers' groups on Wednesday filed a class action copyright infringement lawsuit against Google, over the proposed inclusion of copyrighted images found in the millions of books being scanned into its Book Search project. [more..] New York - The U.S. Internet advertising is showing "signs of an emergent recovery," posting a record $6.3 billion in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. [more..] Washington - Antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) "appear to be laying the groundwork" for a challenge to Google's proposed acquisition of mobile ad firm AdMob, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. [more..] New York - Two years after paying $850 million for the social network, AOL said that it now plans to either sell or shut down Bebo. [more..] Cupertino, Calif. - After receiving complaints from new iPad owners about dropped or weak Wi-Fi connections, the company has confirmed that an issue exists, but said the ultimate problem lies with users' home network settings. [more..] San Diego - Veoh Networks, an online video service that raised $67.5 million in venture capital financing, has sold off its remaining assets to Los Angeles-based 2Peer Ltd., VentureWire reported. [more..] New York - User-generated gadget reviews site gdgt has raised $3.165 in a round of new funding led by Spark Capital and True Ventures, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Burlington, Mass. - Burst Media, an online ad network for independent publishers, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired OTP Media, a U.K.-based ad network. [more..] New York - Zoom Media & Marketing, an operator of out-of-home digital ad networks in over 10,000 venues, announced Wednesday that it has acquired the assets of Sports Display, a company that places local ads in such networks. [more..]
DMW Notice Board LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
We are pleased to announce terrific new keynotes and speakers for the 4th Annual LA Games Conference at Hollywood's renowned Roosevelt Hotel on April 29:
KEYNOTE additions include the CEOs of two cutting-edge companies working at the intersection of cloud-based computing and games and social networking and games, respectively: DAVID PERRY - CEO, Gaikai and JOHN PLEASANTS - CEO, Playdom. Other confirmed speakers include industry leaders such as Brian Ward, SVP, Worldwide Studios, Activision Blizzard, Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures, Nanea Reeves, SVP & COO, Global Online, Electronic Arts, Peter Wanat, Executive Producer, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush Securities, Inc., Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners, Teemu Huuhtanen, President, North America, Sulake Inc. (Habbo Hotel), Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors, Alex St. John, President & CTO, hi5, Mari Baker, President & CEO, PlayFirst, Micah Nyatsambo, Director of Social Media, Media Contacts, Havas Digital, Neal Sinno, VP of Business Development, Arkadium, Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies, Louis Figueroa, VP, Business Development, Sony Online Entertainment, Brandon Beck, Co-Founder & CEO, Riot Games, David Reitman, VP, Content & Entertainment, Switch and Data and many more.
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(Pre-Registration Rate $549 - reserve your seat now!)
Briefly Noted El Segundo, Calif. - Liberty Media head John Malone will step down as chairman of satellite TV provider DirecTV as part of an agreement that aims to meet an ownership condition placed by the FCC, PaidContent reports. [more..] McLean, Va. - Newspaper publisher Gannett said that chief digital officer Christopher Saridakis will step down at the end of the month to "pursue other interests," according to a regulatory filing. [more..] Dallas - Blockbuster on Wednesday announced new agreements with Fox, Sony and Warner Bros. to provide day-and-date availability of movies for its store and mail order DVD rental service. [more..] Emeryville, Calif. - Sony's Gracenote music identification and metadata service on Wednesday announced an expanded long-term agreement with Civolution, a provider of video watermarking and fingerprinting technology. [more..] Brooklyn, N.Y. - TuneCore, an independent distributor of music to digital retailers, announced on Wednesday that it has expanded into e-book distribution with the beta launch of Bibliocore. [more..] New York - The Harry Fox Agency (HFA), a U.S. music rights licensing organization, announced on Wednesday that its Songfile online licensing service now supports ringtone licensing. [more..] San Francisco - Kuju Entertainment, a European game developer with North American headquarters in San Francisco, on Wednesday named Nigel Robbins as its new CEO. [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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