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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | April 9, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories New York - Digital song sales in the U.S. declined for the first time since 2003 in the first quarter of 2010, signaling a possible leveling off of the market, Billboard reported, citing Nielsen SoundScan sales data. [more..] London - Following the approval of a Digital Economy bill in Britain that would implement a "three-strikes" policy where repeat file-swappers see their Internet connections suspended, at least one ISP -- Talk Talk -- said it would defy any order to disconnect its customers. [more..] New York - Digital royalty payments to artists and copyright holders for music played on satellite and Web radio hit a record $52 million in the first quarter of 2010, about 25% higher than any previous quarter, The New York Times reported, citing data from royalty collection firm SoundExchange. [more..] San Francisco - Over 60% of registered Twitter accounts come from outside the U.S., Matt Sanford, the company's lead engineer on its international team, wrote in a blog post. [more..] Waterloo, Canada - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion announced on Friday that it has acquired QNX Software Systems from Harman International. [more..] Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced on Friday that is has acquired MetaCarta, a developer of geosearch and geotagging technology. [more..] San Francisco - Kontangent, the provider of a social media analytics platform, announced on Friday that it has raised $1.25 million in funding. [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.
To register for the event, please click here.
(LAST DAY to Get Pre-Registration Rate $549 - reserve your seat now!)
Briefly Noted Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo chief technology officer and executive vice president of products Ari Balogh is stepping down for personal reasons, All Things D reports. [more..] Los Gatos, Calif. - Netflix announced on Friday that it has signed new distribution agreements with News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Studios, the terms of which will see Netflix receive now wait to receive new DVD releases until 28 days after they become available at retail. [more..] Los Angeles - Reality TV producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") has partnered with crowdsourced digital video production firm VIMBY, to form a co-venture that will produce branded content geared toward key demographics. [more..] San Francisco - AllVoices.com, the San Francisco-based developer of a citizen journalist site, said on Friday that it has launched a global news desk where professional and amateur reporters will provide regular in-countries from 30 major cities around the world. [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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