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June 14, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | May 20, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories San Francisco - Google on Thursday introduced its Google TV platform, which it says will "add the power of the Web to the television viewing experience," and announced support from partners including Intel, Sony, Logitech, Best Buy, DISH Network and Adobe. [more..] San Francisco - Google on Thursday introduced the latest version of its Android operating system, 2.2, and along with it a new Web-based Android Market that will let users purchase music and have songs automatically synced to Android mobile devices. [more..] Islamabad, Pakistan - Following a country-wide block of Facebook, the Pakistani government has told ISPs in the country to block Google's YouTube, which officials said contains "blasphemous" material, Reuters reported. [more..] Framingham, Mass. - An estimated 7.6 million media tablet computers are expected to ship this year, a number expected to grow to more than 46 million units by 2014, according to a report from market research firm IDC. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google said on Thursday that it has acquired the assets of Simplify Media, the provider of a media-sharing application. [more..] Los Angeles - Freelance journalism site True/Slant is in acquisition talks with potential suitors, PaidContent reported, citing sources, while the company maintains it is focused on raising a second round of financing. [more..] London - TweetDeck, a Twitter client that lets users view multiple content streams at once, has raised $3 million in a second round of funding, led by Betaworks. [more..] Dublin, Ireland - Movidius, a chipmaker focused on mobile 3D video, has secured a $7.5 million second round of funding. [more..] San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Thursdady that it ahs acquired Beijing-based social gaming company XPD Media. [more..] London - Yell Group, an international publisher of directories, announced on Thursday that it has acquired TrustedPlaces, a U.K. website that lets users post reviews of local businesses. [more..]
DMW Notice Board International Game & Film Lounge, Los Angeles, June 14, 2010
Together with our friends at Variety and Nordic Game, we are pleased to announce the agenda for our second annual pre-E3 transmedia event. This year's event features two keynotes, demos and a showcase as well as 6 panels and bustling after-party by the pool! We invite you to join an exclusive group of decision-makers at the event and take part in the discussion with executives, investors, analysts, press, filmmakers and gamers who will be instrumental in shaping the future of the game and film business. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email (jay@digitalmediawire.com) for more information. Speakers last year included Jeff Gomez of Starlight Runner Entertainment, Transmedia Producer who worked on the world's most successful movie, Avatar, and many other Hollywood projects, Navid Khonsari, Director of the multi-million selling "Grand Theft Auto" video game series and Mattias Bergbom, Academy Award winning CGI Producer for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
Register now for only $299 until May 21. Limited number of tickets available. This event will sell out!
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - A Swedish court has ordered Internet service provider Portlane to identify the operator of OpenBitTorrent, which in the wake of The Pirate Bay's legal troubles has become likely the world's largest public tracker, TorrentFreak reported. [more..] San Francisco - Google is now activating more than 100,000 Android-based smartphones daily, up from 60,000 in February and 30,000 a year ago, Google vice president Vic Gundotra revealed at the company's I/O developer conference on Thursday, TechCrunch reported. [more..] San Francisco - Twitter has released a free, official Twitter for iPhone and iPod touch application in Apple's App Store. [more..] San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital civil liberties group, has put out a call for U.S.-licensed attorneys to help it defend the targets of an expected 50,000 lawsuits related to movie downloading. [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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