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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 11, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories New York - Valleywag blog publisher Gawker Media says that the FBI has contacted it with questions regarding its publishing of details of a security hole in AT&T's website that exposed the email addresses of some 114,000 Apple iPad owners. [more..] Schaumberg, Ill. - Motorola and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced on Friday that they have settled outstanding patent litigation between the two companies, agreeing to a cross-licensing and patent exchange agreement. [more..] Los Angeles - Citing weak sales, e-book reader device maker IRex Technologies has filed for bankruptcy, Publishers Weekly reported, citing a local Dutch financial publication. [more..] Richmond, Va. - Media General, the owner of newspapers and television stations in the Southeastern U.S., said on Friday that it will become the first member of Yahoo's newspaper consortium to sell Yahoo display ads at its TV stations. [more..] New York - IAC's Electus multimedia studio announced on Friday that it has partnered with DumbDumb, actors Will Arnett and Jason Bateman's production company, to produce a series of branded digital shorts sponsored by Orbit gum. [more..] Cambridge, Mass. - Viacom's MTV Games and developer Harmonix on Friday unveiled new gameplay modes and instrument accessories for its upcoming "Rock Band 3" game, including a new keyboard and six-string guitar with 102 buttons. [more..] Copenhagen, Denmark - Octoshape, a provider of video delivery technology for fixed and mobile networks, has raised $4.8 million in new financing from Nexit Ventures. [more..] Mumbai - Komli Media, an India-based digital media network platform provider, has acquired Australia's PostClick, a firm that represents premium sites including Bloomberg and Hotfrog. [more..]
DMW Notice Board UPDATE: Matias Myllyrinne, Managing Director, Remedy Entertainment, to give special presentation about developing the top selling Alan Wake Xbox game . Dan Winters, VP, Developer Relations and Acquisitions, Activision Blizzard, will be featured in a keynote interview with Marty Poulin, CEO at ShadyLogic Studios. Ronald Azuma, Research Leader, Nokia Research Center Hollywood to deliver Keynote Presentation on augmented reality, location-based services for media and entertainment . New speakers announced from Mandalay Pictures, Lionsgate, NBC Interactive, Tokyo Pop, Imagination Studios, Team 17, Starbreeze Studios and many more! Together with our friends at Variety and Nordic Game, we are pleased to announce speakers for our second annual pre-E3 transmedia event. This year's event features three keynotes, special presentations as well as 6 panels and bustling after-party by the pool! Don't miss this opportunity for top notch networking. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email ( jay@digitalmediawire.com) for more information.
Digital Media Conference East - June 25, 2010 - Washington D.C.
Join over 500 of the most influential decision-makers in the media, entertainment and technology industries will gather in Washington, DC / Tysons Corner for the 7th Annual Digital Media Conference East. This year's event features 3 keynotes and 15 panels divided across 5 Tracks: Mobile • Social Media • Television/Video • Marketing • Law & Tech. Keynoters include Boxee CEO & Co-Founder Avner Ronen and Kelly Day, EVP and General Manager, Digital Media and Commerce, Discovery Communications. New speakers announced from National Geographic Global Media, CBS Interactive/TV.com, Yahoo! News, MTV Networks, WeatherBug, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Cisco Media Solutions Group and many more!
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.
LAST WEEK to register for only $499. Reserve your seat now!
Briefly Noted San Francisco - Twitter has created a World Cup portal page on its site, which provides a refreshed list of recent tweets from notable football figures, as well as links to live tweet streams from various matches. [more..] Los Angeles - Live Nation Entertainment has partnered with Google and HP to develop a "cloud printing" ticketing application, that would let consumers print out tickets they purchase online to a printer at the venue, or any printer in the world, Ticket News reports. [more..] Minneapolis - Electronics and media retail store chain Best Buy said on Friday that it has partnered with publisher Future US to launched a new gaming enthusiast magazine, @Gamer. [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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