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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 14, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Washington - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to examine allegations that Apple is engaging in anti-competitive behavior in the mobile advertising sector, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. [more..] Dallas - AT&T has sent an email apologizing to iPad users whose email addresses were exposed via a security hole on its website, terming the incident as "malicious" and blaming it on "computer hackers," The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Bethpage, N.Y. - Cablevision, the nation's fifth-largest cable TV provider, announced on Monday that it will acquire regional cable TV provider Bresnan Communications from Providence Equity Partners for $1.4 billion. [more..] Agoura Hills, Calif. - On the eve of the game industry's largest convention, E3, publisher THQ announced that it is lowering its guidance for its fiscal first quarter and fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, citing weak sales of its "UFC Undisputed 2010" title, and the strengthening U.S. dollar. [more..] Sunnyvale, Calif. - Coffee giant Starbucks said on Monday that it will begin offering free, unlimited Wi-Fi access through AT&T at all 6,700 of its U.S. company-owned stores beginning July 1. [more..] New York - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation announced on Monday that it has acquired Skiff, Hearst Corp.'s e-reading platform, and also made an investment in Journalism Online, a venture that aims to boost revenues for publishers. [more..] Washington - The nation's public television and radio entities have partnered to form a new common digital platform, the Public Media Platform, with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to invest $1 million to develop a prototype, Wired.com reports. [more..] New York - Hoping to give a significant boost to its Web content strategy, AOL on Tuesday will debut its new online music video network, known as Cambio. [more..] Los Angeles - Online casino operator 888 Holdings announced on Monday that it has acquired Mytopia, a social games development studio, from Real Dice Inc. [more..] Boston - Sonicbids, a service that helps bands book live gigs, announced on Monday that it has acquired ArtistData, an online publishing platform for musicians. [more..] Ferndale, Mich. - Livio Radio, a developer of Internet radio devices and smartphone applications, said on Monday that it has received an investment from venture capital firm Beringea. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Thank you to our sponsors, speakers and attendees! 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.
Register for only $599 until June 23. Reserve your seat now!
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - Microsoft introduced "Kinect," its new motion-sensing video game system for the Xbox 360, at an event in Los Angeles over the weekend, before the industry's E3 Expo kicks off this week. [more..] Los Angeles - Vevo, the music video portal joint venture between Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media Company, plans to launch in the Middle East in the first quarter of 2011, Music Ally reported, citing local publication The National -- which is also owned by Abu Dhabi Media Company. [more..] San Francisco - Russel Simmons, the co-founder of user-generated reviews site Yelp, will be stepping down as CTO, TechCrunch reported. [more..] Washington - Apple said that it will open its first retail store in the District of Columbia this Friday at 5 p.m. [more..] New York - Viacom's MTV on Monday announced a nationwide competition to hire the first-ever MTV "TJ," or "Twitter Jockey." [more..] Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft has signed a deal to make content from Disney's ESPN sports network available on Xbox Live, the service for its Xbox 360 video game console. [more..] Oakland, Calif. - Streaming radio service Pandora said on Monday that Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser have signed on to use its new Pandora iPad advertising platform. [more..] Los Angeles - Boxee, a developer of Web-to-TV video distribution software, announced on Monday that its Boxee Box set-top box, previously scheduled for release this month, will not be available until November. [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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