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November 19, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 23, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Los Angeles - Apple has expanded its patent infringement litigation against Taiwan-based phone maker HTC, this time accusing the company in federal court in Delaware of violating two new patents, All Things D reports. [more..] Los Angeles - Apple's App Store has contributed an estimated $189 million in total gross profits since it was launched in 2008, according to a report from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. [more..] Los Angeles - Following a similar move by the U.K.'s BPI trade group, international record label trade group IFPI has asked Google to remove search results that link to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, Techdirt reports. [more..] San Jose, Calif. - Adobe Systems has released its Flash Player 10.1 for mobile to developers, which the company called "the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices." [more..] San Francisco - Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney for digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), has stepped down to take a position at Google as senior copyright counsel, CNET News.com reported. [more..] Needham, Mass. - Extreme Reach, a provider of digital video advertising distribution services, announced on Wednesday that has closed a $9 million second round of financing, led by Village Ventures. [more..] Reston, Va. - Resonate Networks, an online ad firm offering "attitudinal targeting" technology, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5 million in its first round of funding, led by Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital. [more..] Beijing - PapayaMobile, a mobile social networking and gaming platform that counts 3.5 million users, has raised $4 million in venture capital funding from DCM. [more..] Sunnyvale, Calif. - RGB Networks, a provider of network video processing services, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired RipCode, a developer of mobile video technology. [more..]
DMW Notice Board 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 and 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.
Reserve your seat now!
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - The first reviews of Apple's new iPhone 4 are largely positive, with David Pogue of The New York Times, Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal, and gadget blog Engadget weighing in, while PC World attacked the implementation of the new multitasking capability in iOS 4 as "horrible." [more..] Los Angeles - Microsoft has launched a new Entertainment vertical for its Bing search engine, featuring music, gaming, movies and TV sub-categories. [more..] Stockholm, Sweden - Piratbyran ("the bureau of piracy"), a pro-piracy lobbying group formed in Sweden in 2003 that was responsible for the launch of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, has officially disbanded, TorrentFreak reports. [more..] Los Angeles - TuneCore, a provider of digital distribution services for musical artists, said on Wednesday that it has added streaming music service Spotify to its offering. [more..] Seattle - Online video publisher thePlatorm announced on Wednesday that it has added support for Boxee, DivX, FlingoTV, Roku, TiVo, Vudu and Sybas Technologies' Popbox device. [more..] Menlo Park, Calif. - ShortForm.tv on Wednesday launched its site that lets users watch curated channels of online video, culled from sites including YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. [more..] Woodland Hills, Calif. - Music Reports, a provider of music rights administration services, said on Wednesday that it will provide its services to Rdio, the new online music service from the creators of Skype and Kazaa. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - National Geographic - Washington - iFactor Consulting - Pheonix - Payvment, Inc. - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco
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