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October 6-7, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 29, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Los Angeles - Hulu, the video portal joint venture between News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney, on Tuesday launched a preview of Hulu Plus, a $10-per-month subscription service that will offer full current seasons of TV programs from ABC, Fox and NBC across a range of devices. [more..] Beijing - Google announced that it will stop re-directing Chinese users to a Hong Kong-based version of its search site, in a bid to retain a key "Internet Content Provider" license issued by the government necessary to operate a commercial website in China. [more..] Los Angeles - Verizon has slashed the price of Microsoft's new Kin smartphones, with the Kin One discounted from $49 to $29, while the Kin Two will sell for $49, down from $99. [more..] New York - Electronics and media retail store chain Best Buy plans to begin offering a mobile broadband data plan to customers, providing Sprint 3G coverage to purchasers of mobile Web devices in its stores, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] Los Angeles - Jim Spanfeller, the former publisher of Forbes.com, is near finalizing a $2 million round of funding for his Spanfeller Media Group, which intends to launch a series of industry-specific websites, All Things D reported. [more..] Austin, Texas - LibreDigital, a provider of digital marketing and distribution technology for publishers, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the Symtio eCommerce platform from Zondervan, a unit of publisher HarperCollins. [more..] Stockholm, Sweden - Aspiro, a European provider of video and music streaming services, announced on Tuesday that it has sold its mobile entertainment business in Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Lobus Mobil for about $5.4 million. [more..] London - Revoo, a publisher of user-generated product reviews, has closed a second round of funding from existing investors Eden Ventures, Banexi Ventures and Andrew Phillipps, TechCrunch reported. [more..]
DMW Notice Board New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NY
The agenda for the 2010 conference has been released! 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 now for $299 until July 3rd! Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
The updated agenda can now be found online! 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 now for $399 until July 10th!
Briefly Noted New York - AT&T stores began selling Apple's iPhone 4 on Tuesday, with CNET News.com reporting that at least one New York City location had sold out of the smartphones within a half hour of opening. [more..] Las Vegas - Networking firm Cisco on Tuesday introduced the Cisco Cius, an Android-based tablet computers designed for use with the company's collaboration and communication applications. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Tuesday began updating the operating systems of Nexus One smartphone owners to its new Android 2.2 "Froyo." [more..] Berkeley, Calif. - MOG, the operator of a music-focused blog network and digital music subscription service, said on Tuesday that a partnership with Roku will see its MOG unlimited music service made available on the company's broadband set-top boxes. [more..] Emeryville, Calif. - MobiTV, a provider of mobile TV content and delivery services, announced on Tuesday that its MobiTV for iPhone application has now been downloaded more than a million times. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - National Geographic - Washington - iFactor Consulting - Pheonix - Payvment, Inc. - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco
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