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June 14, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 4, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Washington - Nearly a month after announcing that it would put Newsweek up for sale, The Washington Post now appears to have at least four potential buyers for the magazine. [more..] New York - Technology publisher Ziff Davis has been acquired by former Time Inc. executive Vivek Shah, with financing from Great Hill Partners. [more..] Washington - Comedy has replaced news as the most popular form of online video, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. [more..] Los Angeles - Veteran hip-hop group Public Enemy has reduced the amount of funding it hopes to raise from fans to finance the recording and release of a new studio recording, Music Ally reports. [more..] New York - NBC Universal has been sued by an online marketing and publishing firm that says the company reneged on a $1 million deal to sell it the domain names Women.com and Women.net, TechCrunch reported. [more..] San Francisco - China has blocked the Foursquare mobile location-based service, purportedly due to users "checking in" to Tiananmen Square to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the student protest massacre, CNET News.com reports. [more..] Reston, Va. - Social networking now ranks as the fastest-growing mobile content category, according to a new report from Internet audience measurement firm comScore. [more..] Los Angeles - MOG, the operator of a music blog network, corresponding ad network and music subscription service, this week reached a deal to add Sony Music Entertainment's network of sites to its ad network, PaidContent reported. [more..] Amsterdam - SoGeo, the developer of a "context-aware" platform for mobile and the Web, announced on Friday that it has raised about $1.2 million in funding, from investor BlueBubbleLab. [more..] San Francisco, Calif. - Velti, a U.K.-based developer of mobile marketing and advertising technology, said on Thursday that it has acquired Media Cannon, a developer of mobile advertising tools and technology. [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 $399. Reserve your seat now!
Briefly Noted New York - Mobile game developer Tapulous announced on Friday that it has partnered with major record label Warner Music Group, and will release four "Tap Tap Revenge" music-themed games over the news year featuring Warner artists. [more..] San Francisco - User-generated reviews publisher Yelp has announced a partnership with OpenTable, the provider of online restaurant reservation services. [more..] Los Angeles - In the latest test of streaming live concerts into movie theaters, a Jewel concert scheduled for June 7 will be available to view live in a movie theater in cities including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Tamp, Pittsburgh, Nashville, and several locations in Australia. [more..] Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment said on Friday that it will make developer Turbine's "The Lord of the Rings Online" a free-to-play title in the fall. [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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