Aug. 10: Netflix-EPIX; Games-U.S. Economy; Blockbuster By Mail-Games; Medialets

Upcoming Event: October 6-7, 2010 Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 About Us Advertise Events Directory Subscribe Vacation RSS August 10, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: Top Stories o Netflix Adds Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM Streaming in EPIX Deal  New York - Netflix has signed a multi-year deal to stream new release and library titles to subscribers from EPIX, the pay-TV and video-on-demand joint venture between Viacom's Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM. [more..] o Report: Game Industry Added $5 Billion to U.S. Economy in '09  Washington - The computer and video game industry added nearly $5 billion to the U.S. economy in 2009, according to a study from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group of U.S. game developers and publishers. [more..] o Blockbuster Adds Game Rentals to Mail Order Service  Dallas - Blockbuster on Tuesday announced that it has added video game rentals to its mail order DVD rental service. [more..] o Report: Hybrid Web-to-TV Set-top Market to Hit $1.3B in 2014  Scottsdale, Ariz. - The global market for new hybrid set-top boxes that can access Web video via televisions will reach $1.3 billion by 2014, according to a report from market research firm In-Stat. [more..] o Information Technology Job Growth Accelerates in July  Alexandria, Va. - Job growth in the information technology sector accelerated in July, according to new figures from the TechServe Alliance, an industry association for IT services firms. [more..] o Online Local Marketing Software Firm G5 Gets $15 Million  Bend, Ore. - G5, a provider of online marketing and advertising software, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million in its first round of financing, led by Volition Capital. [more..] o Medialets Raises $6 Million for Mobile Rich Media Ads  New York - Medialets, a provider of mobile rich media advertising services, said on Tuesday that it has closed a $6 million, second round of funding, led by Foundry Group. [more..] o Mentez Lands Funding for Social Games in Latin America  Miami - Mentez, a publisher of social games for the Latin American market, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of venture capital financing from Insight Venture Partners. [more..] o Analytics Firm Webtrends Buys Transpond App Platform  Portland, Ore. - Webtrends, a provider of Web analytics services, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Transpond, the provider of a development platform for social and mobile applications. [more..] Top DMW Notice Board New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NY Keynote Speakers for this year's event will be Tal Kerret, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder & Head of Strategic Partnerships for Oberon Media, Alex St. John, President & CTO of hi5, and Steven Chiang President, Studios for Zynga, who will be having a 1-on-1 interview with Mike Vorhaus, President of Magid Advisors. All event updates, including an up-to-date agenda, can 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 the Economy Rate of only $499 until August 27! Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA We are happy to announce Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager of Ebay Tickets/StubHub, and Rick Alden, Founder & CEO of Skullcandy, as Keynote Speakers for the conference! The first round of speakers for this years conference have also been released. An updated agenda and speaker list can 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 the Economy rate of $499 until August 27! Digital Media Conference, West - October 27, 2010 - San Francisco, CA Join us as we bring some of the nation's top industry leaders back to the city by the bay! All event updates and registration forms can be found online! We are currently 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 the Economy rate of $399 until August 27th. Briefly Noted o North Korea Opens YouTube Account, Posts Propaganda Videos  Seoul - The North Korean government has opened a YouTube account, where it has uploaded clips praising leader Kim Jong-Il and denying charges it was involved in the recent sinking of a South Korean military vessel, Agence France-Presse reported. [more..] o AT&T U-verse App Enables TV Show Downloads to iPhone  Dallas - AT&T on Tuesday released a mobile application that lets subscribers to its U-verse digital TV service download and watch TV content on the iPhone and forthcoming BlackBerry Torch. [more..] o Verizon Wireless to Sell Droid 2 for $199 From Wednesday  Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced plans to begin selling the Motorola Droid 2 smartphone on Aug. 11, for $199 with a two-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate. [more..] o Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement Plans U.S. Survey  New York - The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) said on Tuesday that it will bring the U.K. "TouchPoints" media ratings research project to the U.S. [more..] o Comedy Central to Produce Social Network-focused Pilot  Los Angeles - Viacom's Comedy Central is producing a pilot that will focus entirely on social networking sites, TheWrap.com reports. [more..] o EchoStar Taps Widevine DRM for SlingLoaded Set-tops  Seattle - Widevine, a provider of digital rights management (DRM) and video optimization technologies, said on Tuesday that satellite TV provider EchoStar will use its content protection on their SlingLoaded set-top boxes. [more..] o Songkick Concert Listings to Appear on YouTube, Vevo  London - Concert listings provider Songkick has inked content partnerships with YouTube and Vevo that will see localized concert listings appear when users visit YouTube.com/Music, Billboard reports. 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