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February 24, 2011  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | January 21, 2011 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Washington - Verizon has filed a legal challenge to new Net Neutrality rules approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month, which have not yet taken effect. [more..] New York - Major record label Warner Music Group (WMG) has hired Goldman Sachs to seek out potential buyers for the company, The New York Times reported, citing an executive briefed on the matter. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Unable to reach a deal for Groupon, Google is now preparing to launch a rival group buying service of its own. [more..] Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Friday announced plans to crack down on "content farms," or websites that feature low-quality content that is engineered to rank highly in the company's search results. [more..] Tammisaari, Finland - A court in Finland has ordered the operators of a file-sharing hub there to pay over $1 million in damages to copyright holders, and served them several months of suspended jail sentences, TorrentFreak reported. [more..] Washington - The Huffington Post, the popular left-leaning political news site, said it will team with Sheila Johnson, the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), to launch a new African-American news site called "HuffPost GlobalBlack." [more..] Arlington, Va. - Venture capital investments in the U.S. last year increased for the first time since 2007, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). [more..] San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Friday that it has acquired social and mobile game developer Area/Code. [more..] San Francisco - The Bay Citizen, a San Francisco-based nonprofit news organization that launched last May with a $5 million contribution from the Hellman Family Fund, said it has raised an additional $10 million in multi-year funding. [more..] Reston, Va. - ObjectVideo, a developer of software designed to improve the effectiveness of security cameras, has raised $27.8 million through an offering of equity and notes, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). [more..] Fremont, Calif. - vMobo, a provider of text message-based marketing services, has raised around $700,000 in funding for its interactive direct marketing application, VentureBeat reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]
DMW Notice Board Digital Media Insider - Event Coverage! Recognition of the award recipients can be found online at www.VegasNET.tv! 11th Annual Digital Music Forum - February 24, 2011 - New York City, NY
We are pleased to announce the addition of Gary Shapiro, President & CEO, The Consumer Electronics Association as a speaker for the event. He joins Dermot McCormack, EVP of Digital Media, MTV Networks Music & Logo Group as a keynoter for the event. Go to our website for more info and to register! We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. We've also reserved a room block at a group rate of $269 at W New York Downtown. For more information and to book a room, click here. Hurry, this deal ends February 4th! Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. To submit a speaker, please click here.
Don't miss the chance to register at the special New Year rate - ends on Jan. 14!
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LA Games Conference - April 26, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA
Keynote announcements! Join us in welcoming Jack Buser, Director of PlayStation®Home for Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), as a new keynoter for the event! Buser joins Tony Bartel, President of GameStop Corporation, who will also keynote at the 2011 LA Games Conference! Also, this year's conference will take place at the prestigious SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills! To book a room with our 20% group discount, enter the following number “390744” in the box for "SET or Corporate Account Number" after you have selected your arrival and departure dates: Click here to book! To submit a speaker, register, and find out more, click here.. We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information.
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Digital Media Conference - June 2011 - Washington D.C.
In June over 500 of the most influential decision-makers in the media, entertainment and technology industries will gather in Washington, D.C. for the 8th Annual Digital Media Conference East. We invite you to join us at this engaging event and take part in the discussion with top executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, analysts and press who will be instrumental in shaping the future of the digital media sector. To submit a speaker, register, and find out more, click here. We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information.
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NY Games Conference - September 21-22, 2011 - New York City, NY
The most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry gather at NY Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. NY Games Conference – now in its 4th year – features lively debate on timely cutting-edge business topics. Executives from publishers, developers, advertising, investment firms, social networks, technology providers and content companies mingle together at this top industry event. We are currently offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities. To submit a speaker, register, and find out more, click here. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information.
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Briefly Noted Mountain View, Calif. - Eric Schmidt, who announced yesterday he would step down as CEO of Google, has filed with the SEC to sell shares in the company worth about $334 million, PaidContent reports. [more..] Los Angeles - An Australian reporter working on a biography of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has already optioned the movie rights for its project, to Josephson Entertainment and Michelle Krumm Productions, the Associated Press reports. [more..] New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive and developer Gearbox Software announced on Friday that they will release "Duke Nukem Forever," a title that has been in development at various companies for 14 years, internationally in May. " [more..] Seattle - Amazon.com said on Friday it will extend its 70% royalty option for publishers distributing titles on its Kindle Digital Text Platform to include books sold to Canadian customers. [more..]
Extras o Poll: What was hottest at 2011's CES? Click here to vote! - Verizon 4G (and their deal w/ iPhone)
- 3-D TVs (LG, Samsung, Panasonic, etc.)
- More efficient processor chips (Intel, AMD, ARM, etc.)
- Tablet PCs (Samsung, Sony, Dell, Motorola, etc.)
- Mobile DTV (with gadgets from LG, Audivox...)
- Other...
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