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London - Nokia announced on Friday that it will discontinue development on its flagship Symbian mobile operating system, and partner with Microsoft to use the company's Windows Mobile 7 software on future handsets. [more..]
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who announced a third medical leave of absence from the company three weeks ago, continues to take business meetings at home and by phone, and has also been spotted at the company's headquarters and out in public with company executives, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. [more..]
London - INQ Mobile this week introduced two new Android smartphones with tight integration of social network Facebook.
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Chicago - Group buying service Groupon said on Friday it will pull a series of controversial television ads, including a spot referencing the turmoil in Tibet that caused an uproar following its debut during Sunday's Super Bowl. [more..]
Mountain View, Calif. - Raptr, the provider of an online community and ranking system for online games, announced that it has raised $15 million in new financing, from investors including DAG Ventures, Tenaya Capital and Accel Partners. [more..]
San Diego - Streaming radio service Slacker has raised $3 million in new debut funding, Hybebot reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]
Los Angeles - Buzzmedia, a network of pop culture blogs that includes Buzznet, JustJared and Stereogum, announced on Friday that it has acquired women's entertainment and lifestyle site The Frisky, from Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System.
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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. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. To submit a speaker, please click here.
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Media Business Conference - April 13, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV
Content in the Digital Age - Explore top business issues impacting digital media companies, including online video, social media, investments, online advertising, mobile entertainment, mobile apps, the future of news media and the relationship between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Register for SMART Pass or Conference Flex Pass to attend these sessions. Use the following code to receive $100 off the Conference Flex Pass and/or a free exhibits only pass: TF05.

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 - *NEW DATE* June 17, 2011 - Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
On June 17, 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

New York - Time Warner's Sports Illustrated on Friday introduced new "All Access" digital subscription plans, which will deliver content from the print magazine first online and to Android devices. [more..]
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo this week introduced a new publishing platform for tablet computers and mobile phones, Livestand, which optimizes content from Yahoo for the new media. [more..]
Washington - The Washington Post is planning to launch a free news aggregation site that will search more than 10,000 sources to let visitors personalize their content, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. [more..]
McLean, Va. - USA Today said on Thursday it will begin incorporating Microsoft tags in each section of its daily paper, Readers will be able to scan the tags -- which look like barcodes -- with their mobile devices to access videos and online content. [more..]
Richmond, Va. - James Bacon, a veteran columnist, policy blogger and magazine editor, on Friday launched The Wonk Salon, a new blog providing a daily roundup of public policy research coming out of the nation's top think tanks. [more..]
Takoma Park, Md. - Social TV startup WatchParty this week launched a service that lets TV viewers interact online with others watching the same program. [more..]
Austin, Texas - The first batch of free tracks from artists set to appear at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin has been released in one 4.49GB file on the BitTorrent file-sharing network, TorrentFreak reports. [more..]

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