| If this message is not displaying properly, click here to launch your browser. | | | | | | Upcoming Event: April 26, 2011 | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | February 2, 2011 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | New York - News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday unveiled The Daily, the company's new iPad-only daily news publication. [more..] New York - A new document leaked to the blog Silicon Alley Insider reveals the purported new editorial philosophy of AOL, which focuses on vastly increasing original content and page views in a bid to bolster profits. [more..] Bellevue, Wash. - T-Mobile USA on Wednesday introduced a new Android-powered tablet from LG, the T-Mobile G-Slate, which features the ability to shoot 3D video. [more..] Los Angeles - Adult media publisher Perfect 10 has filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and other claims against file-hosting service Megaupload, alleging the site is distributing its images illegally, TorrentFreak reported. [more..] New York - Time Warner Cable announced on Wednesday that it will acquire NaviSite, a provider of Web hosting, application, messaging and cloud services for businesses, in a deal valued at $230 million. [more..] New York - AOL has sold its Surphace content recommendation engine to Outbrain, a provider of similar services, for an undisclosed sum, All Things D reports. [more..] Stockholm, Sweden - Voddler, a Sweden-based streaming video site that utilizes peer-to-peer delivery technology, has raised $8 million in a new investment round led by Nokia Growth Partners. [more..] San Francisco - Instagram, the provider of a mobile photo effects and sharing service, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $7 million in first round funding, led by Benchmark Capital's Matt Cohler. [more..] Cambridge, Mass. - Bluefin Labs, a start-up spun out of MIT's Media Lab, on Wednesday unveiled its technology, which analyzes what people say through social media about the shows and ads they are watching on television. [more..] Bethesda, Md. - Verve Wireless, the developer of a mobile ad platform for local media, said on Wednesday it has acquired Deconstruct Media, a mobile ad technology firm founded by several former product and engineering executives of Advertising.com. [more..] DMW Notice Board 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. Register Now at our ONLINE SPECIAL rate! 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. Register now at a special rate! Digital Media Conference - June 24, 2011 - Washington D.C. On June 24, 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. Register now at a special rate! 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. Register now at a special rate! Briefly Noted New York - Time Warner's People magazine announced on Wednesday that its People.com was the first magazine website to attract 1 billion page views in a single month. " [more..] Philadelphia - Comcast on Wednesday announced that its Xfinity TV service now lets its cable subscribers watch TV episodes and movies on demand directly from an iPad, either at home or on-the-go. [more..] Washington - LivingSocial, the social shopping firm whose Daily Deals service is now in more than 170 markets, plans to expand its service with mobile "real-time" deals over the next two weeks, All Things Digital reported. [more..] San Francisco - Federated Media Publishing, a San Francisco-based digital media firm that helps companies market their brands through web sites, blogs and social networking applications, said on Wednesday founder John Battelle will step down in a transition the company said has been in the works for more than a year. [more..] London - U.K. satellite broadcaster Sky announced on Wednesday that 70,000 customers have signed up so far to receive its 3D TV channel Sky 3D since it was launched in October 2010. [more..] Orlando, Fla. - AirTran Airways, the discount air carrier, said it will offer complimentary access to social networking site Facebook to all customers with Wi-Fi enabled devices during the month of February. [more..] Los Angeles - Mobile entertainment publisher Thumbplay plans to add a personalized online radio feature to its subscription streaming service later this month, Mashable reported, citing an email to subscribers. [more..] San Francisco - Web video index Blinkx on Wednesday released a TV API, which it says will allow makers of set-tops, TVs, game consoles and other devices to access its index of over 35 million hours of online video. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Synacor - Buffalo - Limelight Networks, VPS - Seattle - Moreover Technologies - Reston - Verizon Wireless - Basking Ridge, NJ DMW Information Executive & Editorial Team | |