| If this message is not displaying properly, click here to launch your browser. | | | | | | Upcoming Event: February 24, 2011 | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | February 7, 2011 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | New York - AOL announced on Monday that it will acquire The Huffington Post, the six-year-old news site co-founded by Arianna Huffington, for $315 million. [more..] McLean, Va. - USA Today on Monday announced the first-ever tie in the 23-year history of its Super Bowl Ad Meter, in which volunteers rated every ad from Sunday's broadcast on Fox. [more..] El Segundo, Calif. - Despite intensified competition in 2010, Apple continued to dominate the U.S. market for online movies, accounting for 64.5% of consumer spending, down from 74.4% in 2009, according to a report from market research firm Screen Digest. [more..] Los Angeles - Live Nation Entertainment announced on Monday that it will acquire the remaining stake in artist management firm Front Line Management it did not already own, from founder Irving Azoff and Madison Square Garden, in a deal valued at $116.2 million. [more..] Framingham, Mass. - Growth from Google's Android and Apple's iPhone helped spur worldwide smartphone shipments to rise 74.4% in 2010, to 302.6 million units, according to a report from market research firm IDC. [more..] Washington - A report published by Business Insider on Monday explores the circumstances that led Chicago-based Groupon to spend $3 million on a last-minute ad during the second-half of the Super Bowl. [more..] London - Last.fm, the music streaming service owned by CBS, announced on Monday that it will begin charging a subscription fee for the version of its radio service streamed to mobile and home entertainment devices. [more..] Taoyuan, Taiwan - Mobile phone maker HTC announced on Monday that it has made a strategic investment in Saffron Digital, a provider of mobile multimedia delivery technology. [more..] Ware, U.K. - ipadio, the provider of a service that lets users upload audio via voice rather than mobile data channels, has raised $1.6 million in new financing, TechCrunch reported. [more..] San Francisco - ThredUP, the operator of a mom-to-mom swapping platform, said on Monday that it has acquired Momologie, the publisher of a website and weekly newsletter on family living. [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. 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 - *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. 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 - MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson has posted a recounting of oral arguments from EMI v. MP3tunes, the label's copyright infringement suit against the online music locker storage service. [more..] Los Angeles - Authorities in Greece have arrested five individuals on copyright charges and shut down TheGreekz.com, an Internet forum attracting 15 million hits daily, TorrentFreak reported. [more..] New York - Publisher Conde Nast said on Monday that Sarah Chubb, a twenty-year veteran at the company and head of its digital division, is leaving the company to explore other opportunities. [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 | |