If this message is not displaying properly, click here to launch your browser. | | | | Upcoming Event: April 26, 2011 | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | March 25, 2011 · Today's Sponsor: | | | San Francisco - Following a federal judge's rejection of a $125 million settlement between Google and authors and publishers over Google's book-scanning project, the parties continue to try to reach a deal, Wired.com reports. [more..] San Francisco - Google has begun testing its Google Music service internally, CNET News.com reported, citing music industry sources. [more..] Los Angeles - A coalition of music industry trade groups has penned an open letter to Chinese search engine leader Baidu, via the Financial Times, which pleads for the company to combat piracy by filtering links to unauthorized music files from its search results. [more..] Los Angeles - Liberty Media's pay-TV network Starz plans to limit the availability of its original series on Netflix's instant streaming service, following a similar move by Showtime this week, the Los Angeles Times reported. [more..] Washington - LivingSocial, the social commerce firm that operates its Daily Deals service in more than 200 markets, is on track to surpass larger rival Groupon in market share by Jan. 2012, Mashable reported. [more..] London - The Oxford English Dictionary has added a number of text message-inspired acronyms, including 'OMG,' 'LOL,' 'IMHO,' and 'BFF,' the Associated Press reports. [more..] DMW Notice Board Media Business Conference - April 13, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV Content in the Digital Age - Join digital media industry leaders - including senior decision-makers from major broadcasters, production studios and cable networks, social networks, producers, creators, mobile companies, online content producers, distributors, technology companies, and association heads as they share their insights on the top business issues impacting content and 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. Register for $499 and save $200 off the regular price! Reserve your seat today! Digital Media Conference - *NEW DATE* June 17, 2011 - Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Agenda just announced with 20 panels and 6 content tracks! 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! Featured Advertisements Connected Creativity at MIPTV April 4-7, 2011 Majestic Hotel, Cannes, France Connected Creativity at MIPTV is the new global forum uniting decision makers and innovators in entertainment, mobile media and technology. Organised in partnership with GSMA, the leading mobile industry association, and hosted at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes, France, on 4-7 April 2011, this exclusive event is designed to reveal significant business opportunities and facilitate high-level networking between top executives. Leading professionals, thinkers and innovators in the connected entertainment space will delve into key developments during fast-paced presentations, visionary keynotes, intimate roundtables, startup pitch sessions, working lunches, deal-making workshops and face-to-face networking. Register now for a special rate at www.connected-creativity.com Briefly Noted Mountain View, Calif. - Google said this week that it plans to introduce in-app billing later this quarter for its Android Market, which distributes apps for mobile devices running the company's Android operating system. [more..] Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook has tweaked its Facebook Questions service, integrating the feature more tightly with users' feeds, CNET reported. [more..] London - Major record labels EMI and Universal Music have teamed to launch a new website in the U.K. that lets consumers compile their own "Now!" best-of compilation, Music Week reports. [more..] New York - The Huffington Post plans to launch a local U.K. edition this summer, PaidContent reports. [more..] Los Angeles - A developer has created an application for Amazon's Kindle e-book reader that turns the device into a universal translator, Wired.com reports. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - PhotoShelter, Inc. - New York - DRW Trading Group - Chicago - Nuance Communications Inc. - Burlington - MPG - New York, NY DMW Information Executive & Editorial Team | |