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 28, 2011 · Today's Sponsor: | | | San Francisco - Apple will not introduce any major new hardware, be it an iPhone, iPad or Mac, at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this summer, Loop Insight reported. [more..] San Jose, Calif. - Looking to strengthen its ties with retailers and brands, online auction giant eBay said on Monday it will pay approximately $2.4 billion to acquire GSI Commerce, a Pennsylvania-based provider of e-commerce and interactive marketing services. [more..] New York - American Express on Monday introduced Serve, a new digital payment and commerce platform that consumers can use to spend, send and receive money. [more..] Beverly Hills, Calif. - Netflix announced on Monday that it has signed a five-year licensing deal with Viacom's Paramount Pictures for the territory of Canada. [more..] Baltimore - The state attorneys general from Maryland and Delaware on Monday called on technology giants Google and Apple to ban smartphone apps that help users avoid drunk-driving checkpoints. [more..] Burbank, Calif. - Following a trial with its film "The Dark Knight," Time Warner's Warner Bros. is making five additional movies available for streaming rental on Facebook. [more..] Columbia, Mo. - Mobile video news service Newsy announced on Monday that it has raised $1.5 million in new financing, from a St. Louis, Mo.-based private equity firm. [more..] Waltham, Mass. - Emo Labs, a maker of audio speaker technology, has raised $1.4 million in a venture capital deal, according to a new filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [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 San Francisco - Apple's iPad 2, which launched in 25 international markets on Friday, was sold out by Saturday in many places, CNET News.com reported, citing published reports. [more..] San Francisco - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is returning to the company as executive chairman, CEO Dick Costolo announced on Twitter Monday. [more..] Los Angeles - Lady Gaga raised more than $1.5 million for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan via online sales of her Japan Prayer Bracelets, which she donated to social games publisher Zynga's Save the Children effort, as well as to the American Red Cross, Mashable reported. [more..] London - Digital music store operator 7digital said on Monday that it will be the first retailer to offer Radiohead's latest album, "The King of Limbs," in 24-bit FLAC audio format. [more..] Berlin - Jesta Digital on Monday released an interactive iPhone and iPad music application called "Kling Klang Machine - No1," developed in collaboration with electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk and SonyATV. [more..] Miami - ROBA Interactive on Monday announced the launch of its service that creates multimedia music apps for iPad and Android-based tablet computers. [more..] Los Angeles - Group messaging platform GroupMe on Monday announced the launch of Featured Groups, or brand-specific group messaging clubs. [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 | |