DMW's Gaming SuperSession @ CES - January 6, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV Thank you to all our friends at CES, speakers and attendees! Digital Media Insider @ CES - January 6, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV Thank you to our "25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch", sponsors ClickandBuy, Habbo Hotel, WOWee, and Vindicia, and attendees! See you next time!  11th Annual Digital Music Forum - February 24, 2011 - New York City, NY We are pleased to announce the addition of Dermot McCormack, EVP of Digital Media, MTV Networks Music & Logo Group as a keynoter for the event. McCormack will speak on the topic of "More Than Music Videos: Why today’s music fan wants a 360 curated music experience that includes a diversity of music content and digital products". 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. Don't miss the chance to register at the special New Year rate - ends on Jan 5! Register Now!   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! Extras
| | | Palo Alto, Calif. - Signaling its possible intention to launch one of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) of all-time, social network Facebook has revealed details about the company's finances to potential investors in a 100-page prospectus, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..] New York - Business-focused online social network LinkedIn is planning an initial public offering (IPO) this year, and has already chosen underwriters for the transaction, Retuers reported, citing three sources familiar with the process. [more..] Minneapolis, Minn. - Media and electronics retail store chain Best Buy said that revenues were down 1.6% during the key holiday shopping period, to $8.4 billion, while other key metrics signaled a lackluster December. [more..] Cupertino, Calif. - Apple said on Friday more than one million apps were downloaded yesterday, on the launch day for its Mac App Store. [more..] Los Angeles - Merlin, a group formed to represent the rights of independent record labels, is in talks with Google on licensing tracks for a forthcoming Google music service, according to an email from Merlin CEO Charles Caldas sent to Merlin members. [more..] San Francisco - Tapjoy, a provider of mobile application distribution and monetization services, has raised $21 million in a new round of funding, led by Rho Ventures. [more..] Washington - Personal, a start-up developing a system that helps consumers protect personal digital data, has raised $7.6 million in its first round of venture capital financing, TechCrunch reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..] Stockholm, Sweden - Digital Vision, a provider of post-production services and facilities based in Sweden, announced that it has acquired Image Systems, a provider of motion analysis and film-scanning technologies. [more..] | Technology Council of Southern California: Digital Media Society Event - January 12, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA
Content World Turned Upside Down: Can Traditional Media Adapt? To register: www.tcosc.org.
January 12, 2011 from 6-9pm Sheraton 4 Points, Culver City, CA: Dinner Included
Panelists: Richard Berger, SVP Global Digital Strategy: SONY; Scott Brovsky: Director Global Marketing: DISNEY Interactive; Eric Garland: CEO Big Champagne; Richard Neff, Neff Law Firm. Moderator: Ned Sherman: CEO: DigitalMediaWire.
Traditional media is under assault by disruptive business models. From GoogleTV to iTunes and YouTube to the rise of social networks to e-book readers to cloud computing and free software, the worlds of newspapers, books, music, games, film, television and even software have seen revenues plummet. Can they survive and thrive?
Register TODAY! |
| | Opinion & Analysis | Las Vegas - On the opening day of the massive annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Digital Media Wire assembled a panel of gaming industry leaders to discuss the industry's future during a SuperSession panel called "The State of the Games Industry: View from the Top." [more..] Las Vegas - At a packed reception at the Dos Caminos restaurant at the Palazzo in Las Vegas tonight, Digital Media Wire honored its “25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch” in 2011, a group that included executives from many of the leading companies in entertainment, media and technology and relatively unknown start-ups alike. [more..] Las Vegas - Jay Park has been named winner of the “Best Web Video” category for the Mashable Awards. Born in Seattle, the Korean-American singer, dancer and actor was a member of the b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM), and was also the charismatic leader of the South Korean K-Pop boyband "2PM," until his much publicized separation with the group in the fall of 2009. [more..] |
| | Briefly Noted | Las Vegas - CNET has published coverage of Verizon's press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, during which the company introduced ten smartphones compatible with its 4G LTE network. [more..] Los Angeles - Rdio, the streaming radio service launched by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, said on Friday that it has signed a licensing deal to bring tracks from independent label collective Merlin to its service. [more..] Las Vegas - Verizon will bundle MOG's music subscription service on its new 4G LTE smartphones, which will also have access to music services from Rhapsody and Slacker, and video streaming service Sling. [more..] Las Vegas - Cricket Wireless has delayed the launch of its Muve Music unlimited mobile music download service, which was slated to launch at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, All Things D reported. [more..] Boca Raton, Fla. - Penthouse, the adult entertainment company now a part of FriendFinder Networks, on Friday introduced the Penthouse 3D Channel. [more..] |
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