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Fox Interactive Media Renamed News Corp. Digital Media

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 11:01am.
Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Fox Interactive Media, the unit that includes properties such as MySpace, IGN and Photobucket, has been renamed News Corp. Digital Media. The group also announced a number of management changes, with Dan Fawcett named general counsel and EVP of business affairs; Jack Kennedy named EVP of operations; Jorge Espinel named EVP of strategy and corporate development; and Hemanshu Nigam named SVP of safety, security and privacy. The group also said that Roy Bahat was promoted to president of IGN Entertainment.

tags: Moves | News Corp. | Fox Interactive Media | News Corp. Digital Media |

Federated Media Names Deanna Brown as President and COO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 11:00am.
San Francisco - Federated Media Publishing (FM), a San Francisco-based digital media firm that helps companies market their brands through websites, blogs and social networking applications, has named Deanna Brown as its president and COO. Brown most recently served as the president at Scripps Networks Digital, and previously held vice president and general manager titles at Yahoo and AOL. FM's clients include American Express, Intel, BMW, HP, Microsoft, RadioShack and JCPenney.

tags: Advertising | Moves | Publishing | Federated Media |

mSpot Debuts Full-Length Streaming Movies to Mobile

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:58am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Mobile entertainment distributor mSpot on Wednesday launched mSpot Mobile Movies, a service that streams full-length movies to "dozens" of mobile phones from U.S. carriers. Consumers can charge the $4.99 rental fee to their credit cards, and then stream movies from partners including Paramount Studios and Universal Studios Home Entertainment to an iPhone or other supported device. Initial titles include "The Reader" and "The Fast and the Furious."

tags: Mobile | Movies | mSpot |

Blog Network Buzzmedia Launches Talent Services Division

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:57am.
Los Angeles - Buzzmedia, a network of pop culture websites that includes Stereogum, Idolator, JustJared and Buzznet, on Wednesday launched a new talent services division, which aims to "identify unique online programming opportunities for musicians and celebrities to work with major advertisers." Buzzmedia already manages websites on behalf of celebrities including Britney Spears, Nicole Richie and several Kardashians. The company said it has already facilitated campaigns between Whitney Port and JCPenney, and the Kardashians and IKEA.

tags: Marketing | Advertising | Music | Buzzmedia |

Wolfgang's Vault to Expand Concert Download Catalog

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:56am.
San Francisco - Wolfgang's Vault, a site that sells vintage recordings and rock memorabilia, plans to boost its catalog from 500 to 1,500 concert recordings available for purchase next month, Billboard reported. On deck include more than 160 Grateful Dead shows, as well as performances from Santana, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Dolly Parton and others. Prices range from $7.98 for MP3s to $12.98 for FLAC recordings. Wolfgang's Vault holds an estimated 10,000 live concert recordings, some 3,200 of which are currently available for streaming on the site.

tags: Music | Wolfgang's Vault |

Orchard CEO Resigns; Company Lays Off 20% of Staff

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:35am.
New York - The Orchard (NASD: ORCD), a digital distributor of independent music and video content, announced on Wednesday that president and CEO Greg Scholl has resigned, and additionally that the company has laid off 20% of its staff as part of a cost-cutting initiative. Scholl will remain on through the end of October, at which time Danny Stein -- an Orchard board member and currently also chairman and CEO of eMusic -- will replace him as interim CEO.
tags: Video | Music | Moves | The Orchard | Layoffs | Greg Scholl | Danny Stein |

Agreement Ends Sole U.S. Control of Web-Naming Group ICANN

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:13am.
Washington - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit group that controls the Internet's domain name system (DNS), will have significantly less oversight from the U.S. government under a new agreement signed Wednesday with the Department of Commerce.
tags: Law | Policy | ICANN |

TerreStar Signs AT&T to Sell New Satellite-Cell Phone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:08am.
Reston, Va. - TerreStar Networks, the developer of a satellite-terrestrial mobile broadband network, said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal for wireless giant AT&T (NYSE: T) to distribute its satellite-cellular smartphoned -- the first of its kind on the market.
tags: Mobile | AT&T | Retail | TerreStar Networks |

Gannett Prices $500 Million Notes Offering

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:04am.
McLean, Va. - Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the publisher of USA Today and 83 other daily newspapers, said that it has priced $500 million of notes that it plans to sell to institutional investors.
tags: Deals | Newspapers | Gannett | Publishing | Investments |

Streaming Music Service imeem Raises $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:02am.
San Francisco - Streaming music service imeem has raised around $6 million in new financing, TechCrunch reported, citing multiple unnamed sources.
tags: Deals | VC | Music | Warner Music | Morgenthaler Ventures | Imeem |

Pirate Bay Appeal Judge Nixed for Spotify Ties

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 9:35am.
Stockholm, Sweden - An appellate court in Sweden has disqualified one of the judges picked to hear the appeal of the convictions of the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, due to his involvement with major label-backed streaming service Spotify, TorrentFreak reported.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | Spotify |

OnLive Lands Major Funding to Launch Game Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 9:22am.
San Francisco - OnLive, the developer of a Web platform that delivers instant video games on demand, said on Wednesday that it has landed a major new round of funding, which the company calls "by far" its largest to date.
tags: Games | Deals | VC | Warner Bros. | Autodesk | Lauder Partners | Maverick Capital | OnLive | AT&T Media Holdings |

Delivery Agent Nabs $24.85M for Entertainment Shopping Links

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 9:19am.
San Francisco - Delivery Agent, a provider of e-commerce fulfillment services for TV shows, movies, magazines, sports and music videos, has raised $24.85 million in a fourth round of funding, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Advertising | TV | Delivery Agent |

Blackwave Secures $7 Million for Web Video Storage, Delivery

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 9:07am.
Acton, Mass. - Blackwave, a developer of Internet video storage and delivery infrastructure, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $7 million, third round of venture capital financing.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Sigma Partners | Flybridge Capital Partners | Globespan Capital Partners | Blackwave |

Out-of-Home Ad Network TargetCast Raises $6.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 8:53am.
San Ramon, Calif. - TargetCast Networks, a provider of out-of-home digital advertising delivery services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $6.5 million in its second round of funding, from Claremont Creek Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
tags: Deals | VC | Advertising | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | TargetCast Networks | Claremont Creek Ventures |

Online Ad Technology Firm eBureau Lands $10 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 7:57am.
Menlo Park, Calif. - eBureau, a developer of predictive scoring information services for online advertisers, has raised $10 million in a third round of financing, led by Tenaya Capital.
tags: Deals | VC | Advertising | Redpoint Ventures | Tenaya Capital | eBureau | Split Rock Partners |

Start-up Game Developer Poptank Gets $600,000 in Seed Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 7:50am.
New York - Poptank Studios, a stealth-mode game development start-up, has raised $600,000 in seed funding from private investors, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing.
tags: Games | Deals | VC | Poptank Studios |

CNN Releases $1.99 Interactive News App for iPhone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2009 - 8:49am.
Atlanta - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) CNN on Tuesday released a new interactive news application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone. The $1.99 application includes a live video stream, and "showcases news of the day through text, video and photos. It also features live breaking news video, push notification, localization and personalization tools, user-generated content capture and upload functionality through iReport."

tags: Mobile | Video | Apple | News | CNN | Time Warner | iPhone |

Vodafone to Sell iPhone in U.K. Next Year

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2009 - 8:48am.
London - Wireless network operator Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) has reached a deal to begin selling Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone in the U.K. in early 2010. Fellow U.K. operator Orange announced its own deal to sell the iPhone in the U.K. last week. The deals mean initial U.K. iPhone carrier partner O2's two-year exclusive has concluded.

tags: Mobile | Apple | Vodafone | iPhone |

National Archives Launches Online Holocaust Collection

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2009 - 8:47am.
Washington - The National Archives said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Utah-based Footnote.com to launch the largest online collection of Holocaust archives. The new Interactive Holocaust Collection, available at the link below, includes more than 1 million Holocaust-related records, including concentration camp registers, more than 26,000 photos and nearly 600 interactive personal accounts.

tags: Images | National Archives | Footnote.com |
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