Washington - Hoping to extend its brand to a younger audience, Washington-based National Geographic on Tuesday announced the launch of a new division that will develop and publish video games based on the organization's core themes and media properties.

Washington - The National Geographic Society, one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations, said that it has launched a new Global Media group composed of its magazine, book publishing, television, film, music, radio, digital media and maps units.

Washington - National Geographic Digital Media on Thursday introduced a news widget containing top news stories, video footage and photos from NationalGeographic.com that can be added to any blog, website or social network profile.

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San Mateo, Calif. - MixerCast, an online media network that lets allows mixing of user-generated content with professionally-produced content, announced on Tuesday that it has signed agreements with content providers including Muze, Pump Audio, National Geographic and Getty Images. The deals will give MixerCast users access to licensed audio and video clips for use in creating mash-ups that can then be posted on community sites like Flickr or YouTube.

ICTV, creator of network- based solutions, announced today the creation of ActiveMedia Group, a division to be headed by Nizar Allibhoy as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the ActiveMedia Group. He is responsible for the development and support of programming solutions that allow network operators, content providers and advertisers to maximize the revenue potential of the ICTV ActiveVideo platform.
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Washington - National Geographic announced on Monday that it has acquired The Green Guide, a website and newsletter that offers practical advice on how consumers can be more eco-conscious. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, The Green Guide will now publish new and expanded online content, including how-to videos, on NationalGeographic.com. "We want to offer creative and practical ways to protect the planet," said Tim Kelly, president and CEO of National Geographic Ventures.  "This is a terrific marriage that joins The Green Guide's actionable editorial with the deep resources of National Geographic."

Emeryville, Calif. - Pictopia, a firm that powers photo sites for the Associated Press, The Washington Post, Gannett and Tribune, announced that it has launched a new online photo store for National Geographic magazine. The site offers more than 25,000 photographs from the official National Geographic image collection, which customers can purchase, framed or unframed, in prints ranging from 10-30 inches.

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National Geographic Ventures (NGV) President and CEO Tim Kelly announced today that William S. Weil has been named Chief Operating Officer of National Geographic Entertainment Group, which includes National Geographic's feature film, kids' entertainment and giant screen film business units. Weil joined National Geographic in 2002 and was most recently executive vice president of Strategy, Marketing and Entertainment Group. Prior to joining National Geographic, Weil was Senior Vice President of AG Interactive, and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Nickelodeon Networks.

George W. Haywood has resigned as a member of XM's Board of Directors, effective October 3rd, it was announced today by Gary Parsons, Chairman of the Board, XM Satellite Radio. “On behalf of XM's Board of Directors, I'd like to thank George for his contributions to XM over the last few years," said Parsons. "It's been a true pleasure to work with someone as talented as George and we wish him well in his future endeavors."