Digital Media Wire Names "25 Execs to Watch in Digital Entertainment"

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25 Executive To WatchLos Angeles – Digital Media Wire on Tuesday announced its 2010 list of
"25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment," which annually
recognizes emerging leaders in the digital media and entertainment
industry. This year’s list includes executives from companies spanning
the digital media spectrum, including Rovi, Google TV, Logitech, Outspark, Spotify, Rovio, MySpace, RealD, GameStop, etc. "With this list, for the 3rd year, Digital Media
Wire recognizes 25 of the most innovative, creative and
forward-thinking executives in digital entertainment. These
individuals and the companies they represent are building the
technologies and business models that will shape the future of media
and entertainment," said Ned Sherman, CEO and publisher of Digital
Media Wire.

"We are proud to recognize this impressive group. These are
forward-thinkers who have embraced digital technologies and are
creating new opportunities for businesses and consumers alike."

The honorees are profiled online at DigitalMediaInsider.com, and will
be recognized in a special January feature on DMWmedia.com.

The 25 executives will also be honored at Digital Media Wire’s 4th Annual Digital Media Insider, an event in Las Vegas that takes place
during the Consumer Electronics Show.

A full list of the honorees is available at the link below.

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http://www.digitalmediainsider.com/25.2011.html

25 Digital Executives to Watch

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YouTube to Let Users Flag Videos That "Promote Terrorism"

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Bruno, Calif. – Google’s (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has instituted a new
flagging protocol for videos thought by users to "promote terrorism,"
the Los Angeles Times reports. U.S. and foreign lawmakers have specifically
condemned YouTube for offering videos created by Anwar Awlaki, whose calls to
jihad have been cited by a number of individuals accused of carrying out
terrorist acts. Sen Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) called YouTube’s move a "good
first step toward scrubbing mainstream Internet sites of terrorist
propaganda."

 

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(Los Angeles Times)

PBS Receives Gates Foundation Grant for Digital Math Program

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Mark Hefflinger
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Arlington, Va. – PBS said on Tuesday it has received a
nearly $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create
new digital math content in partnership with New York City’s experimental
School of One (So1). The content will be created specifically for So1’s
personalized classroom instruction platform and distributed through the PBS
Digital Learning Library.

 

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http://www.pbsdigitallearninglibrary.org

Verizon to Discontinue Microsoft Kin Data Services

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles – Verizon Wireless has informed its subscribers
who own one of Microsoft’s (NASD: MSFT) Kin mobile phones that it will discontinue many of
the device’s unique data services on Jan. 31, WPCentral.com reported. Services
to be dropped include Kin Loop, the device’s automated stream of social status
updates, and Kin Studio, a daily diary of one’s online activities. Facing poor
reviews, Microsoft in June announced it would discontinue the Kin, just two
months after it went on sale. Verizon is offering a free 3G phone to Kin owners
as compensation.

 

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MTV Taps The Echo Nest to Develop Web Music Apps

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Mark Hefflinger
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Somerville, Mass. – The Echo Nest, the developer of a
"music intelligence" platform that powers recommendations and other
applications, on Tuesday announced a partnership with Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) MTV Music Group.
"We are working with MTV on next-generation music products that take
advantage of our web-aware discovery technology and developer tools," said
Echo Nest CEO Jim Lucchese. "This partnership capitalizes on our two
companies’ respective strengths — The Echo Nest’s dynamic understanding of the
music web and MTV’s unique ability to connect with and entertain the largest
collection of music fans on the web."

 

Related Links:
http://www.echonest.com

Paramount Releasing Full Movie 'Apps' for Windows Phone 7

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles – Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Digital Entertainment said
on Tuesday it will release ten enhanced movie applications exclusively for
Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) Windows Phone 7 devices. The apps will include the feature-length
film, plus menus and bonus features, a custom clip creator, and pop-up trivia
powered by Scene It. Films slated for release under the deal include
"School of Rock," "Zoolander" and "Waiting for
Superman."

 

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Report: Mobile App Downloads to Hit 76.9 Billion in 2014

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Mark Hefflinger
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Framingham, Mass. – Worldwide mobile users are expected to
download a total of 10.9 billion mobile applications this year, a number
projected to grow to 76.9 billion by 2014, when revenues from mobile apps are
expected to surpass $35 billion, according to a report from IDC.

The firm notes
that developers have churned out more than 300,000 mobile applications in the
just over three years since they were first introduced.

"Mobile app
developers will ‘appify’ just about every interaction you can think of in your
physical and digital worlds," said IDC vice president Scott Ellison.

"The extension of mobile apps to every aspect of our personal and business
lives will be one of the hallmarks of the new decade with enormous
opportunities for virtually every business sector."

 

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Japanese Publishers Say Apple App Store Selling Pirated Books

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Mark Hefflinger
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Tokyo – A group of Japanese publisher groups has condemned
the state of copyright enforcement at Apple’s (NASD: AAPL) App Store in Japan, noting that
works from noted Japanese authors such as Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino
have been on sale illegally from the store, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Parties
to the press release issued Tuesday included the Japan Book Publishers
Association, Japan Magazine Publishers Association, Electronic Book Publishers
Association of Japan, and Digital Comic Association.

The group is seeking
discussions with Apple on how to resolve their complaints, noting they are
unconvinced Apple is unable to pre-screen mobile applications for copyrighted
content, and that "a failure to respond will be regarded as a lack of will
on [Apple’s] part to take measures in a sincere manner."

 

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(WSJ)

First 'iAd' Debuts on Apple's iPad, for Disney's "Tron Legacy"

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York – Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Tuesday launched the first
"iAd" format campaign for the iPad, with an interactive spot for
Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) upcoming sci-fi sequel, "Tron Legacy," AdAge reports.

An
Apple spokesman told AdAge that the Tron ad — which includes nearly 10 minutes
of video, a theater locator, a soundtrack preview with purchase links, and the
ability to send email from within the ad — will be the only iAd for the iPad
to run in calendar 2010.

Apple is expected to launch the iAd format for the
iPad more widely in early 2011.

The iAd format was introduced for the iPhone in
April.

 

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http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=147660

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