SanDisk Founder & CEO Harari to Retire

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Mark Hefflinger
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Milpitas, Calif. – SanDisk (NASD: SNDK), the large maker of flash memory
cards, digital media players and USB flash drives, on Thursday announced that
Eli Harari, its founder, chairman and CEO, will retire on Dec. 31 following 22
years at the helm. He will then continue in an advisory role for two years. The
company has named Sanjay Mehrotra, currently president and COO, to take over as
president and COO, beginning Jan. 1. Michael Marks, a member of the SanDisk
Board since 2003, will assume the role of chairman. Marks is the president of
Riverwood Capital and formerly the CEO of Flextronics.


 

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Orange to Bundle Access to Streaming Music Service Deezer

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Mark Hefflinger
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Paris – France-based streaming music service Deezer has
partnered with mobile network operator Orange, which will bundle the company’s
premium streaming service with some of its Internet and mobile service
packages. Deezer’s service normally costs about $6.43 per month, or $12.87 for
a version that includes mobile access.
 

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http://tinyurl.com/2fpdwwr
(Billboard)

http://www.deezer.com

Glam Media to Acquire AdPortal, Launch Self-Service Platform

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York – Glam Media, the operator of a network of
female-focused blogs and a complementary ad network, announced on Friday that it
will acquire AdPortal, a developer of advertising technology for publishers.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Launched in June, AdPortal powers
self-service ad portals for customers including CBS Interactive and Time.

New
York-basd Glam said it would integrate AdPortal’s technology into a new
offering called GlamAdapt for Publishing, an automated, publisher-side ad platform.

 

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http://www.adportal.net

Amanda Palmer

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Mark Hefflinger
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Bandcamp Artist Sells $15K of Music, Merch in 90 Seconds

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles – Independent recording artist Amanda Palmer sold
$15,000 worth of music and merchandise in 90 seconds on Tuesday via DIY Web
store Bandcamp, Billboard reported. Palmer, who also plays in indie duo the
Dresden Dolls, sold 4,000 copies of a digital EP entitled, "Amanda Palmer
Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on her Magical Ukelele."

Palmer
also sold out of 1,000 limited edition vinyl LPs, and sold 450 bundles that
included the album on vinyl, a t-shirt and button, as well as 100 bundles that came
with a t-shirt and a hand-painted ukelele.

On its own, consumers are asked to
pay 84 cents for the digital EP, but can offer more if they wish.

Bandcamp
takes a 15% commission on digital sales and a 10% cut on sales of physical items.

 

Related Links:
http://tinyurl.com/23qzfhy
(Billboard)

http://bandcamp.com

http://music.amandapalmer.net

YouTube Introduces New Music Video Discovery Page

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Bruno, Calif. – Google’s (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, which already counts
music videos as its most popular content category, this week introduced a new
YouTube Music landing page, which will showcase the most-viewed videos, promotions,
curated playlists and other features.

The page will also showcase unsigned
talent, allow users to create on-the-fly mixes, and learn about local concerts
in a soon-to-launch "Events Near You" feature.

A "Today’s
Hits" section will display the top viral videos of the day.

In addition to
its main site, YouTube also hosts and shares ad revenues with Vevo, the music
video portal joint venture between Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Abu
Dhabi media Company.

 

Related Links:
http://tinyurl.com/2bxxbo2
(YouTube blog)

http://www.youtube.com/music

RealNetworks Names Interim Head Bob Kimball as CEO

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Mark Hefflinger
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Seattle – RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) announced on Friday that it has named
Bob Kimball, who had been leading the company on an interim basis since
founding CEO Rob Glaser announced his resignation in January, as the company’s
new chief executive.

"The Board conducted a thorough search for the best
CEO candidate and interviewed a number of highly qualified people," said
Eric Benhamou, the company’s lead independent director.

"Mr. Kimball’s
thorough knowledge of RealNetworks, his extensive experience in our industry
and strong support of the management team made him the clear choice."

Prior to joining RealNetworks in 1999, Kimball was a senior attorney and
manager of business relations at IBM Global Services.

 

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http://tinyurl.com/24mwrl6

http://www.realnetworks.com

iPhone 4 white

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Mark Hefflinger
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Apple Again Postpones Release of White iPhone 4

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Mark Hefflinger
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Cupertino, Calif. – Apple (NASD:  AAPL) announced on Friday that it will
further delay the release of the white version of its iPhone 4 until later this
year, after pushing a planned June release until the second half of July. "White
models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to
manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available
until later this year," the compay said in a statement.

"The
availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected."

Apple released an almost identical statement on June 23, when it cited
difficulties in manufacturing for delaying the white iPhone 4’s release until
late July.

 

Related Links:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/23iphonestatement.html

TurnHere Lands $3 Million for Web Video, Ad Production

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Mark Hefflinger
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Emeryville, Calif. – TurnHere, a provider of Web video
production and online advertising services for businesses, has raised $3
million in new venture capital financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a
regulatory filing.

Emeryville, Calif.-based TurnHere has built a network of
some 8,000 filmmakers, who can be called up to produce original video and
advertising for companies.

The company produces thousands of videos monthly for
large consumer brands and online business directories.

Previous investors have
included Venrock, Hearst Interactive Media, Ron Conway and Bradly Inman,
founder of TurnHere.

 

Related Links:
http://www.pehub.com/77997/turnhere-raises-3-million

http://www.turnhere.com

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