The Filter to Power Video Recommendations on Dailymotion

By
Mark Hefflinger
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0

New York
– The Filter, the white-label provider of media recommendations co-founded by
musician Peter Gabriel, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal to
provide video recommendations to video-sharing site Dailymotion. The Filter
said it captured over 5 billion video views and delivered over 1 billion
recommendations to Dailymotion’s 66 million users during a trial of the
partnership.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/ulrzt

http://www.thefilter.com

http://www.dailymotion.com

RightsFlow Partners With The Royalty Network

By
Mark Hefflinger
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0

New York
– The Royalty Network, a provider of publishing and administration services for
independent music producers, has partnered with RightsFlow, a provider of
mechanical licensing services and royalty payment technology for online music
services, labels and artists. The deal grants RightsFlow a blanket license of
The Royalty Network’s entire catalog, which will help RightsFlow account for
royalties on behalf of its 9,500 clients.


 

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

http://www.rightsflow.com

THQ to Shutter Finland-based Mobile Game Studio Universomo

By
Mark Hefflinger
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0

Agoura Hills, Calif. – Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI) has shuttered its
mobile game studio in Finland,
and says going forward it will source mobile game development from external
developers, PaidContent and Finnish games magazine Pelaaja reported.

The Universomo
studio is still expected to release a slate of 15 new mobile game titles this
year.

PaidContent noted that THQ decided a year ago to shutter offices in San Diego, the U.K.
and Germany and consolidate
its mobile development at the facility in Finland.

THQ acquired
Universomo in 2007.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/ulrpe
(PaidContent)

http://snipurl.com/ulro5
(Pelaaja)

http://www.universomo.com

Report: Online Game Play Hours Up, Despite Fewer Players

By
Mark Hefflinger
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0

Port Washington,
N.Y. – The average number of
hours spent playing online games each week has increased 10% since 2009, from
7.3 to 8 hours per week, according to a report from market research firm NPD
Group.

The number of gamers saying they play games online actually fell from
56% in 2008 to 54% in 2010, indicating that those who are playing games online
are spending more time playing than they did last year.

"While the
percentage of the population that reports playing games has declined slightly,
this study details other metrics which point to both stability and growth in both
online and offline gaming," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier.

The report
also found that the percentage of online games purchased via digital download
increased from 18% in 2008 to 20% in 2010.

NPD found no significant
changes in the percent of online gamers who acquired a new title over the
holiday season between 2008 and 2010, which the firm suggests means that "online
gamers’ purchasing behavior may not have been impacted significantly by the
recession and may bode well for future pockets of economic weakness."

The
PC remains the most popular platform for online gaming, used by 85% of online gamers,
compared to the 48% who said they play online using the Xbox 360, and nearly
30% who cited the PlayStation 3 or Wii, respectively.

 

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

Sony Buys "LittleBigPlanet" Game Developer Media Molecule

By
Mark Hefflinger
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0

London
– Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Media
Molecule, the developer of the PlayStation 3 and PSP title
"LittleBigPlanet."

Financial terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.

Surrey, England-based Media Molecule has won over 90 awards for
"LittleBigPlanet," its first title, and said that players have
created over 2 million user-generated levels for the game.

"The
acquisition will enhance the talent pool within SCE, protect past and current
investment and ensure a solid base for future investment. Media Molecule have
exciting projects in the pipeline and we’re looking forward to sharing these with
you in the not too distant future," Sony said in a blog post.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/ulr7u

http://snipurl.com/ulr5k
(PlayStation blog)

http://www.mediamolecule.com

Fiona Bloom

By
Joakim Baage
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0

Guest Column: Fiona Bloom's "Severe 70" Buzz Bands at SxSW 2010

By
digitalmediawi
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1

I’m
happy to bring my Severe List back- The hottest buzz acts of SXSW ’10. Although
this time was quite challenging as the quality of acts this year is
significantly higher. We may have hit an industry low/recession but the
talent/inspiration is stronger than ever. I’m also proud to say I’m a veteran of
SXSW having gone for several years although lost count after the 12th time.

 

Everyone’s
SXSW is their own unique experience as there’s a million things simultaneously
and even if you plan to see something it gets so overwhelming,chances are
you’ll miss it. Here’s an overview that I advise you to print out and keep
close to your hip.   My pick of the
crop.

 

Great
to see Barbados here for the first time doing a showcase and bringing execs over
here-

Also-
Israel
has a strong presence this year- Israel’s inaugural year participating with a
stand and cocktail party. 11 or so acts are coming in to perform.

 

I’m
partial to Barbados and Israel having been many times.

 

 

In
no particular order:

 

Nas
and Damian "Junior Gong" Marley

Nneka(Nigeria/Hamburg)

 

Telephunken – Spain

Tape Deck Mountain

Das
Racist

Black
Spiders– UK

Make
The Girl Dance–
France

Onili– Israel

Miz
Metro

Star
Death and White Dwarfs

DreadBass
Sound System

Truth
Universal

The
Coathangers

Maluca

The
Beatards

Bajofondo– Argentina

Steed
Lord–
Iceland

DaPunto
Beat– Mexico
City

Black
Rebel
Motorcycle Club

JoiStarr

Exene
Cervenka

Homeboy
Sandman

The
Uglysuit

Debayres– Argentina

Duchess
Says–
Montreal

Explode
into Colors

MC
Frontalot

She
and Him

ChocQuib
Town–
Colombia

Killer
Mike

DJ
Quik

Oh
Snap!

Dam-Funk

The
Black Angels

Negrita- Italy

Naam

Fucked
Up– Toronto

Cheap
Trick(for
old time’s sake)

Hey
Champ

Dead
Sexy

The
Drums

Afro
Classics

CasioKids– Norway

Raphael
Saadiq

Rebel
Diaz

Brisa
Roche

Uffie

Jasmine
Solano

Mayer
Hawthorne and the County

VV
Brown- UK

Male
Bonding– UK

Cassette
Kids–
Australia

Think
about Life–
Montreal

Anita
Tijoux–
Chile/France

La
Melodia–
Holland

Monica
Blaire

Human
Eye

Holy
Fuck-
Toronto

Fenech
Soler– UK

Jovi
Rockwell

Hollywood
Holt

Drawlings

Acid
Girls

Terry
Poison–
Israel

Aslyn

Kill
It Kid– UK

Bass
Drum of Death

Get
Busy Committee–
Holland

Juiceboxxx

Japanther

 

Best
name for a band:

Kill
The Noise

 

Hottest
party–

Harley Davidson curated by Vice

 

Fiona Bloom

With over 15+ years in the entertainment industry, The Bloom Effect is
a unique one stop shop for artists, labels, and lifestyle marketers.
Created by music industry maven Fiona Bloom, The Bloom Effect brings a
huge rolodex of global contacts from around the world to its clients
providing a wealth of insight/knowledge and consultation for getting
your project seen and heard. For frequent updates from Fiona on music and lifestyle, check out The Bloom Effect Blog here.

http://www.twitter.com/fionabloom
http://www.thebloomeffect.com/blog

http://www.thebloomeffect.com
http://www.youtube.com/fionab12
http://www.linkedin.com/fionabloom

 

Netflix Polls Subscribers on Interest in iPhone Streaming

By
Mark Hefflinger
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1

Los Gatos,
Calif. – Online DVD rental
service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) is polling its subscribers on their interest in seeing a
Netflix application for Apple’s (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, the Hacking Netflix blog reports.

"Imagine
that Netflix offers its subscribers the ability to instantly watch movies &
TV episodes on their iPhone," reads the survey sent to Netflix
subscribers.

"The selection availability to instantly watch includes some
new releases, lots of classics and TV episodes. There are no advertisements or
trailers, and movies start in as little as 30 seconds. You can fast-forward,
rewind, and pause or watch again… for no additional fee."

No details on
pricing or features could be readily discerned from the survey.

Wired.com notes
that it appears that a Netflix iPhone application may not support streaming
over a 3G connection, or caching of videos on the device for offline playback.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/ulqyn
(Hacking Netflix)

http://snipurl.com/ulqyt
(Wired.com)

http://www.netflix.com

Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement of iPhone

By
Mark Hefflinger
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2

Cupertino,
Calif. – Apple (NASD:  AAPL) said on Tuesday
that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HTC, the Taiwan-based manufacturer
of Google’s (NASD:  GOOG) Android smartphones. The company alleges that HTC is infringing on
20 of its patents related to the iPhone user interface, underlying architecture
and hardware.

HTC is the maker of a range of smartphones that utilize Google’s
Android mobile operating system, including Motorola’s Droid and Google’s own
Nexus One.

The suit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware.

"We can sit by and watch
competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about
it," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

"We think competition is healthy, but
competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."

Apple
in December also filed suit against Nokia, claiming that the company violated
13 of its iPhone patents.

More than 40 million iPhones have been sold worldwide
since their introduction in 2007.

 

Related Links:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/02patents.html

http://www.htc.com

Google Acquires Web-based Photo Editing Service Picnik

By
Mark Hefflinger
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0

Mountain View,
Calif. – Google (NASD:  GOOG) announced that it
has acquired Picnik, a provider of Web-based photo-editing tools, for an
undisclosed sum.

Founded in 2005, Seattle-based Picnik offers Flash-based
software that lets users upload and edit their photos via cropping, red-eye removal
and other tools.

Picnik currently supports Google’s own Picasa Web Albums, in
addition to photo services like Flickr, Facebook and MySpace.

"We’re very
impressed with the Picnik team and the product they’ve created, and we’re
excited to welcome them to Google. We’re looking forward to collaborating
closely with them to improve the online photo editing experience on the
web," Google product management director Brian Axe wrote on the company’s
blog.

 

Related Links:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/google-welcomes-picnik.html

http://blog.picnik.com/2010/03/google-acquires-picnik/

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