Latest news releases for Art and Entertainment Web sites / Internet from Business Wire EON 2008-10-07T15:28:23Z http://eon.prweb.com/images_v4/prw_logo.gif PRWeb xml@emediawire.com http://eon.prweb.com/atom10/aewebsites.xml 2008-10-07T06:10:03Z GNET.COM, powered by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), is shaking up the Internet by launching a $100 Million Prize giveaway at http://www.ObamaPrize.com/. This special site is designed to reward Senator Barack Obama’s supporters with an instant 1 Million FREE entries towards the exciting Prize drawing. (PRWeb Oct 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/senator_barack/barack_obama/prweb1438794.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/senator_barack/barack_obama/prweb1438794.htm 2008-10-06T05:00:26Z ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) and Lufthansa Technik AG are now offering an end-to-end, ground to cabin broadband IP networking and entertainment system for business aircraft. The two companies have signed an agreement to work together to provide a seamless, integrated system combining the ViaSat mobile broadband satellite networking together with the Lufthansa Technik (LHT) nice™ cabin management and in-flight entertainment system. The nice™ system is offered on a variety of aircraft through LHT channel partners and is standard equipment on factory-delivered Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft. The end result will be a complete IP network extension from the ground to every seat and networked device in an aircraft. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/lufthansa_technik/mobile_broadband/prweb1432124.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/lufthansa_technik/mobile_broadband/prweb1432124.htm 2008-10-06T05:10:04Z Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's media sound bytes have been on the tip of the tongues of Americans across this country. Now, FunMobility has turned her most memorable quotes into six free ringtones. Straight talk has never been this fun. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/free_ringtones/sound_bytes/prweb1432154.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/free_ringtones/sound_bytes/prweb1432154.htm 2008-10-06T06:05:01Z World Golf Tour (WGT), the world’s most authentic online golf experience, today announced its launch in public beta. The World Golf Tour public beta allows players from around the world to drive, chip and putt their way through high-definition (HD) virtual versions of world-class courses in a social community built for golf enthusiasts. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/world_golf/golf_tour/prweb1432374.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/world_golf/golf_tour/prweb1432374.htm 2008-10-02T07:30:02Z Sun Microsystems SHIFT Radio talks with accomplished video game composer Tommy Tallarico about game audio, the future of digital rights management and the success of his current worldwide video game concert tour, Video Games Live. Hosted by Chris Melissinos, SHIFT Radio is a weekly Sun internet radio program featuring interviews with leaders in the rich media and video gaming industries. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/video_game/shift_radio/prweb1417834.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/video_game/shift_radio/prweb1417834.htm 2008-10-02T08:15:02Z This week's Socially Speaking, Sun's Internet Radio show focused on the latest in social media, will feature Jim Louderback, CEO for Revision3. Jim, a pioneer in the online space has spent over 16 years in various media and technology roles and is a leading innovator in the Internet TV space. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/socially_speaking/jim_louderback/prweb1418074.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/socially_speaking/jim_louderback/prweb1418074.htm 2008-10-01T10:22:17Z Grey Goose Vodka and Ryan Leslie, producer, songwriter, label entrepreneur – and now recording artist are taking the excitement of his records from the dance floor to the live stage with an 8 city national tour starting in L.A Oct. 2nd. Harvard class of ’98, brought special news to his 10th class reunion recently with his new single, “Addiction” featuring Cassie off his long-awaited first U.S. album release, the self-titled RYAN LESLIE, on the Next Selection/Universal Motown imprint. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/ryan_leslie/grey_goose/prweb1412934.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/ryan_leslie/grey_goose/prweb1412934.htm 2008-10-01T14:15:19Z PicScout announced today their contract renewal for continued content monitoring with Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and supplier of visual content. According to the contract, PicScout will remain the exclusive visual tracking service provider for detecting Getty Images’ copyright infringement cases. The partnership began in early 2005 and has had a significant impact on copyright protection within the global stock photography industry. As some imagery continues to be used online without proper licensing, the renewal signals a persistent and assured route to safeguard the value of their assets for content creators, owners and users. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/getty_images/image_tracker/prweb1415044.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/getty_images/image_tracker/prweb1415044.htm 2008-10-01T10:27:00Z Flowgram(TM) Inc. (www.flowgram.com), maker of the next generation of web-based communication and sharing tools, today introduced its flagship product, a new web platform that enables any person or organization to combine, annotate and share digital content as an interactive multimedia experience. This free, innovative new service allows users to combine various digital assets into a unified package with a guided audio narrative called a Flowgram. Like the Internet, Flowgrams are interactive, nonlinear, and live – but they also leverage the best aspects of presentation software and screencasts. Consumers and businesses can now use web pages, PowerPoint presentations, videos, documents, and other web-based elements to easily make Flowgrams for virtually any purpose (PRWeb Sep 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/flowgram/multimedia_experience/prweb1406004.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/flowgram/multimedia_experience/prweb1406004.htm 2008-10-01T10:55:08Z SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business and government applications, today announced a business alliance with virtualization and automation software provider, Parallels. The alliance enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to rapidly convert their single-tenancy applications to operate in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment without having to re-architect their software. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/parallels_virtuozzo/virtuozzo_containers/prweb1400744.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/parallels_virtuozzo/virtuozzo_containers/prweb1400744.htm 2008-10-01T11:01:07Z Nero, creators of Liquid Media technology, today announced breakthrough new software offerings that will enable content to be easily created and distributed anytime, anywhere and on any device. Nero’s vision for Liquid Media debuts today via two new additions to its product portfolio: Nero Move it and Nero LiquidTV™ | TiVo® PC. In addition, Nero launches Nero 9, the latest version of the world-renowned digital media suite. All three solutions build on Nero’s established technology leadership and leverage the company’s commitment to platform neutrality and platform interoperability to truly enable the digital home and lifestyle. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/nero_move/nero_liquidtv/prweb1400804.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/nero_move/nero_liquidtv/prweb1400804.htm 2008-10-01T11:22:41Z Today, fans no longer need to just imagine a personal evening with mega-star Usher as Sony Ericsson announces their headline sponsored dates of his intimate North American concert tour. With 12 shows in the United States and one in Canada, the Sony Ericsson sponsored shows will allow fans to get up close and personal with their favorite artist in intimate venues. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/sony_ericsson/night_stand/prweb1390144.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/sony_ericsson/night_stand/prweb1390144.htm 2008-10-01T11:27:53Z Now that the first SAT exam of the school year is just days away, students can get last minute tips and prepare for their college-entrance exam at Tutor.com, the #1 online tutoring and homework help service with over 2,200 expert tutors. Every day students visit www.tutor.com to connect to an algebra tutor, physics tutor, geometry tutor and other experts for help with math homework, science homework and preparing for tests and exams like the SAT. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/new_york/the_sat/prweb1400714.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/new_york/the_sat/prweb1400714.htm 2008-10-01T11:35:13Z Attention all Democrats, Republicans, Conservatives, Liberals and Independents – the real era of Change is here and is represented by the Bootylicious, LAMB, and Single Mom Y’all parties. If you’re tired of the current Presidential choices, expand your online options as Celebripresident.com (the newest addiction from Celebrifantasy.com), introduces a month long March Madness style tournament pitting 64 A-list (and D-list) celebs against each other in a fictitious race for the White House. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/madness_style/style_tournament/prweb1386054.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/madness_style/style_tournament/prweb1386054.htm 2008-10-01T11:35:41Z Strange recommended the re-launch as the first step in its online marketing strategy for MovieMail (www.MovieMail-Online.co.uk). A specialist in classic, art house, independent, foreign and acclaimed films (delivered on DVD), MovieMail bills itself as ‘the quality film shop’ and has been established for over 12 years with a second to none reputation for a love and knowledge of film. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/online_marketing/initial_results/prweb1386074.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/online_marketing/initial_results/prweb1386074.htm 2008-10-01T12:05:28Z In an effort to promote the city’s shopping areas, hotels, restaurants and area amenities online, the City of Pleasant Hill and 360Village Online Communications, LLC, announced the launch of an innovative new Interactive Community Guide accessible via the City’s web site. (PRWeb Sep 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/pleasant_hill/interactive_community/prweb1374384.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/pleasant_hill/interactive_community/prweb1374384.htm 2008-10-01T13:01:49Z KIDZ BOP’s “Be A KIDZ BOP Star” talent search, the only such search that seeks the most talented kids in the country, announces its 15 semi-finalists. Chosen from nearly 2,800 entries to the kids’ destination website KIDZBOP.com, the search received far more submissions than recent high-profile online contests sponsored by major national brands. The second annual “Be a KIDZ BOP Star” National Talent Search also received more than double the amount of submissions from last year’s inaugural contest (1200). (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/kidz_bop/talent_search/prweb1368254.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/kidz_bop/talent_search/prweb1368254.htm 2008-09-18T06:05:01Z Flypaper Studio, Inc., founded by the team that developed ACT! and SalesLogix® CRM, announces the launch of a partner program where users will have access to hundreds of Flypaper Producers and Flypaper Business Partners who can be hired to help with professional content creation and services. (PRWeb Sep 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/flypaper/content/prweb1352734.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/flypaper/content/prweb1352734.htm 2008-09-18T07:00:02Z Digital media company On Networks® (ON) announces an original series aimed at young girls called Smart Girls at the Party. The show is created by and stars actor/writer Amy Poehler, and friends Meredith Walker, former senior producer for Nickelodeon’s Nick News, head of talent for Saturday Night Live, and Amy Miles, recording artist and performer, host of PBS children’s show LOMAX: Hound of Music. Smart Girls celebrates young girls who are changing the world by being themselves. The show aims to help girls find confidence in their own aspirations and talents. In each episode, Amy Poehler interviews a girl with a unique talent, community interest or point of view. The conversation ranges from the serious to the hilarious. Girls offer witty truths and show that you don’t have to be famous to be interesting or to make a difference in the world. (PRWeb Sep 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/girls/network/prweb1352974.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/girls/network/prweb1352974.htm 2008-09-17T08:10:03Z Pulling together the expertise of popular Scripps Networks brands including the leading media brands in home & food - HGTV and Food Network – SN Digital announces the launch of Ecologue.com, a green living hub dedicated to enabling and inspiring healthy, practical, eco-friendly changes to homes, gardens and everyday life. (http://www.ecologue.com) (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/ecologue/scripps_networks/prweb1347784.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/ecologue/scripps_networks/prweb1347784.htm 2008-09-17T09:55:16Z In a keynote presentation to the IFP’s Independent Film Week Conference, SnagFilms CEO Rick Allen today updated the independent film community on developments since the site’s launch, and announced that Haze, a documentary film introduced by Robin Wright Penn, will premiere simultaneously on SnagFilms and at the Hamptons International Film Festival. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/snagfilms/festival/prweb1348324.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/snagfilms/festival/prweb1348324.htm 2008-09-16T12:55:01Z Silver Starr Art Studios LLC: (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/washington/artists/prweb1343894.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/washington/artists/prweb1343894.htm 2008-09-15T14:07:58Z Superstar NELLY releases BRASS KNUCKLES, his fifth studio album on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 on Derrty ENT./Universal Motown Records. The rapper/actor/entrepreneur also kicks off his tour titled, “The Story of Brass Knuckles” today in Los Angeles. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/nelly/brass/prweb1337434.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/nelly/brass/prweb1337434.htm 2008-09-12T05:00:02Z Big Fish Games™ (www.bigfishgames.com), the world’s leading online destination for games and interactive entertainment, announced today that it closed an $83.3 million common stock financing from Balderton Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Salmon River Capital. Big Fish Games intends to use the new capital raised to accelerate its global expansion. (PRWeb Sep 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/big_fish/fish_games/prweb1324694.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/big_fish/fish_games/prweb1324694.htm 2008-09-11T07:05:01Z Kiplinger.com (www.Kiplinger.com), the leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, announces its online editorial content for the month of October, 2008. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/kiplinger/money/prweb1320384.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/kiplinger/money/prweb1320384.htm 2008-09-11T05:05:01Z NBC Universal (NBCU), one of the world's preeminent media companies, has partnered with Greystripe, the leader in ad-supported mobile games distribution, to provide Greystripe’s entire catalog of games to NBCU’s mobile Web properties. In addition, Greystripe will distribute select NBCU mobile game titles from Bravo, SCI FI Channel and NBC to users through their 100 distribution partners. This partnership reinforces NBCU’s expanding commitment to mobile content, including gaming and cross-platform distribution for Java-enabled phones and the iPhone. Greystripe will initially roll out their catalog of games on the Bravo, SCI FI Channel and NBC.com Mobile Web sites. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/greystripe/mobile/prweb1319974.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/greystripe/mobile/prweb1319974.htm 2008-09-11T13:50:14Z MyToons.com, the world’s premiere online animation and art community, today announced the launch of its latest art competition, The Concrete Jungle. MyToons has teamed up with Grammy award winner and platinum music and film producer Quincy Jones III to give artists from around the world an opportunity to help brand his upcoming hip-hop and skateboard movie, Concrete Jungle. Artists everywhere are invited to submit original artwork and designs for a chance to have their work incorporated into the movie collateral and marketing materials of this ground-breaking new film. In addition, artists will also have a chance at over $10,000 in cash and prizes. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/mytoons/concrete/prweb1322364.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/mytoons/concrete/prweb1322364.htm 2008-09-10T08:00:02Z The Popkomm-IMEA (Innovation in Music and Entertainment Award) is the most important prize for innovation awarded by the German music industry. And the six finalists have now been chosen an expert panel of entrepreneurs and investors. The awards ceremony will take place on 8 October at Popkomm. All six candidates who have made it through to this shortlist have already won something: coaching by one of the judges. The three panel members are: (PRWeb Sep 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/popkomm/music/prweb1315684.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/popkomm/music/prweb1315684.htm 2008-09-09T07:00:02Z The Economist Debate Series announces its 12th online debate (www.economist.com/debate) focused on the current issue of renewed Russian assertiveness. The proposition for this debate is: "This house believes the West must be bolder in its response to a newly assertive Russia." (PRWeb Sep 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/debate/economist/prweb1309394.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/debate/economist/prweb1309394.htm 2008-09-08T07:00:02Z DailyMe, Inc., an interactive media and technology start-up, announced today the launch of its Publisher Solutions suite, which offers publishers a set of critically important tools to compete for online readers and advertising dollars. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/dailyme/publisher/prweb1303064.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/dailyme/publisher/prweb1303064.htm 2008-09-08T15:50:02Z Reliance Big Entertainment today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in US based Willow TV (www.willow.tv), the World's largest portal for live internet streaming of all major cricket events from across the world. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/willow/reliance/prweb1306594.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/willow/reliance/prweb1306594.htm 2008-09-05T05:05:01Z SnagFilms, which brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience and promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie theater widgets, today announced its first annual September 11th Remembrance in Film, with a slate of five documentary films, featuring the critically acclaimed 7 Days in September. The films will be available in their entirety, without commercial interruption, at both www.snagfilms.com and www.indiewire.com between today and September 12th, 2008. (PRWeb Sep 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/september/snagfilms/prweb1292454.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/september/snagfilms/prweb1292454.htm 2008-09-04T06:05:01Z Eventful Inc., which operates leading local events Website, Eventful.com, has selected 1020 Placecast™, the world’s largest place-based interactive media company, to engage advertisers and power its ad-serving technology. Placecast enables Eventful to segment site visitors based upon the location of specific events, significantly increasing advertising revenue opportunities through premium location-based inventory. In addition to advanced targeting, Placecast brings the expertise of a dedicated sales team, which collaborates with Eventful’s direct sales force. (PRWeb Sep 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/placecast/eventful/prweb1287704.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/placecast/eventful/prweb1287704.htm 2008-09-04T07:05:06Z Attention Football Widows: stop complaining about losing your men to their fantasy sports addictions and start a celebrity league of your own! (PRWeb Sep 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/celebrifantasy/celebrity/prweb1287994.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/celebrifantasy/celebrity/prweb1287994.htm 2008-09-03T04:00:16Z Today, Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE:VM), and buzzd announced a partnership that will bring the buzzd service to all Virgin Mobile USA handsets via the no-annual contract carrier's WAP deck giving Virgin Mobile subscribers an interactive, real-time local mobile service. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/virgin/mobile/prweb1281874.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/virgin/mobile/prweb1281874.htm 2008-09-03T05:05:01Z OPEN Sports (www.opensports.com), a new online sports entertainment destination and brainchild of Mike Levy, founder and former CEO of CBS Sportsline.com, has joined forces with the NFL’s all-time winningest quarterback, John Elway, on a multi-year deal. Elway will serve as the spokesman of the recently launched OPEN Sports Fantasy Football suite of products and challenge games. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/sports/elway/prweb1282044.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/sports/elway/prweb1282044.htm 2008-09-02T18:25:02Z Red Light District, a leading production company that specializes in hard-core adult films and best known for distributing celebrity sex tapes including Paris Hilton’s, Dustin Diamond’s and Amy Fisher’s is offering $500,000 for the rights to distribute Josh Harnett’s sex tape. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/red_light/light_district/prweb1280574.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/red_light/light_district/prweb1280574.htm 2008-08-29T09:00:02Z Big Fish Games™ (www.bigfishgames.com), the world’s leading online destination for games and interactive entertainment, today announced the launch of Azada: Ancient Magic, developed by Big Fish Games Studios and available exclusively at BigFishGames.com. Following the success of the original hit Azada, the first puzzle-adventure game developed for online digital distribution, the sequel, Azada: Ancient Magic raises the bar for games in this emerging casual genre to new heights. (PRWeb Aug 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/azada/big_fish/prweb1265204.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/azada/big_fish/prweb1265204.htm 2008-08-28T08:30:01Z MyToons.com, the premier online animation community, today announced a global partnership to bring MyToons animated content to Vuze’s 30 million member worldwide audience. Joining global television networks and production studios, MyToons debuts its first channel – MyToons Cartoon Classics – set to entertain Vuze members with an array of funny vintage animations. Featuring classics like Popeye and Betty Boop, viewers can appreciate these time honored animations created before the computer age. (PRWeb Aug 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/mytoons/animation/prweb1260954.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/mytoons/animation/prweb1260954.htm 2008-08-27T07:30:01Z BlogTalkRadio, the world’s largest online radio network, today announced the launch of its Fantasy Sports Channel. The channel will feature 52 hours of live, original, call-in programming, making it the most comprehensive fantasy-sports broadcast offering in the world. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://eon.prweb.com/releases/fantasy/sports/prweb1255794.htm http://eon.prweb.com/releases/fantasy/sports/prweb1255794.htm