Media Alert: RealNetworks Launches "TextTwist 2" on RealArcade.com and GameHouse.com (Broadcast Newsroom)
WHAT: The casual games business unit for digital entertainment services company RealNetworks®,Inc. is announcing the availability of "TextTwist® 2" the sequel to the popular word game "Super TextTwist®," both of which were developed by Real's GameHouse® Studios and published by Real. "TextTwist 2" is now available on RealArcade.com and GameHouse.com.
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Signature Devices to buy 7th Level Entertainment (BizJournals)
Signature Devices Inc. signed a letter of intent to buy 7th Level Entertainment Group LLC for an undisclosed price.
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IDT to sell European prepaid debit card unit for $15 million (The Star-Ledger)
IDT Corp. last night said it was selling its European prepaid payment services unit to Neovia Financial for $15.05 million in cash, part of the Newark company's effort to shed money-losing operations and streamline its wide-ranging businesses.Scott Lituchy/The Star-LedgerIDT headquarters...
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Seth MacFarlane named the smartest person in TV (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Who says cartoons are for kids? Seth MacFarlane, creator of Fox's "Family Guy" and "American Dad," tops Entertainment Weekly's list of the 25 smartest people in television.
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Shanda's shares rise on better-than-expected Q3 results (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd rose as much as 16 percent Tuesday, a day after the China-based online game operator posted better-than-expected quarterly results driven by higher revenue from its online games unit.
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News: Marantz intros IS301 Wireless Dock for iPod (iLounge)
Marantz has announced its new Bluetooth-capable IS301 Wireless Dock for iPod. The multi-piece system includes a slim handset that attaches to the user’s iPod, a compact base unit for the handset and attached iPod designed for tabletop or on-wall placement, a remote control, and a main connection unit that provides a variety of connections to the user’s home entertainment system, including CAT5 ...
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Fitch: U.S. Media and Entertainment Outlook Negative in 2009 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----On a macro basis, Fitch Ratings believes the world economy faces a severe global recession in 2009. Fitch forecasts that the contraction in output among the major advanced economies in aggregate will represent the steepest decline since the Second World War at about -1%.
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Soundwaves Christmas Party Fundraiser airs Saturday on PCT (Pacifica Tribune)
For the 19th year, Pacifica Community Television and Capricorn Entertainment will present the Soundwaves Christmas Party, a food, clothing and toy drive that has grown from (very) humble beginnings to the centerpiece of our holiday calendar!
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Moser Baer plans LCD TV unit at Chennai (Business Standard India)
Moser Baer, the global technology company which recently started selling consumer electronics products in India, plans to set up an LCD television manufacturing unit in Chennai by next year.
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Economy could make it hard for L.A. Live to be the life of the downtown party (Los Angeles Times)
Expectations for the high-end entertainment complex have been high since work began three years ago, but the downturn is putting more pressure on it to be a success. When L.A. Live, the $2.5-billion entertainment district across from Staples Center, first broke ground in September 2005, downtown Los Angeles was riding high, and the sky seemed the limit.
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