India’s star in media and entertainment rises amid worldwide recession
MUMBAI, India –- As the global economy limps along, media and entertainment gliterrati jetted to Mumbai this week (Feb. 17-19) to celebrate India’s entrepreneurial spirit, the new era of multimedia and the worldwide growth of Indian industries.
It begs the question: Is the country be recession-proof? At the very least, the event showed how the global slump is viewed through a different prism in India’s emerging economy. Executives, policymakers and entertainers descended on the city’s ritzy… Continue Reading
Roundup: File-sharing Pando gets funding, FCC may go after Comcast, Disney expects $1B from online
Here’s the latest action:
File-sharing company Pando Networks raising $20.9M — Pando Networks, a New York file-sharing company that uses P2P software to allow users to download, stream and share large media files quickly, has raised $8.1 million of a targeted $20.9 million round of capital, VentureBeat has learned. The company has gotten positive press coverage for its ability to send very large files, such as high-def video. The round is includes backers Wheatley Partners and… Continue Reading
Weekend update: The spinning of Baby Einstein, multiple-med confusion, and more
(UPDATED: See below.)
Revisiting a few life-science stories you might have missed over the weekend:
“Baby Einstein” creator’s defense: We were just kidding! — You have to feel at least a little sorry for Julie Aigner-Clark, the entrepreneur who created the best-selling line of “Baby Einstein” videos for infants and toddlers and then sold her company to Walt Disney five years ago. After University of Washington researchers suggested that the videos may retard language development in babies aged… Continue Reading