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Playboy Dumping DVDs for Online; company will also layoff 80 people in a bid to save $12 million. (paidContent)
Graspr Introduces gCard; technology will carry the identity of the video creator wherever the video is embedded. (TechCrunch)
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NBC Marketing Exec Leaves to Form Production and New Media Company; Vince Manze departing the peacock after 18 years, says he’s working on a reality show/online game hybrid. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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