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Report: News Corp Eyeing Purchase of Video Game Company
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Google Settles With SEC Over Pre-IPO Sale of
Options, Playboy Interview
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Hollywood Video Seeks Antitrust Approval for Movie Gallery Merger
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Washington Post Completes Purchase of Online Magazine Slate From
Microsoft
o U.K.-based Online Ad
Technology Developer Accipiter Raises $2 Million
o Note to Readers: Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day Holiday
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Briefly Noted: Samsung -
motion-sensitive cell phone, Griffin Technology - Bluetooth iPod
accessories, Blinkx - U.K., Food Network - GoldPocket Interactive,
Comcast's CN8 - TalkShow.TV, Atari - "Act of War: Direct Action" -
FUNimation, Sony Online Entertainment, XM Satellite Radio - "Tsunami
Aid: A Concert of Hope," Correction - Napster
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o Report: News Corp Eyeing Purchase
of Video Game Company
London -- Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News
Corporation is actively eyeing acquisitions in the video game
sector, a move confirmed this week by the company's chief operating
officer Peter Chernin at an investment conference, The Financial
Times reported. "We see [video games] as a big business and would
like to get into it," Chernin said, adding that News Corp has been
"kicking the tires of pretty much all video games companies."
Targets include Santa Monica, Calif.-based Activision, which is
actively seeking a buyer. "We are struggling with the gap between
companies like Electronic Arts, which come with a high price tag,
and the next tier of companies. These may be too focused on one or
two product lines." The news comes in the same week that News Corp
agreed to buy full control of Fox Entertainment Group -- which
includes the Fox Network, Fox News Channel, 20th Century Fox film
studio and its stake in DirecTV -- in a stock swap valued at around
$6 billion.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/dfb4d796-6508-11d9-9f8b-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=6278
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o Google
Settles With SEC Over Pre-IPO Sale of Options, Playboy Interview
Mountain View, Calif. -- Search engine giant Google on Thursday
settled charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) that it broke the law by failing to report having offered $82
million in employee stock options, and in granting an interview with
Playboy magazine during the "quiet period" before the company's IPO
last year. The SEC concluded its probe into the matter without
imposing fines or penalties against Google, which signed a
cease-and-desist order but did not have to admit or deny any
wrongdoing. In addition to the unreported granting of stock options,
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin spoke with Playboy
magazine in a possible violation of SEC rules restricting the public
comments of companies with an impending initial public offering, but
the SEC did not penalize Google for the interview.
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-6.htm
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050113/google_sec_2.html
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o Hollywood
Video Seeks Antitrust Approval for Movie Gallery Merger
Portland, Ore. -- Hollywood Entertainment, the nation's
second-largest video rental chain behind Blockbuster, announced that
it has sought official antitrust approval of a buyout offer from
Movie Gallery, the third-largest video rental chain in the U.S.
Earlier this week, Alabama-based Movie Gallery offered $850 million
for Hollywood, which operates 2,000 Hollywood Video and 700 Game
Crazy stores. Oregon-based Hollywood also announced that it has
received a "second request" from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
in relation to an FTC investigation of a potential offer from
Blockbuster to acquire the shares of Hollywood. Blockbuster
previously offered $11.50 per share for Hollywood, but has said it
would raise that offer if Hollywood granted full access to its
books, and eliminated a qualification that Blockbuster never
sidestep Hollywood's management with an offer proposed directly to
Hollywood's shareholders.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050113/nyth173_1.html
http://www.hollywoodvideo.com
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o Washington
Post Completes Purchase of Online Magazine Slate From Microsoft
Washington -- The Washington Post Company said on Friday that it
has completed its acquisition of online magazine Slate from
Microsoft. The purchase price was not disclosed. Slate, which had 6
million unique users in November according to Nielsen NetRatings,
offers a mix of articles about politics, news and culture. The
transaction was first announced on December 21, 2004.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050114/dcf002_1.html
http://www.slate.com
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o U.K.-based
Online Ad Technology Developer Accipiter Raises $2 Million
London -- Accipiter Solutions, a developer of online advertising
technology, announced that it has raised $2 million from Frontier
Capital in its first round of venture capital financing.
London-based Accipiter counts customers in 28 countries, including
Freeserve, NineMSN, E! Online and Tiscali, and said over 49 billion
ads are served each month using its AdManager and AdBureau services.
The company will use the funds to hire additional personnel and for
product development.
http://www.accipiter.com/news/011205vcfunding.php
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Digital Media Wire will not be published on Monday, Jan. 17, in
observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday. The next
edition will arrive on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
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March 2, 2005 | New York City
www.digitalmusicforum.com
Digital Music Forum is the premier
event for music industry decision-makers focused on business
models and legal issues impacting music. The annual event
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publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies,
wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio,
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to examine the role of digital technologies in the future of
music.
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- THE STATE OF THE DIGITAL
UNION: The Outlook for Online & Mobile Music Markets
- LAWYERS, GEEKS & MONEY: The
Clash Between Technology & Copyright Law
- THE ONLINE MUSIC MARKET:
Competition, Business Models & Courting Consumers in a
Crowded Market
- THE MOBILE MUSIC MARKET: What
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o Briefly Noted: (Seoul,
Korea) Korea's Samsung Electronics has introduced a new cell phone
design that utilizes movement recognition technology to translate
motion into commands for the phone. If shaken twice, the model
SCH-S310 will end a call or delete a message. The phone will also
recognize when users "write" the number 3 in the air, and then dial
that number, as well as "X" and "O" symbols that will translate into
other functions. Samsung said other applications include a "beat
box" where a specific drum sound will play in sync with the shaking
of the phone in time with a music track being played back, and games
where a player's movements of the phone up or down will induce
actions within the game.
http://tinyurl.com/3mv5c
(Nashville, Tenn.) Griffin Technology, a manufacturer of
accessories for Apple's iPod and other devices, this week introduced
two new iPod products that utilize Bluetooth wireless connectivity.
The $149 BlueTrip can wirelessly transmit music from the iPod over a
Bluetooth wireless connection to a receiver that connects to a home
stereo. The iPod can then control playback on the home stereo from a
range of up to 30 feet. Nashville-based Griffin also introduced the
AirClick, a $40 accessory that utilizes Bluetooth to allow users to
control the iPod using a tiny controller that provides access to
volume, track skipping and pause functions while driving or riding a
bicycle.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/bluetrip/index.php
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/airclick/index.php
(London) Blinkx, a developer of search engine technology that
indexes TV programming including news, sports and entertainment
available on the Internet, announced on Friday that it has begun to
offer and market its service in the U.K. The company's index
currently spans over 42,000 hours of video from over 20
international broadcasters, including the BBC, ITN and Sky News. San
Francisco-based Blinkx's service enables users to search for
specific video clips, giving the example that typing "Who shot JR?"
would return the famous clip from TV's "Dallas."
http://www.blinkx.tv
(Los Angeles) Cable TV network Food Network announced on Friday
that it partnered with interactive TV developer GoldPocket
Interactive to add interactive features to its program, "Iron Chef
America." Viewers will be able to vote online for which dishes and
which chef they believe are superior, and play an online bingo game
based on information presented during the program.
http://www.goldpocket.com
http://www.foodtv.ca/tv/shows/titledetails/title_79059.asp
(Philadelphia) TalkShow.TV, a 30-minute local talk show covering
style, sports, music and nightlife, said on Friday that it will now
air on cable TV provider Comcast's CN8 network and accompanying
video-on-demand service. The program will be broadcast to Comcast's
6.4 million subscribers in the Northeast, and made available to
those digital cable subscribers with access to video-on-demand
services.
http://www.talkshow.tv
http://www.cn8.tv
(Beverly, Mass.) Video game publisher Atari said on Friday that
its upcoming "Act of War: Direct Action" title will feature a story
written by best-seller Dale Brown and include original live-action
footage produced by SWAT Films/Beyond FX. The title is due for
release for the PC in March. Separately, Atari said that it has
signed a five-year extension of its license with FUNimation
Productions to produce games based on the Japanese import animated
series, "Dragon Ball." Since May 2002, Atari has released 12 "Dragon
Ball" titles that have sold a combined 7 million units.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050114/145041_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050111/115928_1.html
http://www.dalebrown.info
(San Diego) Sony Online Entertainment said on Friday that it has
added LucasArts' "Star Wars Galaxies" massively multiplayer online
game to the roster of titles offered through its Station Access
subscription plan, which provides access to all of Sony's online
game titles for $21.99 per month. In addition to "Star Wars
Galaxies," the subscription includes access to Sony's "EverQuest"
and "PlanetSide" online games.
http://www.sonyonline.com
http://www.station.com
(Washington) XM Satellite Radio, a provider of
satellite-delivered digital radio programming, said on Friday it
will broadcast NBC Universal's "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope"
two-hour benefit event live on Saturday evening. Scheduled
performers include Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Eric Clapton,
Nelly and John Mayer.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050114/dcf008_1.html
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Tsunami_Aid:_A_Concert_of_Hope
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> Correction
A story in yesterday's edition of Digital Media Wire incorrectly
stated that Napster had doubled its subscriber base in its most
recent financial quarter. The company's subscriber base actually
increased by 50% during the quarter, as the headline for the story
correctly stated.
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