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o Former BMG Executive to Direct AOL's Digital Music Unit
o Web Design Software Firm Macromedia Acquires Allaire For $360 Million
o Custom Web Radio Provider RadioCentral Raises $7.25 Million
o Interactive TV Firm ActZero Raises $4.2 Million From Intel Capital
o Online Ticketing Firm LiquidSeats Raises $2.1 Million
o Music Entertainment Site WorldPop Raises $7.5 Million
> Digital Media Wire Networking Event: New York City
o Briefly Noted: "The Bar," Playcycle.com, French government - CD-Rs,
Project Mayo, HBO.com - Interactive Video Technologies
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> Job Postings: Account Executive, Sr. Copywriter, Account Executive/Sr.
Account Executive, SW & FPGA Engineers, Market Technology Manager, Account Manager

> Events: iHollywood Forum

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o Former BMG Executive to Direct AOL's Digital Music Unit

Dulles, Va. -- America Online announced on Wednesday that Kevin Conroy,
former chief marketing officer and president of new technology for BMG
Entertainment, has been named head of AOL Music. Conroy will direct the
company's relationships with major record labels and is charged with
implementing AOL's subscription service for downloading digital music. He
will also head Spinner, AOL's online radio service division; Winamp, the
division that created the free music player; and the AOL Music Channel. At
BMG, Conroy helped engineer the company's recent partnership with Napster,
and other initiatives such as GetMusic.com, a digital music collaboration
with Universal Music Group. "The online medium has the potential to
transform the music industry as dramatically as the phonograph, radio, or
the compact disc," said Conroy. "Only AOL Time Warner has all of the
pieces needed to lead this industry to the next level -- tens of millions
of subscribers and users, an incredible library of great albums and songs,
an industry-leading technological infrastructure and some of the world's
best-known recording artists."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010117/va_aol_tim.html 
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o Web Design Software Firm Macromedia Acquires Allaire For $360 Million

San Francisco -- Macromedia, a developer of web design software, announced
that it has acquired web development software maker Allaire for about $360
million. Under the terms of the transaction, Macromedia will exchange 0.2
shares of its stock and $3 in cash for each Allaire share. The deal is
expected to close in the second quarter of 2001. Rob Burgess, chairman and
CEO of Macromedia, will continue as chairman and CEO of the combined
company, which will retain the Macromedia name. Jeremy Allaire, CTO of
Allaire, will be the CTO of Macromedia. The combined company will be able
to offer both Macromedia's design software -- which includes the Flash and
Dreamweaver applications -- and Allaire's ColdFusion software, which makes
it easier to design web pages that will be viewed on a range of devices.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010116/ca_macrome_3.html 
http://www.macromedia.com 
http://www.allaire.com 
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o Custom Web Radio Provider RadioCentral Raises $7.25 Million

San Francisco -- RadioCentral, a provider of custom web radio programming
for businesses, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $7.25 million in
its latest round of venture capital financing. Allegis Capital led the
financing round; RacRim Venture Partners and FBR CoMotion Venture Capital
also participated. San Francisco-based RadioCentral has raised $12.75
million in funding to date. The company was founded by Eric Rhoads, who
also founded Streamline Media, publisher of Radio Ink magazine.
http://www.radiocentral.com 
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o Interactive TV Firm ActZero Raises $4.2 Million From Intel Capital

Burlingame, Calif. -- ActZero, a provider of services for interactive
television, announced that it has raised $4.2 million in seed funding from
Intel Capital and individual investors. Burlingame-based ActZero provides
its clients services such as interactive advertisements, auctions,
programming and polls for use with interactive television platforms. The
company will use the funds to further develop its services and establish a
customer base.
http://www.actzero.com 
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o Online Ticketing Firm LiquidSeats Raises $2.1 Million

San Carlos, Calif. -- LiquidSeats, an online sports tickets retailer,
announced that it has raised $2.1 million in its first round of venture
funding. EscottVentures led the investment round; other investors included
former NFL quarterback Steve Young and former vice president of
international operations for eBay Scott Barnum. San Carlos-based
LiquidSeats' technology lets users sell tickets directly to one another
through e-commerce and online auctions. The company aims to create a
network of partner sites that includes sports teams, venues, music sites
and other portals, that will offer the service to their own users.
http://www.liquidseats.com 
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o Music Entertainment Site WorldPop Raises $7.5 Million

London -- WorldPop, a U.K.-based music entertainment site, announced that
it has raised $7.5 million in its second round of venture capital
financing, VentureWire reported on Wednesday. Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
Private Equity led the round with an investment of $4.4 million; previous
investors 3i, JP Morgan Partners, ETF, Amadeus, and Accelerator Group also
contributed. WorldPop provides an online community for users interested in
news, reviews, tours and gossip related to mostly American and British pop
music.
http://www.worldpop.com 
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> Digital Media Wire Networking Event: New York City

Digital Media Wire will host its next networking event in New York City on
Tuesday, January 23, 2001 for subscribers and those interested in the
convergence of entertainment, technology and the Internet. Light hors
d'oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar. There is no charge
for the event and registration is not necessary.

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Location: Bar 13
35 E 13th St. - New York City

For additional details: http://www.digitalmediawire.com/dmw_event1.html 
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o Briefly Noted:

(Stockholm, Sweden) Media company Modern Times Group announced on
Wednesday that its interactive television program format "The Bar," which
has been developed in Italy, Germany, Portugal, Australia, Denmark and
Sweden, has been purchased by Argentina-based Idea del Sur. "The Bar" is a
"docusoap" similar to MTV's "The Real World," but features the lives of a
group of people who run a pub and have their home and work environment
webcasted as well as broadcast in weekly half-hour TV shows.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010117/modern_tim.html 
http://www.everyday.com 

(Newton, Mass.) Playcycle Inc. announced on Wednesday the launch of its
video game-exchange website, Playcycle.com. The site allows users to buy
and sell new and used video games and game consoles from one another in
auctions. Massachusetts-based Playcycle will charge users who post
products to the site a $1 fee if they complete a transaction.
http://www.playcycle.com 

(London) The French government this month will impose taxes on blank CDs
and other recordable storage media, in an effort to recoup revenue for
musicians from lost album sales it believes are due to digital music
piracy, the BBC Online reported on Wednesday. Germany recently imposed
similar taxes on makers of recordable CD drives. The article states that
France does not plan to extend its taxation to hard drives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1120000/1120199.stm 

(San Francisco) Project Mayo, a team of programmers working to develop a
video format called DivX;-) have made their progress available to the
"open source" community of programmers, CNET reported on Wednesday. The
format allows users to send high-quality video over the Internet in small
file sizes, and is seen by some as a possible equivalent to MP3 for video.
"The goal with [making the progress available to all] is to achieve
ubiquity on a wide variety of platforms and a wide variety of devices,"
said Joe Bezdek, director of product definition for Project Mayo.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4501328.html 
http://www.projectmayo.com 

(New York) HBO.com announced on Wednesday that it will partner with New
York-based Interactive Video Technologies to provide web-based interactive
television features for boxing. Users will be able to access features such
as a live audio stream of what each fighter's trainer is saying during the
fight and real-time punch scoring with the judges for the upcoming World
Championship Boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Diego Corrales.
http://www.hbo.com 
http://www.ivtweb.com 

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> Directrix, Account Executive - Los Angeles

Identify and acquire new customers in the Content Provider and .com space.
Digital asset service provider seeks aggressive sales person with content
distribution network knowledge to expand new area of business: primarily
the Adult web site area. Must work independently to exceed revenue
targets. Identify opps., cold call and close target prospects. BA/BS
preferred with 5+ years successful, quota carrying, direct high-tech sales
experience. Solution and/or Value Selling training preferred. Send resumes to
lmoutal@directrix.com
http://www.directrix.com
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> FCB Interactive, Sr. Copywriter - Web - New York City

Understand business needs and translate them into artistic solutions,
which are consistent with the brand goals and deliver superior value to
the customer. Work with Art Director to develop concepts and then execute
all copy treatments. Oversee all copy of freelance writers. Present the
work to the client along with the Creative Director. Must be able to
think visually as well as verbally and work with little supervision. Send
resumes to KPicariello@fcb.com (attn: KP-Sr. Copy).
http://www.fcb.com
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> GCI Group, Account Executive/Senior Account Executive - Los Angeles

GCI Group, a leading, global public relations firm, has a great
opportunity to work in our Los Angeles office as a member of the Consumer
Technology team. We are currently seeking an Account Executive and Senior
Account Executive with 2 to 3 years experience in public relations.
Excellent written and communication skills a must. Send resume, cover
letter and salary requirements to Jeri Gardner: jgardner@gcigroup.com
http://www.gcigroup.com
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> Convergent Companies, Inc., SW & FPGA Engineers - Greenbelt, MD

We are developing break-through video compression technologies for the
Internet and are looking for FPGA and Software engineers with 1-8 yrs
experience. BSEE/CS familiarity with C++, image processing, object
programming. FPGA position, exp FPGA programming, DSP architectures esp
w/Xilinx. Check out Employment section of our website for details.
Send resumes to jobs@convergentcompanies.com
http://www.convergentcompanies.com
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> Cambridge Technology Partners, Market Technology Manager - Los Angeles

If you're an experienced, team-oriented technical architect who has a
passion for providing leadership and mentorship to a talented technical
community, ensuring high quality project delivery and supporting business
development efforts, please send us your resume. Broad technical delivery
experience including client/server and Web architectures is required.
Send resumes to Joe Young: jyoung03@ctp.com
http://www.ctp.com
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> pogo.com, Account Manager - Internet Sales - San Francisco

You will be selling Internet advertising and sponsorships on the company's
network of 13 family entertainment websites. Must be creative, motivated
and organized individual who loves to prospect and build long-lasting
business relationships. This position will be responsible for agency and
direct advertiser accounts. Must have 1 to 3 years interactive
advertising sales experience, with 1 to 5 years of other media sales
experience a plus. Send resume and cover letter to resumes@pogo.com
http://www.pogo.com

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> iHollywood Forum: How Adult Entertainment Profits From the Internet

Whatever one's attitude toward adult entertainment, one fact is
undeniable: it's the only segment of the entertainment industry that
consistently makes money on the Internet. Panelists include: Anthony Z.
Tang, Vice President of Flynt Digital; Taylor Marsh, former
Editor-in-Chief of Danni's Hard Drive; Gail Harris, CEO and President of
Falcon Foto; David Schlesinger, Vice President of Internet Marketing at
Vivid Video; Fred Lane, Author of "Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of
Pornography in the Cyber Age" (Routledge 2000); Mike Rick, Co-founder of
Cybersynergism (Webmaster Superstore for Online Adult Entertainment) and
kSEXRadio.com. When: Wednesday January 17, 6:00 pm-10pm; Where: Santa
Monica Doubletree.
To Register: http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/new/events/jan17_2001.htm
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