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o Verizon to Appeal Ruling Ordering Subscriber's Identity Revealed to RIAA
o President of Digital Video Recorder Firm TiVo Steps Down
o Online Ticketing Enabler Paciolan Raises $20 Million
o RealNetworks Releases Helix DNA Server Software Source Code
o Video Content Producer Zoom Culture Shuts Down After Raising $20 Million
o Game Developer Eidos Again Delays Release of Lara Croft Sequel
o Report: Two-thirds of U.S. Broadband Homes Using Home Networking
o Ad Serving Firm 24/7 Real Media Acquires Analytics Firm Insight First
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o Verizon to Appeal Ruling Ordering Subscriber's Identity Revealed to RIAA
Washington -- Internet service provider Verizon has announced it plans to
appeal a U.S. District Court Judge's ruling on Tuesday, ordering the
company to turn over the identity of a subscriber to the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA), which subpoenaed the information
because it believes the subscriber is distributing copyrighted music on
file-sharing systems. Verizon refused to comply with the subpoena because
it believes "the alleged infringing material must actually reside on
Verizon's system or network for the subpoena to be valid." "Verizon is not
attempting to shield customers who break copyright laws," said Sarah B.
Deutsch, vice president and associate general counsel for Verizon. "[This
ruling] opens the door for anyone who makes a mere allegation of copyright
infringement to gain complete access to private subscriber information
without the due process protections afforded by the courts."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030121/nytu195_1.html
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o President of Digital Video Recorder Firm TiVo Steps Down
San Jose, Calif. -- TiVo, a manufacturer of digital video recorders for
television, announced on Tuesday the resignation of its president Morgan
Guenther at the end of the month. The reason for the departure was not
provided. TiVo said it has already initiated a search for a senior
executive to oversee the business development areas that are managed by
Guenther.
http://www.tivo.com/5.3.1.1.asp?article=167
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o Online Ticketing Enabler Paciolan Raises $20 Million
Irvine, Calif. -- Paciolan, a provider of infrastructure software that
enables online ticketing services, announced that it has raised $20
million in expansion funding from Technology Crossover Ventures. Irvine,
Calif.-based Paciolan's technology is used to power the online ticketing
services for college and pro athletics teams, performing arts, museums and
arenas. Clients include the University of Nebraska, UCLA, San Diego Padres
and Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The company will use the financing to
expand its 25 percent market share of the ticketing sector.
http://www.paciolan.com/pressroom/PressRelease.asp?PressReleaseID=56
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o RealNetworks Releases Helix DNA Server Software Source Code
New York -- RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology,
announced on Wednesday the release of its source code for sending
streaming media over the Internet, as part of its plan to offer the
technology for free to create a universal standard for streaming media.
The release of the Helix DNA Server comes after RealNetworks' release of
the source code for a software media player and an encoder for shrinking
media files. Seattle-based RealNetworks said that over 10,000 developers
are now part of its Helix development community, including Cisco, HP, IBM,
NCube, Nokia, Oracle, PalmSource and Symbian.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030122/sfw057_1.html
http://www.helixcommunity.org
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o Video Content Producer Zoom Culture Shuts Down After Raising $20 Million
Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Zoom Culture, a producer of digital video content for
the Internet and television, has shut down after four years of operations,
during which time the company raised about $20 million of venture capital.
The closing has put about 40 employees out of work. The company's
television show "Hip-Hop Nation," which was developed in cooperation with
Universal Records, was recently selected for weekly airing by NBC stations
in about 100 markets. Investors in Zoom Culture included Chrysalis
Ventures, Intersouth Partners, Cordova Ventures, The Atlantis Group,
Tri-state Investment Group, Charlotte Angel Partners, and truePilot.
http://www.zoomculture.com
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o Game Developer Eidos Again Delays Release of Lara Croft Sequel
London -- Eidos, a U.K.-based video game developer, announced that it will
once again delay the release of "Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness," the
anticipated next installment in its best-selling Lara Croft series, this
time until early in the fourth quarter. The game was originally scheduled
for release in October, to catch the 2002 holiday shopping season, but its
release was then delayed until February. Eidos said the game "will benefit
from continued game play enhancement, which will require further time."
"Whilst the release of "Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness" has been
delayed, we believe that the game will benefit substantially from the
marketing of the new Lara Croft movie, "Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life,"
scheduled to be released this summer," said Eidos CEO Mike McGarvey.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030121/212342_1.html
http://www.eidos.com
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o Report: Two-thirds of U.S. Broadband Homes Using Home Networking
Dallas -- One-third of all U.S. Internet households have a PC located in
the same room as their primary home entertainment system, according to a
survey of 10,500 Internet households by Dallas-based Parks Associates. The
survey also found that two-thirds of broadband homes with a PC collocated
with their primary home entertainment system already have a home network
in place. "Instead of waiting for consumers to buy "media-center" PCs to
link PC-stored content to TVs and stereos, vendors should offer solutions
such as digital media adapters that leverage co-placement of these devices
right now," said Parks Associates senior analyst Michael Greeson. The
study included surveys of 4,500 narrowband and 6,000 broadband U.S.
households.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/230220054&ticker=
http://www.parksassociates.com
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o Ad Serving Firm 24/7 Real Media Acquires Analytics Firm Insight First
New York -- 24/7 Real Media, a provider of ad serving technology,
announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Insight First, a provider of
Web analytics services. Financial terms of the transaction were not
disclosed. New York-based Insight's marketing and sales analytics have
been used by clients including MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and UAL Loyalty
Services. 24/7 Real Media CEO David J. Moore said that the addition of
Insight will help its advertiser customers "better understand and more
effectively target their best Web customers." Insight founder and CEO Tony
Schmitz will join 24/7 Real Media as chief technology officer.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030122/222238_1.html
http://www.insightfirst.com
http://www.247realmedia.com
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Mark Ghuneim, SVP, Emerging Technologies, Columbia Records
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Paul Sherman, Founder & Editor, Potomac Tech Wire
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Josh Warner, Founder, Like Media
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Briefly Noted:
(New York) Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite-delivered
digital radio programming, announced on Wednesday an agreement with the
National Basketball Association (NBA), whereby Sirius will carry live
audio broadcasts of NBA regular season games, playoffs and NBA Finals, as
part of its standard programming package. New York-based Sirius said the
broadcasts will begin in mid-February and offer 40 NBA games each week.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030121/nytu190_1.html
http://www.siriusradio.com
(Cambridge, Mass.) The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a worldwide
standards body that determines additions and expansions to how the Web
functions, announced the creation of a work group that is developing
technology that will allow synchronized text to be sent simultaneously
with streaming audio or video. The Timed Text Working Group's XML-based
specification will enable captioning for foreign-language movies on the
Web, people lacking audio devices or having hearing impairments, karaoke,
scrolling news items and teleprompter applications.
http://www.w3.org/News/2003#item11
http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/TT/ttcharter20020901
(New York) HelloNetwork, a provider of Java-based, streaming media
technology, said on Wednesday that its technology is being used to stream
Warner Music Group song clips to Sprint PCS wireless subscribers. The
service works on Sprint PCS Vision mobile phones and costs $3.99 for a
90-day subscription.
http://www.hellonetwork.com
http://www.pcsvision.com
(New York) PGATour.com, the professional golf tour site co-produced by
SportsLine.com, announced on Wednesday that it is using IBM Linux
technology to launch TOURCast, an application that lets golf fans follow
tournament action in real time or replay through rich graphic and
statistical presentations. The feature will soon become part of a
subscription service launching on PGATour.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030122/222131_1.html
http://www.pgatour.com
(Irvine, Calif.) Game developer Blizzard Entertainment, a division of
Vivendi Universal Games, announced on Wednesday plans to release an
expansion pack for its online PC multiplayer title "Warcraft III: Reign of
Chaos," which since its release in July 2002 has sold 2 million units.
Irvine, Calif.-based Blizzard said "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne" will
be released this summer.
http://www.blizzard.com/war3
(Cary, N.C.) Online entertainment producer IEntertainment Network
announced on Wednesday the launch of Helbreath USA, a U.S. version of the
popular Korean massively multiplayer online game developed by Siementech.
The game already claims 125,000 North American subscribers, who until now
have played on servers based in Korea.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030122/222328_1.html
http://www.ient.com
http://www.helbreathusa.com
(San Francisco) Wired News on Wednesday provided reactions to Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) CEO Hilary Rosen's comments
delivered at the MIDEM music conference, where she stated that ISPs should
be held more accountable for the unauthorized trading of copyrighted music
that occurs on their networks. "Blaming ISPs for giving these hardened
criminals the bandwidth for perpetrating their heinous file-sharing acts
is akin to blaming the highway department for creating roads that are used
by dope smugglers," security consultant Robert Ferrell told Wired News.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57326,00.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981281.html?tag=cd_mh
http://www.riaa.org/PR_story.cfm?id=598
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